Movies like Under the Skin: 20 to watch next
If you loved Under the Skin (2014) — a thriller, science fiction and drama film directed by Jonathan Glazer — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Under the Skin most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, scotland and edinburgh, scotland. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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The Return 1980★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Predator 2 1990★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Deliverance 1972★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rogue Agent 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Hollow Man 2000★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he starts to turn increasingly dangerous.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Fanny Lye Deliver'd 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Layer Cake 2004★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Thriller
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Mandela Effect 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Impostor 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Straw Dogs 1971★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Drama
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods 2009★ 7.2
Shares: 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
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White Bird in a Blizzard 2014★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Drama
In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Franklyn 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Drama
Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four souls, whose lives are intertwined by fate, romance and tragedy. As these worlds collide, a single bullet determines the destiny of these four characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spectral 2016★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Across 110th Street 1972★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Thriller
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Victor Frankenstein 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
While searching for animal body parts at a London circus, radical scientist Victor Frankenstein meets gifted surgeon Igor Strausman. Not only does the brilliant doctor offer Strausman his friendship, but also a chance to work with him on groundbreaking research that could change the world forever. When Victor's experiments with life and death go too far, only Igor can bring him back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Enter Nowhere 2015★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Right at Your Door 2006★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+