Movies Like The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
If you liked The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Jean Girault, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedyAdventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionIn the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
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Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionA young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionWhen 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…
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Oblivion (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionJack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly…
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Impostor (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also science fictionA 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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Dark Star (1974)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fictionA group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to…
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Man of Steel (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionA young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save…
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Rim of the World (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedyStranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and science fictionFor four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their…
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionSix incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with Ivan Ooze, the most sinister monster…
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also science fictionMajor Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionThrough a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also science fictionA rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also science fictionWhen once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they…
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The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionA parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionBen and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
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*batteries not included (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fictionIn a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionThe surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Absolutely Anything (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fictionEccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.