20 movies like District 9, ordered by similarity : Avatar(2009), The Hidden(1987), Attraction(2017), Revolt(2017), The Man From Planet X(1951), The Troops & Aliens(1979), Alien(1979), Aliens(1986), Alita: Battle Angel(2019), Arrival(2016), Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977), Earthbound(2012) ...
Sci-Fi
South Africa|USA|New Zealand|Canada
2009
111 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Jason Cope David James Vanessa Haywood Mandla Gaduka Kenneth Nkosi Eugene Khumbanyiwa Louis Minnaar William Allen Young Marian Hooman Vittorio Leonardi
alien reporter military officer love interest mutant creative thrilling south africa hospital military base johannesburg, south africa aliens eviction civil rights fugitives showdown experiments escape quest 2000s
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
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
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, Drama
Russia
2017
137 Minutes
Oleg Menshikov Aleksandr Petrov Irina Starshenbaum Rinal Mukhametov
alien russian everyman politician military officer neighbor engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping intense emotional russia moscow spaceship alien invasion alien landing alien life-forms aliens fear
An alien ship crash lands onto a Russian city, many who saw it and the occupants start to question their own existence, while there are those who demand the aliens leave Earth.
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.
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, 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
UK|USA
1979
117 Minutes
Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver John Hurt Veronica Cartwright Harry Dean Stanton Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Helen Horton
explorer android alien chilling dark suspenseful thrilling space station spaceship planet lv-426 aliens corporate espionage scientific experiments escape 22nd century
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
USA
1986
137 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Carrie Henn Michael Biehn Paul Reiser Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton William Hope Jenette Goldstein Al Matthews Mark Rolston Ricco Ross
marines corporate stooge survivor android alien frightening dark gutsy spaceship space station planet lv-426 aliens military corporate espionage parasites adventure revenge escape 22nd century
Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan|Canada
2019
122 Minutes
Rosa Salazar Christoph Waltz Keean Johnson Mahershala Ali Jennifer Connelly Ed Skrein Jackie Earle Haley Lana Condor Idara Victor Eiza González Jeff Fahey
cyborg doctor love interest robot assassin assistant creative confident uplifting thrilling incredible emotional city junkyard doctor's office market workshop destroyed city artificial intelligence mysterious past
A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
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.
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, Romance
Ireland
2012
93 Minutes
Rafe Spall Jenn Murray David Morrissey Stephen Hogan Rory Keenan Aoife Duffin John Lynn Ned Dennehy Peter Vollebregt Jonathan Byrne Carrie Crowley
alien human love interest young girl psychiatrist bounty hunter amusing endearing fascinating lighthearted offbeat playful ireland city home alternate reality alien survival love interest friendship
Joe is an Alien on Earth. At least that is what his father told him before he died when Joe was eleven. He finds it difficult to adjust, and to find a compatible girl friend.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Canada
2014
113 Minutes
Tom Cruise Emily Blunt Brendan Gleeson Bill Paxton Jonas Armstrong Tony Way Kick Gurry Franz Drameh Dragomir Mrsic Charlotte Riley Masayoshi Haneda
military officer alien warrior colleague soldier sergeant creative intense thrilling amusing frightening outer space military base fantasy world beach great britain government building alien invasion fight to the death time warp
A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
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, 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, Drama
2003
172 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Rekha Rajat Bedi Mukesh Rishi Prem Chopra Rakesh Roshan
scientist mother mentally challenged boy alien young woman childhood friend amusing moving touching heartwarming inspiring thrilling india valley village house school basketball court alien landing alien/human relationship
Sci-Fi
USA
2019
119 Minutes
Ryan Masson Highdee Kuan Christian Prentice Shaw Jones Don Scribner Ben Sullivan Christopher Murray Sarah Navratil
scientist alien alien abductee cheeky dark eerie alien planet united states train abduction alien abduction alien/human relationship escape mystery quest 21st century
A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.
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, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
China|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Tom Hardy Michelle Williams Riz Ahmed Scott Haze Reid Scott Jenny Slate Melora Walters Woody Harrelson Peggy Lu Malcolm C. Murray Sope Aluko
journalist scientist philanthropist alien goon love interest amusing brash dark thrilling unrestrained san francisco new york city shop laboratory apartment alien possession superhuman abilities fighting
A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.