Movies Like Soft Matter

If you liked Soft Matter (2018), a science fiction and comedy movie directed by Jim Hickcox, 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
Island of Terror (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
When a small island community becomes overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters that liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures, the community struggles to fight back.
2
Evolution (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and science fiction
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and…
3
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
4
Invaders from Mars (1953)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and horror
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
5
Regular Show: The Movie (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
After a high school lab experiment goes horribly wrong, Mordecai and Rigby must go back in time to battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.
6
Igor (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and horror
A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
7
Project: ALF (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and science fiction
Six years ago, the lovable intergalactic fugitive Gordon Shumway, best known as ALF, was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now, he is being studied at a top-secret…
8
Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and horror
Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the…
9
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and horror
Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!
10
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horror
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
11
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the…
12
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and horror
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
13
Living Among Us (2018)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Vampires have just made themselves public! Now a group of documentarians have been granted access to spend some time with them and learn how they live and coexist with humans. But as reality sets in, the crew realize…
14
Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
15
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and science fiction
A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.
16
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
17
Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…
18
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
19
Home (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fiction
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful…
20
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horror
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.