Movies like Space Battleship Yamato: 20 to watch next

If you loved Space Battleship Yamato (2010) — a science fiction, action and adventure film directed by Takashi Yamazaki — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Space Battleship Yamato most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like self sacrifice, post-apocalyptic future and space war. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Extinction 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
Stream in India on Netflix
2
Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Riddick 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, 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. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play
4
Soldier 1998★ 6.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Action, Drama
Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foxtrot Six 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
Escalating climate change is turning the world economy upside down. With crops dying and food price spiking, FOOD has replaced oil as the world's most valuable commodity. Among the very few lands still left fertile, Indonesia is quickly rising as the next economic superpower, when its government is suddenly and ruthlessly overtaken by a popular rogue political party. In just three days, six former Marines must work together, find their long-lost brotherhood, stop a nationwide government- sanctioned genocide, and save millions of lives, for one last shot at redemption. Or die trying.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Universal Soldier: The Return 1999★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Science Fiction
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Returner 2002★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space 1982★ 7.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Principality of Zeon's forces.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Occupation: Rainfall 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mobile Suit Gundam I 1981★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
In the year Universal Century 0079, humans have colonized the area of space lying in between the Earth and the moon. However, the ambitious Zabi family, rulers of the Duchy of Zeon, the grouping of colonies furthest from the earth, has sparked a war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
The 5th Wave 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
12
Serenity 2005★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Action, 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Action, Adventure, Drama, 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 2013★ 7.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
Vesper 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021★ 8.2
Shares: Action, Science Fiction, Drama
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Attack on Titan 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
As viable water is depleted on Earth, a mission is sent to Saturn's moon Titan to retrieve sustainable H2O reserves from its alien inhabitants. But just as the humans acquire the precious resource, they are attacked by Titan rebels, who don't trust that the Earthlings will leave in peace.
Stream in India on Bloodstream
19
Planet Hulk 2010★ 7.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Action
When the Hulk's presence on Earth becomes too great a risk, the Illuminati trick him to board a shuttle destined for a planet where he will be able to live in peace, and launch it into space. The Hulk's struggle to escape causes the shuttle to malfunction and crash land on the planet Sakaar, however, where he is sold into slavery and trained as a gladiator.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Enemy Mine 1985★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now