Movies Like Angel of the Island
If you liked Angel of the Island (1989), a movie directed by Richard Mailer, 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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Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
★ 6/10Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete…
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The Prophecy (1995)
★ 6.5/10The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. However, it is hidden inside of a Native American girl and only a former priest and a schoolteacher can stop him.
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Barbarella (1968)
★ 6/10In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
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Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
★ 6.4/10Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.
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Shelter (2026)
★ 7.7/10A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.
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The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
★ 6.7/10A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
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Legion (2010)
★ 5.9/10When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope for survival lies in a group of strangers trapped in an out-of-the-way, desert diner with the Archangel…
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Blink Twice (2024)
★ 6.7/10When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful…
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Cold Skin (2017)
★ 6.4/10A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
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Dogma (1999)
★ 6.9/10An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
★ 6.2/10Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
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Secret Admirer (1985)
★ 6.7/10An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.
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The Towering Inferno (1974)
★ 7/10At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
★ 5.8/10A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
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Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
★ 6.2/10Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that…
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Crawlers (2020)
★ 5.9/10On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.
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Three Christs (2017)
★ 6.7/10Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ.
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Ick (2025)
★ 6/10Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
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Gracie (2007)
★ 6.2/10A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…