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Movies like Mother Earth (2026)

The best movies like Mother Earth (2026) are Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020), Dark Light (2019) and Monster Hunters (2020). If Mother Earth hooked you with its horror and animation, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)

    An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  2. Dark Light (2019)

    A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  3. Monster Hunters (2020)

    When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a secret branch of the government specializing in alien weaponry. But with the team untested in actual combat, the battle for Earth will be brutal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror

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  4. Zygote (2017)

    The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  5. Slash/Back (2022)

    In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror

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  6. The Signal (2007)

    A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

  7. Extinction (2015)

    And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  8. The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)

    A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the Ventures, The Guild, and even the Monarch marriage—it will take friends and foes alike to restore the Ventures' world to order… or end it once and for all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  9. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)

    In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will die and allegiances will shift. But in the midst of combat, perhaps peace will spring up through the charred remains of battered history. One of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time continues...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  10. Abduction (2019)

    A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  11. Die Alone (2024)

    Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  12. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

    Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  13. Final 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 & animation

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  14. Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012)

    An untold chapter in the Mass Effect saga, following the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega, as he leads a squad of elite special forces into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed at a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his troops must protect the inhabitants from an invasion of the deadly insectoid warriors determined to collect the population for unknown purposes. Soon after the attack, Vega's commanding officer falls in battle, forcing the young officer to embrace the responsibility of leadership for the colony's survival. Having idolized Earth's greatest hero and warrior, Commander Shepard (the central character in the Mass Effect video games), the young and idealistic Vega must now make life and the death decisions that will effect not only the lives of his squad, but the lives of every person in the colony - all of whom he has sworn to protect...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  15. The Meaning of Life (2005)

    A sprawling look at the evolution of humankind, over the course of a billion years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  16. The Spine of Night (2021)

    When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & horror

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  17. Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020)

    The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  18. Titan A.E. (2000)

    A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction

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  19. The Return (2020)

    After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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  20. Books of Blood (2020)

    A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Mother Earth?

The closest matches to Mother Earth are Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020), Dark Light (2019) and Monster Hunters (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Mother Earth?

Start with Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020), the closest match to Mother Earth.

What is the highest-rated movie like Mother Earth?

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020), rated 7.0/10 by 488 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Mother Earth?

Die Alone (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Mother Earth?

Yes: Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020), Dark Light (2019) and Monster Hunters (2020).

How are movies similar to Mother Earth chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mother Earth, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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