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Movies Like The Dark Side of the Moon

If you liked The Dark Side of the Moon (1990), a horror and action movie directed by D.J. Webster, 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. 1Alien: Covenant

    Alien: Covenant (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

  2. 2Prometheus

    Prometheus (2012)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horror

    A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

  3. 3Pandorum

    Pandorum (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and horror

    Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their…

  4. 4Death Machine

    Death Machine (1995)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and horror

    Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind…

  5. 5Lifeforce

    Lifeforce (1985)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

  6. 6Serenity

    Serenity (2005)

    ★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and action

    A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew…

  7. 7Pitch Black

    Pitch Black (2000)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and science fiction

    When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the…

  8. 8Osiris

    Osiris (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and action

    Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.

  9. 9Screamers

    Screamers (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror and 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…

  10. 10Event Horizon

    Event Horizon (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror and science fiction

    In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something…

  11. 11The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller

    Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

  12. 12Monsters of Man

    Monsters of Man (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action

    A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…

  13. 13Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

  14. 14Alien

    Alien (1979)

    ★ 8.2/10Also horror and science fiction

    During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a…

  15. 15Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

    Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and action

    After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…

  16. 16Aliens

    Aliens (1986)

    ★ 8/10Also action and thriller

    Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she…

  17. 17Deadly Friend

    Deadly Friend (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction

    When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.

  18. 18Companion

    Companion (2025)

    ★ 7/10Also horror and science fiction

    During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover…

  19. 19Chappie

    Chappie (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and science fiction

    Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he…

  20. 20Sphere

    Sphere (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…

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