Movies like Attack the Block
If Attack the Block's mix of street gang, chase and fireworks stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Attack the Block's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Predator 2
1990 · Directed by Stephen Hopkins · 108 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, creature, alien invasion · Also science fiction and action
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 Tomorrow War
2021 · Directed by Chris McKay · 138 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also action and science fiction
The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species.
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The Suicide Squad
2021 · Directed by James Gunn · 132 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also action and comedy
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of…
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They Live
1988 · Directed by John Carpenter · 93 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and action
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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Bugonia
2025 · Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 119 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, alien invasion · Also science fiction and comedy
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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Paul
2011 · Directed by Greg Mottola · 104 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Nick Frost · Shares: alien · Also comedy and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind.
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A Quiet Place
2018 · Directed by John Krasinski · 91 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: fireworks, creature, alien invasion · From the same decade (2010s)
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
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Cloverfield
2008 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 85 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: alien · Also action and science fiction
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city.
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Justice League: Warworld
2023 · Directed by Jeff Wamester · 90 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: alien invasion · Also action and science fiction
Until now, the Justice League has been a loose association of superpowered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the…
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Repo Man
1984 · Directed by Alex Cox · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: alien · Also comedy and science fiction
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
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They Cloned Tyrone
2023 · Directed by Juel Taylor · 122 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith John Boyega · Also comedy and science fiction
A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.
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District 9
2009 · Directed by Neill Blomkamp · 112 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: street gang, alien
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by…