20 movies like The Ice Pirates, ordered by similarity : Predestination(2014), Snowpiercer(2013), Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015), What Happened to Monday(2017), Riddick(2013), Starship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008), Captive State(2019), Cowboys & Aliens(2011), Divergent(2014), The Man From Planet X(1951), The Fabulous World of Jules Verne(1958), Fahrenheit 451(2018) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1984
91 Minutes
Robert Urich Mary Crosby Michael D. Roberts Anjelica Huston John Matuszak Ron Perlman John Carradine Jeremy West Bruce Vilanch Alan Caillou
raider jason princess thrilling track bar pirates control water rivalry future
In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Australia|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Peter Spierig Sarah Snook Noah Taylor Christopher Kirby Christopher Sommers Cate Wolfe Alexis Fernandez Rob Jenkins Madeleine West
killer travel agent undercover agent bomber former lover baby thrilling future track bar big city home chases organization history regret unintended consequences control pursuit 1960s
For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate, identity and time travel taboos.
Sci-Fi, Action
South Korea|Czech Republic
2013
125 Minutes
Chris Evans Song Kang-ho Tilda Swinton Jamie Bell Octavia Spencer John Hurt Ed Harris Ewen Bremner Ah-sung Ko Alison Pill Vlad Ivanov
survivor man train revolutionary soldier leader brooding brash intense train classroom barracks office train station train tracks apocalypse train travel survival control determination
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.
Sci-Fi, Action, Anime
Japan|USA
2015
100 Minutes
Kazuchika Kise
young woman enemy friend creative suspenseful thrilling brooding profound japan future terrorism future threats manipulation cybernetics animation adventure discovery transformation rescue
Newport-City 2029: Major, an advanced female cyborg, is in charge of the anti-terrorism etc. unit reporting directly to the government. Taking out terrorists and freeing hostages at an embassy doesn't go smoothly. Major investigates why.
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|France|USA|Belgium
2017
123 Minutes
Noomi Rapace Willem Dafoe Glenn Close Robert Wagner Marwan Kenzari Pål Sverre Hagen Lara Decaro Tomiwa Edun
grandfather sister sibling man agent doppelganger profound quirky thrilling spectacular disturbing intense control room bank city apartment big city future control kidnapping secret identity
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
Canada|USA
2013
118 Minutes
Vin Diesel Karl Urban Jordi Mollá Katee Sackhoff Bokeem Woodbine Dave Bautista Conrad Pla Raoul Trujillo Nolan Gerard Funk Danny Blanco Hall Noah Danby
fugitive alien mercenary rival death fiery tense thrilling gritty foreign planet outer space battlefield left for dead aliens survival space travel race against time film rivalry underdog
Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
2008
105 Minutes
Casper Van Dien Jolene Blalock Amanda Donohoe Marnette Patterson Stephen Hogan Boris Kodjoe
colonel pilot old flame captain soldier farmer thrilling spectacular melodramatic alien planet spaceship bar execution chamber alien attack secret mission space travel war political unrest reunion rivalry
Soldier Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) battles giant man-eating insects while leading a rescue mission to a hostile planet.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
109 Minutes
John Goodman Ashton Sanders Jonathan Majors Vera Farmiga Kevin Dunn James Ransone Alan Ruck Madeline Brewer Machine Gun Kelly Kevin J. O'Connor Ben Daniels
rebel alien insurgent leader villain uneasy intense brooding thrilling suspenseful washington, d.c. beach building office garage football field rebellion occupation alien invasion war
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.
