Movies Like Alien Messiah
If you liked Alien Messiah (2019), a documentary and science fiction movie directed by J. Michael Long, here are 18 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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The Captains (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary and science fictionThe Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.
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Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and documentaryStan Romanek is the center of the world's most documented extraterrestrial contact story, and the multitude of evidence accumulated over the past decade has convinced thousands around the world that his story is true…
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Secrets of the Neanderthals (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and mysteryThis documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
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Unacknowledged (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also documentary and mysteryDr. Steven Greer presents brand new top-secret evidence supporting extraterrestrial contact, including witness testimony, classified documents, and UFO footage, while also exploring the consequences of ruthlessly…
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The Matrix Recalibrated (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and science fictionThe making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us how they were affected by the deaths of Gloria Foster and Aaliyah…
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Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and science fictionBlack holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team…
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Atlantis Rising (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary and mysteryJames Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
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Chaos on the Bridge (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and science fictionCanadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played…
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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and science fictionRoddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…
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Misha and the Wolves (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and mysteryA woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
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Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and mysteryThis remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and documentaryA comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.
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The Imposter (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and mysteryIn 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture…
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The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary and mysteryDarwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which…
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Lost on Everest (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also documentary and mysteryReaching 29,029 feet, Mount Everest has long captivated mountaineers of all stripes. But a peak that draws athletes and mountaineers to new heights isn’t without danger — or a dark side. Perhaps the peak’s greatest…
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Transcendent Man (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary and science fictionThe compelling feature-length documentary film, by director Barry Ptolemy, chronicles the life and controversial ideas of luminary Ray Kurzweil. For more than three decades, inventor, futures, and New York Times…
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Derren Brown: Sacrifice (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and mysteryIllusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.
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Derren Brown: Miracle (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and mysteryIllusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.