Movies Like Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
If you liked Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993), a science fiction and adventure movie directed by Stuart McDonald, 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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Stargate: Continuum (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and science fictionBa'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
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Doctor Who (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and adventureThe Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.
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12:01 (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and tv movieOffice employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including…
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and adventureLondo 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…
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and adventureThe Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
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The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7/10Also adventure and science fictionAfter accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and tv movieJamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children. But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, aren’t actually ghosts. They’ve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing they’re…
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Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
★ 7/10Also adventure and science fictionSG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to…
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Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and tv movieBen Tennyson falls through a wormhole and encounters Rex. The two heroes must unite against a foe that can absorb their powers.
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The Flash (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventureWhen his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that…
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and tv movieDespite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movieMillions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim's stop-motion animated, cheap gag…
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and adventureWhen their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventureThrough a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
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Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fictionSince a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
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Justice League (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fictionFuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and science fictionThe 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.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and science fictionThe ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
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The Lost World (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and science fictionThis Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his…
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Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and tv movieJack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.