Movies like The Last Days on Mars (2013)
The best movies like The Last Days on Mars (2013) are Die Alone (2024), Extinction (2015) and The Bay (2012). If The Last Days on Mars hooked you with its science fiction and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAliens (1986)8.0/10 from 11,375 votes
- NewestWorldbreaker (2025)Released 2025
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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtinction (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bay (2012)
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisLand of the Dead (2005)
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSplinter (2008)
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLifeforce (1985)
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisResident Evil (2002)
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScreamers (1995)
SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlien: Covenant (2017)
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAliens (1986)
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMonster 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMargaux (2022)
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrometheus (2012)
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWorldbreaker (2025)
Five years ago, a tear in the fabric of reality brought creatures to our world from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. A father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come. But when the world is about to break, no place is safe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvent Horizon (1997)
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & thriller
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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOsiris (2025)
Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEcos y otros relatos asombrosos (2025)
A tormented ghost and people struggling to survive in an apocalyptic world are the protagonists in this anthology of horror and science fiction stories.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
Frankenstein Island (1981)
Four balloonists and their dog are stranded on a remote island with a woman believed to be a descendant of Frankenstein, who is conducting experiments on lost sailors.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
Corpus Crispi (2009)
While going hunting in the wilderness, two friends stumble upon a zombie who attacks them. They kill him and bury the body, but the police and people dressed as priests put their friendship at stake.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Severed (2005)
A multi-national forestry company engages in genetic experimentation to increase logging yield in a remote section of forest...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & thriller
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Vanguard (2008)
The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued by hordes of rage-crazed zombies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
Capricorn One (1977)
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Zombies (1980)
A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Mennonite of the Living Dead (2019)
Six thirty-somethings try to spice up their stale marriages with a sexy weekend at a secluded cabin. An Amish farmer's corpse is resurrected when a Satanic sex act goes awry, and his murderous rampage stops the orgy dead in its tracks.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Attacked (2006)
"Attacked" is a gory double-feature of short zombie short films by Krankomatik X & Rapid Masters. In "Attack," police sirens wail as a bank robber makes his escape without a hitch. But soon, he encounters a far greater threat than the police... "In "Next Attack," two guys arrive at a prearranged meeting place. The third person who was supposed to be there doesn't show up, and as they search for him, they encounter something terrifying!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Last Days on Mars?
The closest matches to The Last Days on Mars are Die Alone (2024), Extinction (2015) and The Bay (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Last Days on Mars?
Start with Die Alone (2024), the closest match to The Last Days on Mars.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Last Days on Mars?
Aliens (1986), rated 8.0/10 by 11,375 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Last Days on Mars?
Worldbreaker (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Last Days on Mars?
Yes: Die Alone (2024), Extinction (2015) and The Bay (2012).
How are movies similar to The Last Days on Mars chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Last Days on Mars, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.