20 movies like The Martian Chronicles, ordered by similarity : Robinson Crusoe on Mars(1964), Life(2017), Mars Needs Moms(2011), Star Trek(2009), Flight to Mars(1951), Devil Girl From Mars(1954), Alien: Covenant(2017), The Martian(2015), Red Planet(2000), Beyond White Space(2018), Europa Report(2013), The Hidden(1987) ...
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Sci-Fi
USA
1964
109 Minutes
astronaut space traveler alien slave monkey commander chilling creative dark engaging tense suspenseful mars mars stranded alien attack human-animal friendship survival space exploration quest
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|France|Japan
2017
103 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Hiroyuki Sanada Ariyon Bakare Olga Dihovichnaya Alexandre Nguyen Camiel Warren-Taylor
astronaut crew member politician alien team leader scientist creepy dark intense space station mars research station bedroom cafeteria space alien life-forms possession danger survival mars
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
88 Minutes
young boy mother alien leader friend playful thrilling earth mars spaceship journey mother/child relationship aliens mars quest growing up 2000s
A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
72 Minutes
Marguerite Chapman Cameron Mitchell Arthur Franz Virginia Huston John Litel Richard Gaines
astronaut scientist alien thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spaceship mars underground alien/human relationship space exploration discovery adventure love escape 21st century
Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.
Sci-Fi
UK
1954
77 Minutes
Hazel Court Patricia Laffan Hugh McDermott Peter Reynolds Adrienne Corri Joseph Tomelty Sophie Stewart John Laurie Anthony Richmond James Edmund Stuart Hibberd
martian husband wife robot scientist ex-convict engaging melodramatic campy scotland inn living room outer space mars alien landing population reproduction mission alien/human relationship marriage
An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2017
122 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demián Bichir Carmen Ejogo Jussie Smollett Callie Hernandez Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Alexander England
space traveler colonist robot alien chilling frightening gripping suspenseful spaceship alien planet space alien life-forms cyborgs space exploration space travel discovery mystery quest adventure future
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Hungary|Jordan
2015
142 Minutes
Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Jeff Daniels Michael Peña Kate Mara Sean Bean Sebastian Stan Aksel Hennie Donald Glover Mackenzie Davis
astronaut survivor president scientist wife crew member brooding emotional intense tense dark nasa facility camp mars spacecraft space station control room space travel stranded mars
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Sci-Fi
USA|Australia
2000
106 Minutes
Val Kilmer Carrie-Anne Moss Tom Sizemore Benjamin Bratt Simon Baker-Denny Terence Stamp Jessica Morton Caroline Bossi
astronaut geneticist scientist engineer commander pilot thrilling crafty engaging frightening space shuttle mars space station outer space spaceship saving the world mars colonization investigation stranded
Astronauts, and their robotic dog AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Evaluation and Evasion), search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Hungary
2018
93 Minutes
Holt McCallany Zulay Henao Dave Sheridan James Devoti Jocko Sims Kodi Kitchen Mike Genovese Tiffany Brouwer
space traveler captain alien monster crew member brutal creative suspenseful thrilling gory space space shuttle alien planet future food space exploration aliens danger adventure discovery
The USS Essex is travelling in the furthest reaches of the known Universe when it encounters a gigantic creature. After being pirates steal their cargo and most of their supplies the crew decide to capture the creature.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
89 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Michael Nyqvist Christian Camargo Daniel Wu Karolina Wydra Isiah Whitlock Jr. Anamaria Marinca Embeth Davidtz
astronaut crew member pilot captain engineer marine biologist fascinating gripping thrilling suspenseful spectacular spacecraft earth space mission science fiction science crisis technology adventure
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Sci-Fi
1987
96 Minutes
Michael Nouri Kyle MacLachlan Ed O'Ross Clu Gulager Claudia Christian Clarence Felder William Boyett Richard Brooks
everyman aaron burr serial killer alien police chief fbi agent engaging thrilling suspenseful melodramatic gripping fascinating apartment hospital science fiction aliens alien attack murder investigation alien invasion
An FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) and a homicide detective (Michael Nouri) hunt the current human host of an orally exchanged alien life-form.
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
83 Minutes
Gerald Mohr Nora Hayden Les Tremayne Jack Kruschen Paul Hahn J. Edward McKinley Tom Daly Edward Innes
alien monster astronaut professor colonel doctor creepy suspenseful spirited mars spaceship lake earth space exploration alien attack alien/human relationship illness hypnosis race against time adventure
One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.
Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2018
106 Minutes
Boyd Holbrook Trevante Rhodes Jacob Tremblay Keegan-Michael Key Olivia Munn Thomas Jane Alfie Allen Sterling K. Brown Augusto Aguilera Jake Busey Yvonne Strahovski
predator alien boy veteran science teacher amusing dark frightening uneasy gripping suburbia lake school bus tank woods small town alien invasion alien attack saving the planet small town
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
France
1979
96 Minutes
Louis De Funès Michel Galabru Maurice Risch Jean-Pierre Rambal Guy Grosso Maria Mauban
police officer police detective alien neighbor everyman frenchman amusing hilarious engaging charming witty playful st. tropez france comedy fun alien/human relationship alien invasion friendly aliens aliens
In St. Tropez, French gendarme Cruchot and his men battle petroleum-drinking, human-looking, metallic aliens.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Sci-Fi
USA|Canada|France
2000
112 Minutes
Gary Sinise Tim Robbins Don Cheadle Connie Nielsen Jerry O'Connell Kim Delaney Elise Neal Peter Outerbridge Jill Teed Kavan Smith
astronaut survivor alien beautiful woman husband leader thrilling striking rousing gripping mars outer space space station desert spaceship research station dangerous mission alien life-forms space travel stranded
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Burnie Burns Gavin Free Michael Jones Colton Dunn Alexandria Deberry Alan Ritchson Steve Shearer Kirk Johnson Benjamin Scott Johnny Walter Chris Demarais
alien alien abductee fighter villain civilian man engaging suspenseful witty playful airy amusing earth space spaceship science fiction apocalypse danger fighting alien attack
Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1977
135 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr Melinda Dillon Cary Guffey Bob Balaban J. Patrick McNamara Warren Kemmerling Roberts Blossom Philip Dodds Shawn Bishop
alien researcher worker mother dark tense suspenseful motel india forest small town aliens military media collaboration conspiracy expedition quest pursuit discovery
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.