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Movies Like Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

If you liked Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1988), a adventure and science fiction movie directed by Alex Proyas, 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.

  1. 1Chaos Walking

    Chaos Walking (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and adventure

    Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

  2. 2Stowaway

    Stowaway (2021)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

  3. 3Strawberry Mansion

    Strawberry Mansion (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and adventure

    In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote…

  4. 4Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

    Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also adventure and science fiction

    Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

  5. 5The Electric State

    The Electric State (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure and science fiction

    An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

  6. 6Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventure

    A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

  7. 7Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also adventure and science fiction

    The 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.

  8. 8Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

  9. 9Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark

    Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure and science fiction

    This instalment of Babylon 5 is in two parts: the first is about an entity that has possessed a worker. Colonel Lochley prevents a priest from performing an exorcism. The host is returned to Earth. The second has Galen…

  10. 10Cherry 2000

    Cherry 2000 (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure and science fiction

    When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his…

  11. 11When I'm Ready

    When I'm Ready (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction

    It's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see Rose's grandmother as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on…

  12. 12The Last Mimzy

    The Last Mimzy (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventure

    Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…

  13. 13The Water Man

    The Water Man (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure

    Hoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…

  14. 14F.R.E.D.I.

    F.R.E.D.I. (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and adventure

    An intelligent, lovable robot known as "F.R.E.D.I." is stolen from a secret research facility by the project's lead scientist. The robot is found by a 15 year old teenager, James. Soon the two begin to communicate and…

  15. 15The Adam Project

    The Adam Project (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure and 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.

  16. 16Frequencies

    Frequencies (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction

    The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

  17. 17Sahara

    Sahara (1983)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure

    Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara…

  18. 18Halo: Nightfall

    Halo: Nightfall (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and adventure

    Set between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team as they are caught in a horrific…

  19. 19The 5th Wave

    The 5th Wave (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and adventure

    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.

  20. 20Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10Also 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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