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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.

  1. 1Landscape with Invisible Hand

    Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)

    ★ 6/10

    Years 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…

  2. 2The Prophecy

    The Prophecy (1995)

    ★ 6.5/10

    The 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.

  3. 3Barbarella

    Barbarella (1968)

    ★ 6/10

    In 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.

  4. 4Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

    Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Two 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.

  5. 5Shelter

    Shelter (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A 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.

  6. 6The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

  7. 7Legion

    Legion (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10

    When 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…

  8. 8Blink Twice

    Blink Twice (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When 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…

  9. 9Cold Skin

    Cold Skin (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

  10. 10Dogma

    Dogma (1999)

    ★ 6.9/10

    An 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.

  11. 11A Life Less Ordinary

    A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Upon 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.

  12. 12Secret Admirer

    Secret Admirer (1985)

    ★ 6.7/10

    An 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.

  13. 13The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno (1974)

    ★ 7/10

    At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

  14. 14Shadow in the Cloud

    Shadow in the Cloud (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

  15. 15Occupation: Rainfall

    Occupation: Rainfall (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Two 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…

  16. 16Crawlers

    Crawlers (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10

    On 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.

  17. 17Three Christs

    Three Christs (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Dr. 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.

  18. 18Ick

    Ick (2025)

    ★ 6/10

    Science 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.

  19. 19Gracie

    Gracie (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

  20. 20One Mile: Chapter Two

    One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Former 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…

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