Movies Like Das ist das Haus vom Nikolaus

If you liked Das ist das Haus vom Nikolaus (1992), a science fiction movie directed by Lutz Garmsen, 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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Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
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Superintelligence (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
When 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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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…
4
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When 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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Date with an Angel (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his…
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Ender's Game (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
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Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer…
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Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
A 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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Space/Time (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
After 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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Time Freak (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Stillman, 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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
14
Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…
15
The Thing from Another World (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When 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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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
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Blush (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction
When a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.
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Time Toys (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
A 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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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
The 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.