Movies Like Battlefield Earth

If you liked Battlefield Earth (2000), a science fiction and action movie directed by Roger Christian, 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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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and adventure
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
2
The Time Machine (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventure
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
3
Mortal Engines (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and science fiction
Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom…
4
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and science fiction
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
5
Oblivion (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also action and science fiction
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly…
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War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and science fiction
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…
7
Allegiant (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fiction
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and science fiction
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
9
Impostor (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.
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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…
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and adventure
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
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The War of the Worlds (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and action
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made…
13
Man of Steel (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save…
14
Planet of the Apes (1968)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and adventure
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
15
The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
16
The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7/10Also adventure and science fiction
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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John Carter (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink…
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also action and science fiction
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back…
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Stargate: Continuum (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action and adventure
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
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Divergent (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventure
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find…