20 movies like The Wave, ordered by similarity : Journey to the Far Side of the Sun(1969), Synchronic(2019), Domain(2017), Back to the Future Part II(1989), The Endless(2017), Earthbound(2012), 400 Days(2015), Ad Astra(2019), High Life(2018), Snowpiercer(2013), Outland(1981), Annihilation(2018) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Justin Long Donald Faison Tommy J. Flanagan Sheila Vand Katia Winter
colleague drug dealer lawyer disturbing uneasy unrestrained eerie united states bar alternate reality drugs unintended consequences reality psychedelia alternate reality missing persons discovery escape mystery quest
An insurance lawyer goes out on the town to celebrate an upcoming promotion with his co-worker, Jeff. But their night takes a turns bizarre when Frank ingests a hallucinogen that completely alters his perception of the world.
Sci-Fi, Drama
UK
1969
99 Minutes
Roy Thinnes Ian Hendry Patrick Wymark Lynn Loring Loni von Friedl Herbert Lom George Sewell Franco De Rosa Ed Bishop Philip Madoc Vladek Sheybal
astronaut scientist doppelganger tense uneasy suspenseful alternate reality earth spaceship alternate reality space exploration mystery quest discovery 21st century
The European Space Exploration Council sends two astronauts to explore a planet similar to the Earth but located on the opposite side of the sun.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
100 Minutes
Anthony Mackie Aaron Moorhead Jamie Dornan Katie Aselton Ally Ioannides Shane Brady Bill Oberst Jr. Betsy Holt Devyn Tyler Natasha Tina Liu
paramedic best friend daughter missing person gripping gritty intense intricate new orleans house crime scene street accident drugs psychedelia time reality discovery mystery pursuit
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
2017
97 Minutes
Britt Lower Ryan Merriman William Gregory Lee Kevin Sizemore Nick Gomez Sonja Sohn Cedric Sanders Beth Grant
survivor missing person sick person captive captor bleak brooding uneasy thrilling gripping unrestrained bunker room cell survival isolation virus disappearance relationships mystery
The survivors of a global virus are forced to live alone in bunkers. They communicate through a networked video interface, but their new social ecosystem is threatened when, one by one, they begin vanishing from their bunkers.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1989
107 Minutes
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson Harry Waters Jr. Charles Fleischer Joe Flaherty Flea Elisabeth Shue James Tolkan Jeffrey Weissman
inventor nemesis mother girlfriend son father frenetic hilarious thrilling hill valley alternate reality fate dystopia time travel friendship mystery quest 2010s
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
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.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2015
91 Minutes
Brandon Routh Caity Lotz Ben Feldman Dane Cook Tom Cavanagh Grant Bowler Dominic Bogart Fernanda Romero
astronaut commander crew member man woman frightening confident disturbing spectacular fascinating suspenseful space spaceship simulated reality research station space travel mission reality experiments research
With their 400-day mission simulation nearing completion, 4 astronauts begin to feel something's amiss.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
China|USA|Brazil
2019
124 Minutes
Brad Pitt Tommy Lee Jones Ruth Negga Donald Sutherland Kimberly Elise Loren Dean Donnie Keshawarz Sean Blakemore Bobby Nish LisaGay Hamilton John Finn
astronaut father engineer space traveler intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing raw space space center space station spaceship space travel missing persons secret supernatural adventure discovery mystery
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
France|UK|Germany|Poland|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Robert Pattinson Juliette Binoche André Benjamin Mia Goth Lars Eidinger Agata Buzek Ewan Mitchell Scarlett Lindsey Jessie Ross
convict daughter father astronaut scientist friend brash brutal dark disturbing gripping shocking space spacecraft room garden black hole experiments exploitation sex
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
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
UK
1981
109 Minutes
Sean Connery Peter Boyle Frances Sternhagen James Sikking Kika Markham Clarke Peters Steven Berkoff John Ratzenberger Nicholas Barnes Manning Redwood Pat Starr
marshal miner mother drug dealer doctor gritty suspenseful dark thrilling gripping intense space moon mine morgue bar mining town drugs smuggling corruption
A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Canada
2018
91 Minutes
Stefanie Scott Théodore Pellerin Saïd Taghmaoui James Wotherspoon Kate Burton Josh Cruddas
high-school student superhuman friend stranger scientist government agent thrilling uneasy tense brooding house trailer car store desert abduction running friendship mysterious strangers mystery
Alex is floating unconscious in a lake when light from a UFO of light saves her by enhancing her abilities such as telekinesis and healing power. Her friend Sean helps her. The authorities want her - not just for stealing a police car.
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, Action, Fantasy
USA
2004
125 Minutes
Ron Perlman John Hurt Selma Blair Rupert Evans Karel Roden Jeffrey Tambor Doug Jones Brian Steele Ladislav Beran Kevin Trainor Brian Caspe
hellboy fbi agent supernatural being demon creepy playful striking moscow alternate reality united states paranormal world war ii superhuman abilities fbi occult adventure quest 2000s
A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror
USA
2016
82 Minutes
Bill Sage Anastasia Baranova Garrett Clayton Dolph Lundgren Sabina Gadecki Chris Zylka Rory Culkin Karrueche Tran Thomas Dekker
drug addict drug trafficker conspiracy theorist alien psychopath farmer dark frightening uneasy gory disturbing northern california forest small town spaceship woods farm horror paranoia drug addiction
Deep in the Northern California woods, in the heart of the notorious Emerald Triangle, lies a remote cabin. The residents struggle to fight off the repeated attacks and abductions by ... See full summary »
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, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
105 Minutes
Matt Damon Emily Blunt Anthony Mackie John Slattery Michael Kelly Terence Stamp Gregory Lay Lauren Hodges Anthony Ruivivar Fabrizio Brienza Jessica Lee Keller
politician dancer chairman mysterious man suspenseful creative new york city headquarters alternate reality island fate free will escape romance love discovery pursuit 2000s
The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.
Sci-Fi
Canada|UK|Japan
1991
115 Minutes
Peter Weller Judy Davis Ian Holm Julian Sands Roy Scheider Monique Mercure Nicholas Campbell Robert A. Silverman Joseph Scorsiani
exterminator wife beatnik cockroach doctor alien dreamy disturbing shocking outlandish new york city subconscious mind alternate reality interzone café subway poetry writing hallucinations paranoia
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.