Sci-Fi, Action, Western
USA|India
2011
118 Minutes
Daniel Craig Harrison Ford Olivia Wilde Sam Rockwell Adam Beach Paul Dano Noah Ringer Keith Carradine Clancy Brown
outlaw cattle baron alien cowboy bartender priest thrilling amusing spectacular gritty saloon desert canyon american west cabin new mexico territory amnesia alien abduction alien attack fighting
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2014
140 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Theo James Ashley Judd Jai Courtney Ray Stevenson Zoë Kravitz Miles Teller Tony Goldwyn Ansel Elgort Maggie Q Mekhi Phifer
teen girl rebel group leader brother teen boy father brooding cool disturbing thrilling suspenseful melancholy future city training area school chicago home group dynamics future
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Robert Clarke Margaret Field Raymond Bond William Schallert Roy Engel Charles Davis Gilbert Fallman David Ormont
alien scientist professor doctor reporter eerie thrilling suspenseful scotland island observatory tower moor village saving the planet alien landing alien/human relationship mind control deception race against time
As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
Sci-Fi
1958
83 Minutes
Louis Tock Ernest Navara Milo Holl
scientist assistant pirate captive amusing campy creative outlandish island volcano balloon submarine pirate ship science pirates kidnapping self-sacrifice world domination inventions escape
Pirates kidnap a bomb inventor (Ernest Navara) and his helper (Louis Tock) in a story with puppets and animation.
Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2018
101 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Michael Shannon Sofia Boutella Laura Harrier Martin Donovan Keir Dullea Lilly Singh Grace Lynn Kung
fireman outlaw thrilling suspenseful spirited future dystopia future outlaws fire literature dystopia adventure rescue revenge pursuit future
In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman - and begins to rebel against society.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
1980
124 Minutes
Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels David Prowse Peter Mayhew Kenny Baker Alec Guinness Julian Glover John Ratzenberger
knight princess mentor robot nemesis rebel thrilling dark rousing powerful far far away outer space spacecraft rescue confrontation space travel violence rebellion torture rivalry
Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to be a Jedi knight, and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) woos Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), as Darth Vader returns to threaten the rebel forces trying to save the galaxy.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|France
1991
136 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Edward Furlong Robert Patrick Earl Boen Joe Morton S. Epatha Merkerson Castulo Guerra Danny Cooksey Jenette Goldstein Xander Berkeley
robot son mother police officer cyborg artificial intelligence gripping incredible rousing thrilling emotional los angeles desert highway on the run big city steel mill running away apocalypse robots
A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK
1977
121 Minutes
Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Alec Guinness Peter Cushing Anthony Daniels Kenny Baker Peter Mayhew David Prowse Phil Brown Shelagh Fraser
princess robot mentor hero captain villain thrilling intense creative spectacular amusing powerful outer space restaurant military base far far away spacecraft fantasy world abduction kidnapping
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Adventure
USA
1926
85 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Anders Randolf Donald Crisp Tempe Pigott Sam De Grasse Charles Stevens Charles Belcher Fred Becker John Wallace E.J. Ratcliffe
nobleman princess pirate father airy engaging gripping spirited thrilling ocean pirate ship island pirates revenge romance shipwreck adventure rivalry revenge love
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2013
146 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth Woody Harrelson Elizabeth Banks Lenny Kravitz Stanley Tucci Donald Sutherland Philip Seymour Hoffman Jeffrey Wright Sam Claflin
heroine president cousin killer rebel gripping confident rousing future arena rebellion survival competition family rivalry adventure escape future
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
USA|Germany|Hungary
2008
120 Minutes
Ron Perlman Selma Blair Doug Jones Jeffrey Tambor John Hurt Luke Goss Anna Walton John Alexander James Dodd Brian Steele Andrew Hefler
demon prince princess monster girlfriend human thrilling quirky intense new york city underworld rebellion supernatural war love showdown revenge rescue love sacrifice
A prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, and Hellboy his team must fight to stop him from locating the all-powerful Golden Army.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2005
119 Minutes
Nathan Fillion Gina Torres Alan Tudyk Morena Baccarin Adam Baldwin Jewel Staite Sean Maher Summer Glau Ron Glass Chiwetel Ejiofor David Krumholtz
psychic brother captain hacker mechanic mystic thrilling offbeat spaceship bar outer space war psychic phenomena dystopia outsider fugitives adventure quest underdog future
The crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their members who is telepathic.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2005
140 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Ian McDiarmid Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Jimmy Smits Peter Mayhew Ahmed Best Oliver Ford Davies Temuera Morrison
jedi knight sith lord droid wife clone dark melodramatic frenetic suspenseful thrilling coruscant space utapau mustafar betrayal murder love political coup adventure love
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.