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Movies Like Urban Genome: A Paleoanthropological mapping of homo-urbanicus

If you liked Urban Genome: A Paleoanthropological mapping of homo-urbanicus, a fantasy and science fiction movie directed by Canuto, 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. 1Strawberry Mansion

    Strawberry Mansion (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and science fiction

    In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote…

  2. 2Zygote

    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.

  3. 3Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

    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. 4A Witches' Ball

    A Witches' Ball (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and science fiction

    Every year the Witching World gathers to celebrate the newly inducted witches into their world. Beatrix (12) is eager to become part of this world, but when her pending magical status is jeopardized she needs the help…

  5. 5The Primevals

    The Primevals (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and fantasy

    Deep in the Himalayas, a group of sherpas kills a gigantic humanoid creature. Convinced that it is the legendary Yeti, Dr. Claire Collier organizes an expedition with her former student Matt Connor and hunter Rondo…

  6. 6Books of Blood

    Books of Blood (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.

  7. 7Code 8 Part II

    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.

  8. 8Relax, I'm from the Future

    Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the…

  9. 9Containment

    Containment (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

  10. 10Date with an Angel

    Date with an Angel (1987)

    ★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and 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…

  11. 11Vesper

    Vesper (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and fantasy

    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…

  12. 12Dark Light

    Dark Light (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    A woman returns to her family home and discovers it to be inhabited by monsters.

  13. 132073

    2073 (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction

    Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…

  14. 14Timescape

    Timescape (1992)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction

    Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the…

  15. 15Monster Hunters

    Monster Hunters (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a…

  16. 16The Return

    The Return (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction

    After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.

  17. 17Alien: Alone

    Alien: Alone (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    An abandoned crew member aboard a derelict chemical hauler is trying to keep her ship and herself alive. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life.

  18. 18Real Men

    Real Men (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

  19. 19Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

  20. 20Chaos Walking

    Chaos Walking (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and science fiction

    Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

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