Movies Like Alive in Joburg

If you liked Alive in Joburg (2005), a science fiction movie directed by Neill Blomkamp, 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
The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
2
Books of Blood (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
3
Videodrome (1983)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential…
4
Proximity (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.
5
Blood and Snow (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
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?
6
Critters Attack! (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
Mysterious alien Critters have crash-landed in a small college town, devouring every living thing they encounter. Drea and the kids she's babysitting must try desperately to save themselves from the ravenous, rolling…
7
Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of…
8
RoboCop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by…
9
Eraserhead (1977)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
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Soulm8te (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
After a ruthless tech giant acquires a small robotics company, a grieving engineer is tasked with testing their new AI companion. But when he attempts to reprogram her to be a truly sentient soulmate, she develops…
11
Death Machine (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind…
12
Daylight's End (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station…
13
Hardcore Henry (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's…
14
Dead Space: Downfall (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient religious relic - thought to be proof of the existence of God - is unearthed and brought aboard. When the unholy artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien…
15
Possessor (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped…
16
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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Dark Angel (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap…
18
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of…
19
Predator (1987)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
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Strange Days (1995)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled…