Movies like Aliens
If Aliens's mix of android, space marine and extraterrestrial technology stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Aliens's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Avatar
2009 · Directed by James Cameron · 162 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso directed by James Cameron · With Sigourney Weaver · Shares: space travel, space colony, exhilarated · Also science fiction and action
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
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Alien³
1992 · Directed by David Fincher · 114 min6.4
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver and Lance Henriksen · Shares: android, space travel, space colony · Also science fiction and action
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility.
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Alien
1979 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 117 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver · Shares: android, space marine, space travel
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a…
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WALL·E
2008 · Directed by Andrew Stanton · 98 min8.1
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver · Shares: space travel, space
After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE.
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Arrival
2016 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 116 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: extraterrestrial technology, alien, female protagonist
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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Predators
2010 · Directed by Nimród Antal · 107 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: alien, creature · Also science fiction and action
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Directed by Irvin Kershner · 124 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: android, space colony · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (1980s)
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke.
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Star Wars
1977 · Directed by George Lucas · 121 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: android, space · Also action and science fiction
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 133 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, female protagonist · Also action and science fiction
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, space
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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Soulm8te
2026 · Directed by Kate Dolan · 99 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: android · Also science fiction and thriller
After a ruthless tech giant acquires a small robotics company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to reprogram her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops…
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Pitch Black
2000 · Directed by David Twohy · 108 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: creature · Also thriller and science fiction
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear.