Movies Like Visitors of the Unknown

If you liked Visitors of the Unknown (2026), a science fiction and thriller movie directed by Evan Moren, 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
Stowaway (2021)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
2
2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fiction
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…
3
The Astronaut (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening…
4
Impostor (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
5
Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
6
A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and family
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
7
The End of Oak Street (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
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…
8
I Am Number Four (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and science fiction
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly…
9
Replicas (2018)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller
A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.
10
Signs (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fiction
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
11
The Invasion (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a…
12
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fiction
Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.
13
War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and science fiction
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…
14
I Am Mother (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and thriller
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
15
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and thriller
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent…
16
Disclosure Day (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove…
17
Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and science fiction
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…
18
Automata (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and science fiction
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
19
Geostorm (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now…
20
Stormageddon (2015)
★ 6/10Also thriller and science fiction
What happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, run by the most powerful computers, to follow, listen and predict human behavior? The program learns, becomes sentient and begins to behave like a human…