Movies Like Mermaids: The Body Found

If you liked Mermaids: The Body Found (2011), a science fiction movie directed by Sid Bennett, 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
Phoenix Forgotten (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful…
2
Europa Report (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
3
Project Almanac (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
4
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans…
5
The Bay (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
6
S1m0ne (2002)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the…
7
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
8
Sound of My Voice (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.
9
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
10
The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
11
The Fourth Kind (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on…
12
Sea Fever (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.
13
Backrooms (2026)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
14
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow he and his brothers back to their home all hell breaks lose.
15
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
16
Godzilla (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient…
17
Cloverfield (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their…
18
Alien Abduction (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this pulse-pounding thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
19
Earth to Echo (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going…
20
Cloud Atlas (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the…