Movies Like The King of Black Goo

If you liked The King of Black Goo (2026), a science fiction and drama movie directed by Andrew Zappin, 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
Infestation (2009)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and horror
After being stung by a giant insect, Cooper learns that these bugs are attacking the whole city. He joins forces with the survivors, in order to find a way to counter-attack.
2
Jonathan (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and science fiction
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
3
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and drama
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…
4
2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and drama
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…
5
Children of the Damned (1964)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horror
Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.
6
Cold Souls (2009)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He…
7
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and horror
Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the…
8
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
9
Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and 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.
10
Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and horror
Brandon prepares to give his last stand-up comedy show. As his stories and jokes pass, the public begins to cheer up. But at that precise moment Brandon will realize that these stories have a strong relationship with…
11
Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and 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…
12
Black Box (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.
13
The Congress (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and science fiction
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
14
Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horror
Four friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
15
Retroactive (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and drama
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
16
Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy
Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete…
17
Slash/Back (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and horror
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
18
The Zero Theorem (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and science fiction
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
19
The Surrender (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
20
Excision (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror
Pauline, a disturbed, outcast teenager, has a fascination with surgery and experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies, all while aspiring to a career in medicine.