Movies like Captive State
If Captive State's mix of chicago, illinois, dystopia and alien stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Captive State's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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They Live
1988 · Directed by John Carpenter · 93 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and thriller
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.
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Pacific Rim
2013 · Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 131 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, apocalypse, alien invasion · Also science fiction and adventure · From the same decade (2010s)
Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, Earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
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Planet of the Apes
1968 · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, apocalypse · Also science fiction and adventure
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
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A Quiet Place Part II
2021 · Directed by John Krasinski · 97 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and thriller
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk…
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Bugonia
2025 · Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 119 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and thriller
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
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Independence Day
1996 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 145 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also adventure and science fiction
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has…
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Signs
2002 · Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 106 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also thriller and science fiction
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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Elevation
2024 · Directed by George Nolfi · 91 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and thriller
Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet.
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Predator 2
1990 · Directed by Stephen Hopkins · 108 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and thriller
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
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The Avengers
2012 · Directed by Joss Whedon · 143 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: alien invasion · Also science fiction and adventure · From the same decade (2010s)
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from…
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RoboCop
1987 · Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 102 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also thriller and science fiction
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 · Directed by Steven Caple Jr. · 127 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: alien · Also science fiction and adventure
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals.