Movies Like The Day of the Triffids

If you liked The Day of the Triffids (1963), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Steve Sekely, 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
War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also 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…
2
The Last House (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
A family suddenly sealed inside their home must work together to survive against dwindling resources and the ominous threat keeping them trapped.
3
John Carter (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
John 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…
4
Mysterious Island (1961)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to…
5
Mortal Engines (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom…
6
The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
7
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off…
8
Soylent Green (1973)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
9
Disclosure Day (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
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…
10
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they…
11
The End of Oak Street (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction
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…
12
Star Kid (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when the meteor falls into local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - the wise and strong robot from another galaxy. Spencer puts Cybersuit on and becomes a different…
13
Signs (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and horror
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
14
Village of the Damned (1960)
★ 7.2/10Also horror and science fiction
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to…
15
The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horror
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
16
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate…
17
The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
A 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.
18
Dune (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As…
19
Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Two 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.
20
Allegiant (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.