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Movies like Terror Has No Shape (2021)

The best movies like Terror Has No Shape (2021) are They Live (1988), Crawlers (2020) and The Carpenter's Son (2025). If Terror Has No Shape hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Crawlers (2020)

    On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  3. The Carpenter's Son (2025)

    A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. Extinction (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

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  5. The 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

  6. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

    A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Babylon 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

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  8. The Devil Conspiracy (2023)

    A powerful biotech company has breakthrough technology allowing them to clone history’s most influential people with just a few fragments of DNA. Behind this company is a cabal of Satanists that steals the shroud of Christ, putting them in possession of Jesus’ DNA. The clone will serve as the ultimate offering to the devil. The Archangel Michael comes to earth and will stop at nothing to end the devil’s conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Turbo Kid (2015)

    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Saint Catherine (2024)

    An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. End of Days (1999)

    Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. No One Will Save You (2023)

    A lonely woman battles extraterrestrials who threaten her future while forcing her to face her past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Unit 234 (2024)

    While working the night shift alone, Laurie Saltair discovers a comatose man, Clayton, in Unit 234 of her family’s storage facility. What transpires is a thrill ride of a cat-and-mouse game for Laurie and Clayton to survive the night.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. 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

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  16. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

    When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save Colonel Robert Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

    The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

    While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Reborn (2018)

    A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a deranged morgue attendant and brought back to life by electro-kinetic power. On her sixteenth birthday, traumatized Tess escapes captivity and sets out to find her birth mother leaving a trail of horrifying violent destruction and chilling chaos behind her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Disclosure Day (2026)

    A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove there's life beyond our understanding.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Terror Has No Shape?

The closest matches to Terror Has No Shape are They Live (1988), Crawlers (2020) and The Carpenter's Son (2025). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Terror Has No Shape?

Start with They Live (1988), the closest match to Terror Has No Shape.

What is the highest-rated movie like Terror Has No Shape?

Disclosure Day (2026), rated 7.4/10 by 4,001 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Terror Has No Shape?

Disclosure Day (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Terror Has No Shape chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Terror Has No Shape, 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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