Movies like Alien³
If Alien³'s mix of prison, android and spacecraft stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Alien³'s fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Aliens
1986 · Directed by James Cameron · 137 min8.0
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver and Lance Henriksen · Shares: android, space travel, space colony · Also action and science fiction
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years.
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Alien
1979 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 117 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver · Shares: android, spacecraft, dystopia · Also horror and science fiction
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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Fight Club
1999 · Directed by David Fincher · 139 min8.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by David Fincher · With Holt McCallany · Shares: dystopia · From the same decade (1990s)
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an…
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Serenity
2005 · Directed by Joss Whedon · 119 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: spacecraft, dystopia, planet · Also science fiction and action
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret.
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Pandorum
2009 · Directed by Christian Alvart · 108 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: spacecraft, dystopia, creature · Also action and horror
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is.
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Prometheus
2012 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 124 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: android, alien, space · Also science fiction and horror
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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The Chronicles of Riddick
2004 · Directed by David Twohy · 119 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: prison, dystopia, space travel · Also action and science fiction
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race.
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Riddick
2013 · Directed by David Twohy · 119 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, alien, planet · Also science fiction and action
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before.
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Star Wars
1977 · Directed by George Lucas · 121 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: android, space, planet · 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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Avatar
2009 · Directed by James Cameron · 162 min7.6
Why you'll like itWith Sigourney Weaver · Shares: space travel, space colony · 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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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: spacecraft, dystopia, space travel
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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Companion
2025 · Directed by Drew Hancock · 97 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: android, sci-fi horror · Also horror and science fiction
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology.