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Movies like Libra (1978)

The best movies like Libra (1978) are Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002), Afterburn (2025) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). If Libra hooked you with its science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

    After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race.

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

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  2. Afterburn (2025)

    Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.

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

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  3. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

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

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  4. Monsters of Man (2020)

    A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing camp in the Golden Triangle, assuming they'd be killing drug runners that no one would miss. Six doctors on a humanitarian mission witness the brutal slaughter and become prime targets.

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

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  5. Chaos Walking (2021)

    Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

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

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  6. Stowaway (2021)

    A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

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

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  7. Timescape (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

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  8. 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 science fiction

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  9. Halo: Nightfall (2014)

    Set between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team as they are caught in a horrific biological attack while investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra. As they unravel a plot that draws them to an ancient, hellish artifact, they will be forced to fight for their survival, question everything and ultimately choose between their loyalty and their lives.

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

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  10. Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

    Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.

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

  11. Osiris (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

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  12. F.R.E.D.I. (2018)

    An intelligent, lovable robot known as "F.R.E.D.I." is stolen from a secret research facility by the project's lead scientist. The robot is found by a 15 year old teenager, James. Soon the two begin to communicate and create a bond in which F.R.E.D.I. learns about teenage life and James learns about some new values.

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

  13. 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

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  14. Terminator Salvation (2009)

    All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.

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

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  15. The 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 science fiction

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  16. Morgan (2016)

    A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

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

  17. Terminator Genisys (2015)

    The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

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

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  18. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

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

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  19. Occupation: 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

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  20. Alien: Alone (2019)

    An abandoned crew member aboard a derelict chemical hauler is trying to keep her ship and herself alive. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life.

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

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  21. Taiwan – Fear of Invasion (2022)

    Is Taiwan the scene of the next bloody war? A Chinese attack could trigger a conflict between the superpowers. How great is the danger of a Chinese invasion?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  22. Spain: The First Globalization (2021)

    A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  23. Inside Job (2010)

    A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  24. The Flaw (2011)

    The story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash. Through interviews with some of the world's leading economists, including housing expert Robert Shiller, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and economic historian Louis Hyman, as well as Wall Street insiders and victims of the crash including Ed Andrews - a former economics correspondent for The New York Times who found himself facing foreclosure - and Andrew Luan, once a bond trader at Deutsche Bank now running his own Wall Street tour guide business, the film presents an original and compelling account of the toxic combination of forces that nearly destroyed the world economy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  25. Four Horsemen (2012)

    Documentary about the modern apocalypse caused by a rapacious banking system. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the failure of their respective disciplines – break their silence to explain how the world really works.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  26. The Yes Men (2003)

    A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  27. The Ants and the Grasshopper (2021)

    Anita Chitaya has a gift: she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and maybe she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home in Malawi from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions that shape the USA: from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, and to the American exceptionalism that remains a part of the culture. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognise, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  28. Viananda (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Generation Zero (2010)

    An examination of the causes of the global economic crisis which began in 2008, studying how decades of social changes have influenced financial systems and practices.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Laissez-faire (2015)

    A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Libra?

The closest matches to Libra are Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002), Afterburn (2025) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Libra?

Start with Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002), the closest match to Libra.

What is the highest-rated movie like Libra?

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), rated 7.9/10 by 30,614 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Libra?

Afterburn (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Libra?

Yes: Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002), Afterburn (2025) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

How are movies similar to Libra chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Libra, 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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