Movies Like The Onion's Future News From The Year 2137
If you liked The Onion's Future News From The Year 2137 (2010), a science fiction and comedy movie directed by Will Graham and Jon Watts, 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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Sleeper (1973)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fictionMiles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
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Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionA young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionWhen an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as…
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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionLuke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy an Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls who think of him as a celebrity. Meanwhile, Darth Vader engages a rivalry with Darth Maul, in…
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fictionZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fictionWith the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Mouse Cleaning (1948)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyMammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.
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Our Man Flint (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and science fictionWhen scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fictionThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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The Man in the White Suit (1951)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fictionThe unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the…
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Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and comedyPhineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
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Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also science fictionA blast from Ben's past returns to do double the damage on Team Tennyson and planet Earth itself, forcing Ben to go interstellar to save the day. Based on the 2016 reboot.
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Flash Gordon (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionA football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
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Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and science fictionWhat was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionThe world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
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LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and science fictionA young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.
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Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyWith the help of an ancient Kryptonian power, Lex Luthor unites the world’s Super-Villains to capture all of Earth's Super Heroes, until…only the DC Super Hero Girls are left to stop the Legion of Doom. Our heroes must…
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LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionThe Mandalorian and Grogu join their misfit allies for an epic party, celebrating their heroism. As friends regale the crowd with tales of their adventures, a pirate threat looms.