Movies Like Rulers of Darkness
If you liked Rulers of Darkness (2013), a science fiction and thriller movie directed by Dale Windle, 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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2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fictionInspired 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…
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Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerWhen an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAn adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…
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Stormageddon (2015)
★ 6/10Also thriller and science fictionWhat 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…
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionAfter a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
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Deep Water (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerA group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionTwo 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.
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The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerAfter an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar…
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The Car (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerThe Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…
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Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and science fictionHenry 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…
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The House on Carroll Street (1988)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…
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Disclosure Day (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and thrillerA 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…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also 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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The Possessed (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the…
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I Am Mother (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and thrillerA 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.
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Earth to Echo (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionAfter a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going…
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Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerA young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also science fictionThe 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!