Movies Like The Crawling Brain

If you liked The Crawling Brain (2016), a science fiction and horror movie directed by Ron Ford, 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
Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also horror and science fiction
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
2
Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…
3
Blood and Snow (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horror
When researchers rescue a fellow scientist who survived a meteorite strike in the Arctic, they discover she may not be who they think she is. Is she some-how changed?
4
Margaux (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a…
5
Year 10 (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
After the fall of civilization, the few survivors have been driven to cannibalism. A young man must confront a violent tribe that has murdered his father and stolen the medicine that keeps his girlfriend alive.
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The Return (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and science fiction
After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
7
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in…
8
Alien: Alone (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horror
An abandoned crew member aboard a derelict chemical hauler is trying to keep her ship and herself alive. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life.
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Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
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Slash/Back (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and horror
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
11
The Signal (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and science fiction
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
12
Prodigy (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he…
13
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and science fiction
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
14
Osiris (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and horror
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.
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Monster Hunters (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and horror
When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a…
16
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction
A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A 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…
18
Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Henry 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…
19
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not…
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The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fiction
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.