Movies Like War of the Worlds

If you liked War of the Worlds (2026), a science fiction movie directed by Péter Lichter, 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
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
★ 8.2/10Also science fiction
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of…
2
Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Two 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…
3
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans…
4
Rakka (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.
5
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction
Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent war, for an eager pair of youngsters wanting a story about love and…
6
Attack on Titan (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
As viable water is depleted on Earth, a mission is sent to Saturn's moon Titan to retrieve sustainable H2O reserves from its alien inhabitants. But just as the humans acquire the precious resource, they are attacked by…
7
Bugonia (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
8
Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
9
They Live (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
A 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.
10
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (2017)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.
11
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
12
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
13
Ick (2025)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
14
Screamers (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one…
15
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
16
Psycho Goreman (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins…
17
Extinction (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
18
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
19
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When 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…
20
The 5th Wave (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
16-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.