Movies Like When They Arrived
If you liked When They Arrived (2026), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Zane Green, 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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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and thrillerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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Space/Time (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction and thrillerAfter 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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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horrorAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and thrillerA family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
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The Medusa Touch (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and thrillerA French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horrorTwo middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
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Futureworld (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thrillerTwo years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck…
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and thrillerA meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
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The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionA crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
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The Shed (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and thrillerThe story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…
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The Man from Planet X (1951)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction and thrillerWhile watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
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The Arrival (1996)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thrillerZane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the…
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Dead of Night (1977)
★ 6/10Also horror and thrillerThis anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she…
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Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and thrillerA mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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Invaders from Mars (1953)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and horrorA boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and thrillerWhen 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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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fictionWhen scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thrillerA surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.