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Movies Like Drone Wars

If you liked Drone Wars (2016), a action and science fiction movie directed by Jack Perez, 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. 1Predator 2

    Predator 2 (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action

    A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.

  2. 2Occupation: Rainfall

    Occupation: Rainfall (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and action

    Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies, uncover a plot that…

  3. 3Alien Nation

    Alien Nation (1988)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.

  4. 4Monsters of Man

    Monsters of Man (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action

    A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…

  5. 5They Live

    They Live (1988)

    ★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and action

    A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

  6. 6Outside the Wire

    Outside the Wire (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and action

    In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.

  7. 7Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction

    All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as…

  8. 8Blade Runner

    Blade Runner (1982)

    ★ 7.9/10Also science fiction and thriller

    In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their…

  9. 9Outlander

    Outlander (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action

    During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.

  10. 10Predators

    Predators (2010)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action

    A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.

  11. 11Extinction

    Extinction (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction

    A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.

  12. 12Spectral

    Spectral (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

  13. 13War Machine

    War Machine (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and science fiction

    On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

  14. 14Slash/Back

    Slash/Back (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action

    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.

  15. 15Containment

    Containment (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and science fiction

    Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

  16. 16Osiris

    Osiris (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and action

    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.

  17. 17Nope

    Nope (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and thriller

    Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

  18. 18Upgrade

    Upgrade (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and thriller

    A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now…

  19. 19Elevation

    Elevation (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction

    Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all to…

  20. 20The Terminator

    The Terminator (1984)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action and thriller

    In 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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