Movies Like Conquering the Skies

If you liked Conquering the Skies (1901), a science fiction movie directed by Ferdinand Zecca, 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
Peter's To-Do List (2019)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
On the eve of his departure to Europe, Peter Parker tells Ned Leeds that he has several things to do before they leave.
2
Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
Ghost Recon: Alpha sees a team led by Ghost Leader infiltrate a trade at a Russian depot between a general and a mysterious other figure.
3
Survive (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
A couple celebrates their son’s birthday in the middle of the ocean on their boat. A violent storm hits and it brings up hungry creatures from the depths and they fight for their survival.
4
Slash/Back (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
5
Alien: Specimen (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.
6
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
7
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.
8
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
9
Matriculated (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
10
Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
11
Spring (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.
12
Wanderers (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
This short film visualizes potential human exploration of the Solar System through a sequence of digitally reconstructed environments based on real astronomical data and spacecraft imagery. Depicting locations such as…
13
The Last Battle (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The…
14
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
15
No Time for Nuts (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
16
Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…
17
Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
18
The Kovak Box (2006)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?
19
Groot Takes a Bath (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction
Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.
20
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, one side of his face scarred by acid, goes on a crime spree based on the number '2'. All of his actions are decided by the flip of a defaced, two-headed silver dollar.