Movies Like Symbiosis

If you liked Symbiosis (2025), a science fiction and romance movie directed by Erik Thiesen, 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 romance and 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'.
2
Cosmos (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mystery
Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
3
Wifelike (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and mystery
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…
4
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and mystery
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.
5
Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and romance
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
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Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and romance
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
7
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
8
The X-Files (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and science fiction
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
9
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and mystery
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.
10
2:22 (2017)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mystery
Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that…
11
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…
12
Sphere (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…
13
Tomorrowland (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and science fiction
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic…
14
Oblivion (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and mystery
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly…
15
Dead Again (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and romance
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
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Allegiant (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
17
The Gorge (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also romance and science fiction
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
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The End of Oak Street (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they…
19
The Time Machine (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and romance
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
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The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and romance
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness…