Movies like Umano (2026)
The best movies like Umano (2026) are Vesper (2022), The Mandela Effect (2019) and The Congress (2013). If Umano hooked you with its science fiction and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Good Neighbor (2022)6.7/10 from 215 votes
- NewestThe Encounter (2026)Released 2026
Vesper (2022)
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mandela Effect (2019)
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Congress (2013)
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRight at Your Door (2006)
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParallel (2024)
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCode 8 Part II (2024)
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpectral (2016)
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Site (2022)
A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRogue Agent (2022)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Strange (1978)
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisProdigy (2017)
Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNot Without Hope (2025)
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Primevals (2023)
Deep in the Himalayas, a group of sherpas kills a gigantic humanoid creature. Convinced that it is the legendary Yeti, Dr. Claire Collier organizes an expedition with her former student Matt Connor and hunter Rondo Montana, among others, to search for more specimens. But what awaits them is something that none of them could have imagined. A colorful fusion of real image and stop-motion that is reminiscent of fantastic films from the 1980s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFinal Flight of the Osiris (2003)
Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like this40 Acres (2025)
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Doctor (2011)
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Neighbor (2022)
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSAS: Red Notice (2021)
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTimescape (1992)
Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the future who visit the past to witness history's greatest catastrophes—and his small town is their next stop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUSER (2026)
In the not too distant future, a man without hope attempts to save the life he was hired to end with HELPER, a world changing technology that allows anyone to trade control of their physical body for money.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Cave (2025)
Karayr is a philosophical post-apocalyptic tale set after a biological war that has regressed humanity to its primitive form. A Man in the cave, a lone survivor, tries to civilize a caveman attempting to restore humanity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
CLAVIS (2026)
a science-fiction family drama about a father who attempts to overcome death through quantum physics after his wife falls into a coma. As his obsession deepens, he becomes increasingly distant from his teenage son, who believes that love sometimes means letting go. Inspired by the ancient epic of Gilgamesh, the story explores grief, mortality, and the enduring power of love through science, philosophy, and music.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Lapse (2025)
The creator of an artificial intelligence that helps people with relationships begins to believe that he is possessed by the AI itself. In the same time, a user of the same AI also begins to go crazy, causing the two to fall into a kind of insanity, unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Eye in the Sky (2026)
Set on New Year’s Eve. Elizabeth, an overworked intern at a long-forgotten government black site receives an other-worldly signal. It’s up to her, a cowardly general, the site’s near bankrupt financier and a plucky yet mysterious receptionist to respond. However, not everything goes to plan after ulterior motives are revealed and tension quickly rises.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & science fiction
Grace (2026)
When Grace wakes up on an unknown world with no memory of how she got there, she finds herself racing against the clock to find her way back to base-camp before her oxygen runs out. With only her dad's voice in her ear to guide her, she begins to wonder whether she's really heading to the right place at all.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Hand Drawn (2027)
Barney, a concept artist forced to work long hours, can’t keep his work life balance in check. All this changes, when his boss offers him a cybernetic hand that could triple his output. This makes life easier, but over time his wife Jasmine realises that the arm is draining him of his humanity by removing him of his own creative process.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Coming SoonMovies like thisSubversion (TBA)
A former agent turned fugitive meets his handler to ensure his safety while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens national security.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
Lost in New Mexico: The Strange Tale of Susan Hero (2009)
Susan, a grieving single mother, embarks on a desperate cross-country journey through the New Mexico desert after losing her daughter, determined to find a maverick animal-cloning expert who claims he can bring her back. Accompanied by Javier, an undocumented immigrant, she's trailed by a rookie federal agent, while a local Native American potter races to raise his own daughter's college tuition, their paths destined to collide
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & science fiction
The Encounter (2026)
After a young man comes into contact with something otherworldly, two investigators are sent to uncover what happened.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Umano?
The closest matches to Umano are Vesper (2022), The Mandela Effect (2019) and The Congress (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Umano?
Start with Vesper (2022), the closest match to Umano.
What is the highest-rated movie like Umano?
The Good Neighbor (2022), rated 6.7/10 by 215 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Umano?
The Encounter (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Umano chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Umano, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.