20 movies like The Arrival, ordered by similarity : Life(2017), What Lies Beneath(2000), Die, Monster, Die!(1965), Arrival(2016), The Atomic Submarine(1959), Annihilation(2018), The X-Files(1998), Anon(2018), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), The Andromeda Strain(1971), The Men(2017), Safe House(2012) ...
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico
1996
109 Minutes
Charlie Sheen Ron Silver Lindsay Crouse Teri Polo Richard Schiff Tony T. Johnson Phyllis Applegate
astronomer partner boss scientist girlfriend neighbor fascinating tense creepy mexico power plant alien invasion astronomy conspiracy on the run world domination discovery pursuit 1990s
Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2000
126 Minutes
Harrison Ford Michelle Pfeiffer Diana Scarwid Miranda Otto James Remar Joe Morton Amber Valletta Victoria Bidewell Katharine Towne Rachel Singer Mark Patrick Costello
husband wife scientist friend college student girl chilling tense bleak thrilling frightening vermont house college bedroom neighborhood murder affair moving neighbors
The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
UK
1965
78 Minutes
Boris Karloff Nick Adams Freda Jackson Suzan Farmer Terence de Marney Patrick Magee Paul Farrell Leslie Dwyer
scientist townsperson girlfriend father mother servant creepy offbeat intense estate england village mutation experiments science gone awry meteorite family transformation discovery love
A young man visits his fiancée's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in ... See full summary »
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien Tzi Ma Abigail Pniowsky Julia Scarlett Dan Jadyn Malone Frank Schorpion Nathaly Thibault
linguist army commander teammate alien civilian president fascinating creative intense moving inspiring heartwarming house helicopter spaceship office street car alien landing language
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Arthur Franz Dick Foran Brett Halsey Tom Conway Paul Dubov Bob Steele Victor Varconi Joi Lansing Selmer Jackson Jack Mulhall Jean Moorhead
captain lieutenant inventor scientist alien wild spirited crafty engaging north pole submarine alien invasion submarine disappearance world domination heroism rescue discovery 1960s
Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
UK
2018
115 Minutes
Natalie Portman Jennifer Jason Leigh Gina Rodriguez Tessa Thompson Tuva Novotny Oscar Isaac Benedict Wong David Gyasi Sonoya Mizuno John Schwab
biologist soldier husband monster creature scientist creepy dark uneasy frightening thrilling base camp house woods forest secret location cabin creatures mutation saving the planet
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
1998
120 Minutes
David Duchovny Gillian Anderson Martin Landau Armin Mueller-Stahl Blythe Danner William B. Davis John Neville Mitch Pileggi Jeffrey DeMunn Terry O'Quinn Glenne Headly
fbi agent partner conspiracy theorist special agent young boy adversary cool engaging thrilling texas dallas washington, d.c. antarctica government cover-up alien invasion bomb conspiracy investigation experiments discovery
Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA|Germany
2018
100 Minutes
Clive Owen Amanda Seyfried Colm Feore Sonya Walger Mark O'Brien Joe Pingue Iddo Goldberg Sebastian Pigott Rachel Roberts Ethan Tavares Marco Grazzini
investigator murderer criminal police chief mysterious woman intricate tense suspenseful thrilling incredible fascinating office subway new york city apartment street memories memory loss conspiracy crime
In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security.
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, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1971
130 Minutes
Arthur Hill David Wayne James Olson Kate Reid Paula Kelly Ramon Bieri George Mitchell Kermit Murdock
scientist doctor nurse soldier military officer chilling intense laboratory nevada arizona virus satellite suicide alien mystery pursuit 1970s
A team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Kyle Gallner Aaron Behr Graham Hamilton Mary McCormack Richard Schiff Azura Skye Tate Birchmore Noah Scott
government agent alien suspenseful rousing confident engaging intense government building laboratory secret codes puzzle science fiction extraterrestrial life weapons discovery mystery pursuit 2010s
Aspiring teenage astronauts reveal that a journey to Mars is closer than you think.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Africa|USA|Japan
2012
115 Minutes
Denzel Washington Ryan Reynolds Vera Farmiga Brendan Gleeson Sam Shepard Ruben Blades Nora Arnezeder Robert Patrick Liam Cunningham Joel Kinnaman Fares Fares
cia agent rogue agent boss mercenary british intelligence agent girlfriend thrilling suspenseful tense intense cape town, south africa safe house pentagon embassy shantytown cape town espionage car chase betrayal on the run
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
97 Minutes
Brenton Thwaites Beau Knapp Olivia Cooke Laurence Fishburne Lin Shaye Robert Longstreet Jeff Grover Roy Kenny Timothy Holmes Ricardo Campos Drew Sykes
friend best friend hacker girlfriend tense shocking suspenseful united states nightmares road trip alien relationships survival escape escape 21st century
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
UK
2017
87 Minutes
Lee Pace Bérénice Marlohe Jason Flemyng Wandile Molebatsi Tom Fairfoot Kenneth Fok Alan Santini Edwin Jay
american soldier doctor frenchwoman alien bleak brutal confident crafty fiery gripping gutsy intense powerful south africa africa survival collaboration battle alien attack alien invasion
An amnesiac US soldier's in a cell next to a cute, French doctor. Earth is under attack by big, alien robots. Kenyan soldiers come to rape, torture and kill but the 2 fight back. They find a car and head west.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Czech Republic|France
2002
113 Minutes
Matt Damon Franka Potente Chris Cooper Clive Owen Brian Cox Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Gabriel Mick Walton Goggins Josh Hamilton Julia Stiles Orso Maria Guerrini
jason bourne girlfriend assassin government official killer amnesiac gripping thrilling intricate intense europe bank car government offices italy on the run identity memory loss pursuit government agents
A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|China
2012
119 Minutes
Bruce Willis Joseph Gordon-Levitt Emily Blunt Paul Dano Noah Segan Piper Perabo Jeff Daniels Xu Qing Tracie Thoms Frank Brennan Garret Dillahunt
hit man boss mafioso victim love interest dark gritty suspenseful city time travel contract killing survival organized crime pursuit discovery escape 2070s
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|China|USA
2014
119 Minutes
Johnny Depp Rebecca Hall Paul Bettany Cillian Murphy Kate Mara Cole Hauser Morgan Freeman Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Cory Hardrict Falk Hentschel Josh Stewart
scientist wife best friend terrorist computer brooding creative fascinating laboratory apartment city artificial intelligence extremism knowledge sentience power discovery metamorphosis pursuit future
A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Canada|USA
2016
102 Minutes
Noomi Rapace Peter Stormare Kerry Bishé Michael Chiklis Ari Millen Lesley Manville Jean Yoon Percy Hynes-White Morgan Kelly Paul Popowich Jonathan Potts
alien woman abductee researcher abductor geneticist chilling creepy disturbing frightening gory intense secret location medical building united states genetic abnormalities genetic experiments secret society research alien
A single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.