Movies Like Battle of LA
If you liked Battle of LA (2025), a science fiction movie directed by Patrick Pizzolorusso, 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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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
★ 7.2/10Also science fictionThe residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
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Species (1995)
★ 6/10Also science fictionIn 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but…
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Body Snatchers (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionWhen Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage…
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Paul (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionFor the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection…
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Predator 2 (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionA police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
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Nope (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionResidents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
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Event Horizon (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionIn 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something…
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Darkman (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionDr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental…
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Cosmos (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fictionThree 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.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
★ 7.5/10Also science fictionAn alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie…
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionThomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions…
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Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fictionThe two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
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Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionThe ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in…
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Village of the Damned (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also science fictionAn American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to…
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Elevation (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionPost-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all 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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They Live (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also science fictionA lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
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Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionTwo years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that…
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Rim of the World (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fictionStranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.
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The Faculty (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also science fictionWhen creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.