Movies Like The Lathe of Heaven
If you liked The Lathe of Heaven (1980), a science fiction and fantasy movie directed by Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton, 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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Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and science fictionThe newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the man he has become. All the while, they reunite with the Paternoster Gang to investigate a series of combustions that…
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and dramaThe history and adventures of the Battlestar Pegasus, from shortly before the Cylon invasion to shortly after Lee Adama is made commander. The story is told through the eyes of and largely focuses on one particular…
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and dramaThomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions…
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and science fictionThe Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel…
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and dramaThe 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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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and tv movieWhen disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
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Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movieBen, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
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Stormageddon (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerWhat 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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Rage of Stars (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thrillerA story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and science fictionBen and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
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Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and dramaAfter the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
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Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and science fictionOrbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family…
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also drama and science fictionDespite 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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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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Next (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and thrillerLas Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical…
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movieA meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and dramaIn this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor…
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thrillerMulder 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.
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The Terminator (1984)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller and science fictionIn the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st…
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Dreamscape (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and science fictionIn order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.