Movies like Alien Contact
The best movies like Alien Contact are Alien: Romulus (2024), Occupation: Rainfall (2020) and Barbarella (1968). If Alien Contact hooked you with its science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)7.5/10 from 1,264 votes
- NewestHope (2026)Released 2026
Alien: Romulus (2024)
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOccupation: Rainfall (2020)
Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbarella (1968)
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtinction (2018)
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLong Distance (2024)
After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMass 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 science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlien: Containment (2019)
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIck (2025)
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlien Nation (1988)
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSerenity (2005)
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBabylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 5th Wave (2016)
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThis Island Earth (1955)
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Arrival (1996)
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man from Planet X (1951)
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisBabylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVampire Princess Miyu the TV Movie (2025)
Based on a manga titled Vampire Princess Miyu. A young girl by the name Miyuu wakes up in Tokyo 1991 but no memory of who she is nor her mother's whereabouts, until she see a vision of her president Zovrinka. He explains to her that she is not from this world, she was born in 2500 during the Great War in the universe, with a special power that can save the earth. He's sending her back in time to fight other people with same power as her and to prevent the planets to collapse. Then she meet sergeant July who works for the other president, she claim that Miyuu is working for the wrong side, but who can she trust.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Walker Creek (2022)
Walker Creek is a small town with a dark secret: a hidden society of parasitic aliens taking over human hosts and turning them into shapeshifting creatures known as skinwalkers or the Hosted, with a secret human rebellion fighting for decades to stop them. After acquiring VHS tapes with evidence of the infestation from his recently-deceased father George, Daniel Shephard realizes that he has to find the truth behind his hometown, discover how to stop the Hosted, and figure out how his father was involved.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
They Live (1988)
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnder a Melted Sky (2026)
Trapped in a Florida time-loop, Rory relives the same day every day, with a twist, an elusive artist drops new music daily. Follow Rory's journey to find the mysterious musician, and maybe save the world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Aliens: Zone of Silence (2017)
After her brother mysteriously vanishes from the Mexican desert, a young woman sets out to uncover the otherworldly truth about his disappearance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Zombie Grindhouse Marathon (2024)
A Mondo Non-Stop Zombie Marathon. Get your Zombie Carnage groove on with endless hours of Zombie Apocalypse re-animated Gore and Action. Co-eds on the trip from Hell, Zombie Crocodiles mangle tourists on their last vacation, Alien viruses take over an entire town. Zombies are rampant everywhere. The death toll increases every day - with nowhere to hide. Will you survive? Contains Zombie Isle, Zombie Croc, and Alien Swamp Beast.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Hope (2026)
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNada Espe(a)cial (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
Lost Cosmonauts (TBA)
An unnamed hermit praticing HAM radio slowly realizes he's being stalked by an alien life form.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
The God Man (2025)
The God Man is a 9.5 min short animated film that follows an interview of Jonah Weisman, the man who discovered the entity “The God Man” drifting through space.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Alien Contact?
The closest matches to Alien Contact are Alien: Romulus (2024), Occupation: Rainfall (2020) and Barbarella (1968). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Alien Contact?
Start with Alien: Romulus (2024), the closest match to Alien Contact.
What is the highest-rated movie like Alien Contact?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), rated 7.5/10 by 1,264 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Alien Contact?
Hope (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Alien Contact?
Yes: Alien: Romulus (2024), Occupation: Rainfall (2020) and Barbarella (1968).
How are movies similar to Alien Contact chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Alien Contact, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.