Movies like Forbidden Planet: 20 to watch next
If you loved Forbidden Planet (1956) — a science fiction and adventure film directed by Fred M. Wilcox — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Forbidden Planet most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like flying saucer, rescue mission and space. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Alien: Covenant 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Long Distance 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction
After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Osiris 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction
Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Pandorum 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction
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. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Aliens 1986★ 8.0
Shares: 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. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
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Spaceman 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Abyss 1989★ 7.4
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Serenity 2005★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
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. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
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Alien: Romulus 2024★ 7.2
Shares: Science Fiction
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Pitch Black 2000★ 6.9
Shares: 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. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Project Ithaca 2019★ 5.8
Shares: Science Fiction
Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. They begin to understand that these species have been abducting humans for decades and possibly centuries.
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Event Horizon 1997★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Prometheus 2012★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Sphere 1998★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order to find out how Ra could still be alive. Meanwhile, the alien Goa'uld kidnap Sha're and Skaara, implanting them with symbiotes and making them Goa'uld hosts.
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Lifeforce 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Monsters of Man 2020★ 6.4
Shares: Science Fiction
A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing camp in the Golden Triangle, assuming they'd be killing drug runners that no one would miss. Six doctors on a humanitarian mission witness the brutal slaughter and become prime targets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Body Snatchers 1993★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.
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Impostor 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
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