Movies Like Missed Opportunities
If you liked Missed Opportunities (2019), a science fiction movie directed by Jacqueline Kern, 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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Superintelligence (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionWhen an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to…
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Arrival (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also science fictionTaking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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Space/Time (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also science fictionAfter a fatal test shuts down their project, a disgraced team of scientists enters the criminal underworld to rebuild a forbidden space-bending engine that could rescue humanity or annihilate it entirely.
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Men in Black 3 (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionAgents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the…
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Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also science fictionA young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
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Time Toys (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionA group of middle school kids stumble upon a chest full of incredible toys from the future. The discovery takes them on an adventure using their newfound toys to save their neighborhood and ultimately the world from a…
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Innerspace (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionTest pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia…
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The Time Shifters (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also science fictionTom Merrick gets caught up in a time-traveling conspiracy and must set the timeline right before it is irrevocably altered.
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Parallels (2015)
★ 6/10Also science fictionAn underground MMA fighter must confront his sister and his past in an adventure through parallel universes
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The 27th Day (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionFive individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on…
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Time Freak (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionStillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best…
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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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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionWhen an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionTwo siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionA group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
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Earth to Echo (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionAfter 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…
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Unidentified Flying Mater (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionMater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.
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When I'm Ready (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionIt's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see Rose's grandmother as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on…
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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
★ 8/10Also science fictionIn this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor…
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Upside Down (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionIn an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually…