Movies Like The Stratum

If you liked The Stratum (2023), a science fiction and action movie directed by Crash Buist, 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
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action
Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.
2
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
3
The Machine (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly provides an answer in The Machine, a super-strong human cyborg. When a…
4
Rage of Stars (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction
A story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.
5
ARQ (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
6
Terminator Salvation (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as…
7
Elysium (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line…
8
Land of the Dead (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
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The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
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The Terminator (1984)
★ 7.7/10Also action and thriller
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st…
11
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
★ 8.2/10Also action and thriller
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from…
12
Wifelike (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and thriller
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…
13
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thriller
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels…
15
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered…
16
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and action
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled…
17
The Running Man (1987)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which…
18
Fortress (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside…
19
Demolition Man (1993)
★ 6.8/10Also action and science fiction
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak…
20
Monsters of Man (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…