20 movies like War of the Worlds, ordered by similarity : Riddick(2013), Independence Day(1996), Predators(2010), Sharknado(2013), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009), The Predator(2018), The 5th Wave(2016), Avatar(2009), Beyond Skyline(2017), Papillon(2017), Captain Marvel(2019), Baahubali: The Beginning(2015) ...
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
116 Minutes
Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto Justin Chatwin Tim Robbins Rick Gonzalez Yul Vazquez Lenny Venito Lisa Ann Walter Ann Robinson Gene Barry
dockworker son daughter ex-wife alien soldier intense thrilling emotional new jersey household basement boston ferry farmhouse alien invasion survival family disaster world domination
An updated version of H.G Wells' seminal sci-fi classic about an alien invasion threatening the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
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, Adventure, Action
USA
1996
145 Minutes
Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Margaret Colin Randy Quaid Robert Loggia James Rebhorn Harvey Fierstein Adam Baldwin
alien president pilot scientist soldier stripper thrilling intense amusing inspiring desert spacecraft new york city washington, d.c. los angeles area 51 survival death government aliens
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Adrien Brody Topher Grace Alice Braga Walton Goggins Oleg Taktarov Laurence Fishburne Danny Trejo Louis Ozawa Changchien Mahershala Ali
mercenary fighter hunter alien soldier murderer brutal intense gritty thrilling jungle outer space spaceship alien planet camp hunting aliens mutiny survival assassination
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2013
90 Minutes
Tara Reid Ian Ziering John Heard Cassie Scerbo Jaason Simmons Alex Arleo Neil H. Berkow Heather Jocelyn Blair
man daughter ex-wife drunk police officer shark campy emotional intense los angeles house bar street truck helicopter tornado shark attack danger survival stress
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2009
149 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Megan Fox Josh Duhamel Tyrese Gibson Kevin Dunn Julie White John Benjamin Hickey Ramon Rodriguez Isabel Lucas John Turturro
college student girlfriend roommate mother alien robot thrilling frenetic campy college campus household military base government building garage desert alien invasion government cover-up military technology good versus evil survival
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
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, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA|UK
2016
112 Minutes
Chloë Grace Moretz Nick Robinson Ron Livingston Maggie Siff Alex Roe Maria Bello Maika Monroe Zackary Arthur Liev Schreiber Tony Revolori Talitha Eliana Bateman
teen girl brother young man alien civilian soldier brooding emotional intense classroom house street destroyed city camp military base alien invasion family determination survival fighting
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Sam Worthington Sigourney Weaver Stephen Lang Michelle Rodriguez Giovanni Ribisi Joel David Moore Dileep Rao Matt Gerald Sean Anthony Moran Jason Whyte Scott Lawrence
marines native soldier alien love interest scientist thrilling creative crafty outer space spaceship jungle pandora aliens greed nature showdown love redemption rise
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Canada|Indonesia|UK|China|Singapore
2017
106 Minutes
Frank Grillo Bojana Novakovic Jonny Weston Callan Mulvey Antonio Fargas Jacob Vargas Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian
detective prisoner son alien thrilling suspenseful airy gory prison alien planet spaceship street kidnapping alien attack danger father/son relationship adventure rise fall rescue
A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2019
124 Minutes
Brie Larson Ryan Fleck Samuel L. Jackson Ben Mendelsohn Djimon Hounsou Lee Pace Lashana Lynch Gemma Chan Clark Gregg Jude Law Annette Bening
captain warrior alien pilot superhero amusing cheeky confident gripping intense earth air force base jet subway battle memories super powers alien invasion discovery mystery
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Adventure, Drama, Action
India
2015
159 Minutes
Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Sathyaraj Nassar Ramya Krishnan Subbaraju Adivi Sesh
young man prince mother brother mentor lover intense powerful fascinating confident passionate emotional india kingdom village town house mansion good vs. evil family ties
In ancient India, an adventurous and daring man becomes involved in a decades-old feud between two warring peoples.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2017
124 Minutes
Dacre Montgomery Naomi Scott RJ Cyler Ludi Lin Becky G Elizabeth Banks Bryan Cranston David Denman
teenager superhero martial artist alien cool campy frenetic passionate small town school field house alien invasion destiny personal tragedy heroism adventure growing up quest rescue
Teenagers (Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler) who have been chosen to protect the world from aliens do it by morphing into superheroes and piloting giant robots.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Canada
2009
86 Minutes
Carter Jenkins Austin Butler Ashley Tisdale Kevin Nealon Robert Hoffman Doris Roberts Tim Meadows Andy Richter Gillian Vigman Ashley Boettcher Henri Young
husband wife son daughter boyfriend alien amusing crafty madcap family home summerhouse attic swimming pool basement alien invasion mind control family vacation siblings brain implants saving the world
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
France|UK|USA
1997
127 Minutes
Bruce Willis Gary Oldman Ian Holm Milla Jovovich Chris Tucker Luke Perry Brion James Tommy "Tiny" Lister Lee Evans Charlie Creed-Miles Tricky
cab driver humanoid priest industrialist media personality alien thrilling amusing fascinating new york city spaceship apartment temple good vs. evil survival bomb teamwork theft romance quest
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada|New Zealand
2017
142 Minutes
Andy Serkis Woody Harrelson Steve Zahn Karin Konoval Terry Notary Amiah Miller Judy Greer Max Lloyd-Jones Devyn Dalton Toby Kebbell Gabriel Chavarria
ape leader human colonel soldier family member brooding emotional intense forest city lair barracks battlefield bridge battle leadership anger danger survival
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2013
99 Minutes
Jaden Smith Will Smith Sophie Okonedo Zoë Kravitz Glenn Morshower Kristofer Hivju Sacha Dhawan Chris Geere Diego Klattenhoff David Denman Lincoln Lewis
space traveler father son alien mother crew member emotional gripping powerful tense spacecraft earth jungle volcano spaceship river father/son relationship survival crash landing alien life-forms
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
Sci-Fi, Action
Australia
2018
120 Minutes
Dan Ewing Temuera Morrison Stephany Jacobsen Rhiannon Fish Zachary Garred Izzy Stevens Charles Terrier Charles Mesure Felix Williamson Jacqueline McKenzie Aaron Jeffery
alien australian captive young person family enemy bleak disturbing gripping frightening intense uneasy outback australia town occupation alien invasion war evil loss
A small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell Enrico Colantoni Robin Sachs Patrick Breen Missi Pyle Jed Rees
actor actress alien fan struggling actor teamwork hysterical offbeat amusing outer space los angeles convention center spaceship alien planet aliens invasion celebrities show business space travel teamwork
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2017
152 Minutes
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie
jedi knight general droid fighter pilot villain heroine brooding emotional intense amusing thrilling moving island spaceship casino battlefield battleship alien planet good versus evil war
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.