Movies Like Tobor the Great

If you liked Tobor the Great (1954), a science fiction movie directed by Lee Sholem, 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 Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
2
The Black Hole (1979)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship…
3
2010 (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known…
4
Project Hail Mary (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also science fiction
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the…
5
Passengers (2016)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
6
Pandorum (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their…
7
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been…
8
Spaceman (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.
9
Alien: Covenant (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
10
Solaris (2002)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
11
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
12
The Thing (1982)
★ 8.1/10Also science fiction
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
13
The Creator (2023)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
14
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as…
15
Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
16
Europa Report (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
17
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists…
18
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also 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…
19
Sphere (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate…
20
Osiris (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
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.