If You Liked Forbidden Planet, Watch These Next
Finished Forbidden Planet (1956) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Forbidden Planet, most of them are science fiction, adventure.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951)
7.4Science FictionThrillerDramaAlso science fiction
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
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2.This Island Earth(1955)
6.0Science FictionAdventureHorrorAlso science fiction and adventure
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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3.Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)
6.5Science FictionAdventureMysteryAlso science fiction and 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.
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4.The Black Hole(1979)
5.8AdventureScience FictionActionAlso adventure and science fiction
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and…
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5.The Creator(2023)
7.0Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and…
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6.Babylon 5: The Gathering(1993)
6.5Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will…
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7.Flight of the Navigator(1986)
7.0FamilyScience FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and…
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8.2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)
8.0Science FictionMysteryAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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9.Babylon 5: The River of Souls(1998)
6.4ActionScience FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
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10.Star Trek Beyond(2016)
6.8ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso adventure and science fiction
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
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11.Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)
7.3ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso adventure and science fiction
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a…
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12.I Am Mother(2019)
6.7Science FictionThrillerAlso science fiction
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
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14.Star Trek(2009)
7.4Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing…
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15.Project Hail Mary(2026)
8.6Science FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox…
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16.Mission to Mars(2000)
6.0Science FictionAdventureMysteryAlso science fiction and adventure
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
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17.Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)
7.9ActionScience FictionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
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18.Star Trek: Insurrection(1998)
6.5Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and adventure
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
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