Movies like The Philadelphia Experiment: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) — a science fiction, adventure and thriller film directed by Stewart Raffill — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Philadelphia Experiment most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like experiment, based on novel or book and aftermath. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Déjà Vu 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battleship 2012★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Interstellar 2014★ 8.5
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
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.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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Paycheck 2003★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Forbidden Planet 1956★ 7.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Poseidon Adventure 1972★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, Thriller
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Time Machine 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Thirteenth Floor 1999★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Stowaway 2021★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Mercy 2026★ 7.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Perfect Storm 2000★ 6.5
Shares: Adventure, Thriller
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Fire in the Sky 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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2:22 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stargate: Continuum 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Star Trek: Generations 1994★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Frequency 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Firefox 1982★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adam Project 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Stream in India on Netflix