Movies Like The Purple Monster Strikes

If you liked The Purple Monster Strikes (1945), a action and science fiction movie directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon, 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
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also action and science fiction
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
2
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action and science fiction
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
3
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also action and science fiction
Ben, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
4
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action
The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer…
5
The War of the Worlds (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and action
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made…
6
Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
Ben and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
7
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…
8
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action
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…
9
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
10
Space/Time (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction and action
After a fatal test shuts down their project, a disgraced team of scientists enters the criminal underworld to rebuild a forbidden space-bending engine that could rescue humanity or annihilate it entirely.
11
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also action and 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…
12
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
13
Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also action and science fiction
A blast from Ben's past returns to do double the damage on Team Tennyson and planet Earth itself, forcing Ben to go interstellar to save the day. Based on the 2016 reboot.
14
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and action
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
15
Captain Marvel (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also action and science fiction
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new…
16
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
17
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers…
18
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also action and science fiction
Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens from another (third)space.
19
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devastated entire continents and turned the survivors into Robomen.
20
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also action and science fiction
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's…