20 movies like Independence Day-saster, ordered by similarity : Cyborg Cop(1993), Dinosaur 13(2014), Distant Drums(1951), Terror Birds(2016), The Lawnmower Man(1992), These Are the Damned(1962), Midnight Special(2016), Splice(2009), The Last of the Mohicans(1992), Alien Resurrection(1997), Custody(2016), Venom(2018) ...
Sci-Fi, Other
Canada
2013
90 Minutes
Ryan Merriman Tom Everett Scott Emily Holmes Andrea Brooks Casey Dubois Iain Belcher Nicholas Carella Aaron Craven
warrior scientist brother thrilling america home independence battle men rescue
When Earth is attacked by a hostile alien force, a small town firefighter and a rogue SETI scientist team up to activate the only technology capable of defeating the invaders.
Sci-Fi
USA|Israel
1993
93 Minutes
David Bradley John Rhys-Davies Todd Jensen Alonna Shaw Ron Smerczak Rufus Swart Anthony Fridjohn Shalom Kenan Robert Whitehead Frank Notaro
abductee ex-dea agent mad scientist brother older brother frenetic suspenseful thrilling caribbean island laboratory st. keith scientific experiments investigation brotherhood cyborgs weapons kidnapping pursuit revenge
Ex-D.E.A. Agent Jack receives an emergency message from his brother Phillip, whose team was ambushed on the Caribbean island of St. Keith. Jack goes to St. Keith to find his brother, who ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Western
USA
1951
101 Minutes
Gary Cooper Mari Aldon Richard Webb Ray Teal Arthur Hunnicutt Robert Barrat Clancy Cooper Dan White Mel Archer Angelita McCall Lee Roberts
american soldier native american native american chief settler enemy lieutenant brooding dense gripping intense engaging florida everglades battlefield territorial disputes native people land dispute battle rescue mission
After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
2016
87 Minutes
Jessica Lee Keller Lindsey Sporrer Greg Evigan Leslie Easterbrook Dillon Cavitt Evan Miller Sarah Joy Byington Heath Allyn
scientist daughter father bird friend millionaire brutal suspenseful thrilling shocking spectacular intense laboratory woods ranch wilderness home aviary horror killer animals
When Maddy Stern discovers her father has gone missing during a routine birdwatching excursion, she and her college pals trek out into the wilderness to find him, only to end up in a ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA|Japan
1992
108 Minutes
Jeff Fahey Pierce Brosnan Jenny Wright Mark Bringleson Geoffrey Lewis Jeremy Slate Dean Norris Colleen Coffey
mentally impaired person mad scientist priest widow government official eerie dreamy emotional thrilling virtual world laboratory church hotel yard house uncontrollable experiment telekinesis serial murders human guinea pigs science
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Sci-Fi
1962
96 Minutes
Macdonald Carey Shirley Anne Field Viveca Lindfors Alexander Knox Oliver Reed Walter Gotell James Villiers Kenneth Cope Brian Oulton Barbara Everest James Maxwell
american man child scientist prisoner captor young woman bleak brooding dark disturbing gripping cave england coast military base experiments exploitation imprisonment radiation escape
An American man (Macdonald Carey) and an Englishwoman (Shirley Anne Field) discover genetically engineered children who can survive a nuclear war.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Greece
2016
111 Minutes
Michael Shannon Joel Edgerton Kirsten Dunst Jaeden Martell Adam Driver Sam Shepard Bill Camp Scott Haze Sean Bridgers Dana Gourrier Paul Sparks
father son cult member young boy army officer tense thrilling on the run road army base family home car government building united states escape cult father/son relationship special power government secrets running away
A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
Sci-Fi, Horror
Canada|France|USA|Germany
2009
107 Minutes
Adrien Brody Sarah Polley Delphine Chaneac Simona Maicanescu David Hewlett Abigail Chu Brandon McGibbon Jonathan Payne
scientist creature husband wife brother boss thrilling offbeat melodramatic playful laboratory farm apartment woods barn science experiments unusual romance marriage evolution
Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1992
114 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Madeleine Stowe Russell Means Eric Schweig Jodhi May Steven Waddington Wes Studi Maurice Roeves Patrice Chéreau
sister frontiersman colonel native american traitor brother thrilling powerful melodramatic new york state fort wilderness waterfall indian village adirondack mountains brotherhood changing times loyalty cross-cultural romance abduction
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1997
109 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Winona Ryder Ron Perlman Dominique Pinon Michael Wincott Dan Hedaya J.E. Freeman Brad Dourif Raymond Cruz Kim Flowers Gary Dourdan
scientist alien clone crew member astronaut dark disturbing gory thrilling space spaceship alien government ethics scientific experiments war showdown metamorphosis pursuit future
200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
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.
Western
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Tyrone Power Cameron Mitchell Thomas Gomez Penny Edwards Robert Horton Anthony Numkena Adeline de Walt Reynolds Howard Petrie Stuart Randall Richard Shackleton Jim Hayward
mountie native american escaped convict soldier guide hostage tense gripping thrilling canada forest indian territory indian reservation montana rescue journey dangerous assignment old west native americans adventure
In 1876, a Canadian North West Mounted Police Constable must obtain the release of white hostages captured by the Cree tribes that are raiding Montana from their Canadian reservation.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Ray Milland Helena Carter Hugh Marlowe Forrest Tucker George Reeves Gertrude Michael
cavalry captain native american native american chief native american warrior rival army officer brash gutsy patriotic rousing tense montana battlefield dakota territory fort rivalry demotion battle of the little bighorn love interest love triangle
After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|Canada|France
2011
110 Minutes
Michael Biehn Lauren German Milo Ventimiglia Rosanna Arquette Courtney B. Vance Michael Eklund Iván González Ashton Holmes Jennifer Blanc Abbey Thickson
survivor superintendent neighbor brother girlfriend tense thrilling eerie new york city apartment building basement nuclear attack survival confinement cabin fever paranoia escape rivalry 2010s
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Paul Hubschmid Paula Raymond Cecil Kellaway Kenneth Tobey Donald Woods Jack Pennick Lee Van Cleef Steve Brodie Ross Elliot Ray Hyke Mary Hill
professor researcher doctor scientist corporal colonel campy outlandish spectacular thrilling arctic canada maine massachusetts new york city coney island nuclear weapons testing dinosaurs uncontrollable experiment radiation
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
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.
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
George Montgomery Bill Williams Lola Albright Francis J. McDonald Robert Griffin Dabbs Greer Kathleen Freeman Charlotte Austin Ralph Moody Ann Barton Raymond Hatton
native american warrior native american chief native american woman settler uncle wagon master brash tense melodramatic american west camp wagon train prairie native americans identity crisis love triangle murder death cultural assimilation transformation
Pale Arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the Pawnee Chief. With wagon trains now encroaching on Pawnee land, the Chief sends Pale Arrow to be with the white people. Now known as Paul... See full summary »
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA|UK|Canada
1986
95 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis John Getz Joy Boushel Leslie Carlson George Chuvalo Michael Copeman David Cronenberg Carol Lazare Shawn Hewitt
scientist girlfriend reporter editor mutant creepy tense thrilling laboratory apartment clinic teleportation experiments mutation abortion relationships failure quest love fall
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2012
143 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Samuel L. Jackson Jeremy Renner Tom Hiddleston Stellan Skarsgård Clark Gregg Gwyneth Paltrow
thor brother iron man captain america director superhero spectacular thrilling amusing city airship germany superheroes good versus evil teamwork super powers adventure rescue 2010s
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits a team of superheroes to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.