Movies Like Fantastic Planet
If you liked Fantastic Planet (1973), a animation and science fiction movie directed by René Laloux, 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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Planet of the Apes (1968)
★ 7.7/10Also science fictionAstronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
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The House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animationAcross different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
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Wizards (1977)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and science fictionAfter the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army, and sets out to brainwash and…
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I Lost My Body (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also animationA story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.
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Wendell & Wild (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animationTwo scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (2025)
★ 6/10Also science fictionPaul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological…
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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also science fictionIn Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
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Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and animationA folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed…
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionIn the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
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The 5th Wave (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and animationBatman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
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Ready Player One (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also science fictionWhen the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also science fictionA boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
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The Animatrix (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fictionStraight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of…
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The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
★ 7/10Also animationGotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The…
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Beowulf (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also animationA 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
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John Carter (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionJohn Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink…
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The Death of Superman (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and animationWhen a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop it. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity.
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionTwo 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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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animationExplorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as…