Movies Like The House in the Square

If you liked The House in the Square (1951), a romance and science fiction movie directed by Roy Ward Baker, 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 Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and science fiction
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…
2
Press Play (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and science fiction
Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape…
3
Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and science fiction
The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
4
Things to Come (1936)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and science fiction
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
5
When I'm Ready (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama
It's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see Rose's grandmother as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on…
6
Jonathan (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and science fiction
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
7
The Time Machine (1960)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and romance
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
8
Clara (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and drama
An astronomer becomes obsessed with searching the cosmos for signs of life beyond Earth which leads to a shocking discovery.
9
Upside Down (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and science fiction
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually…
10
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also drama and romance
When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
11
Starman (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and drama
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.
12
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and drama
Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown…
13
Bicentennial Man (1999)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romance
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance…
14
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and drama
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
15
A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and science fiction
Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any…
16
Marjorie Prime (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and science fiction
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
17
An Autumn Romance (2021)
★ 7/10Also romance and drama
When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who…
18
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romance
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
19
The Man from Earth (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and drama
A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and…
20
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and drama
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.