Movies Like The Advanced Guard

If you liked The Advanced Guard (1998), a science fiction and thriller movie directed by Peter Geiger, 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
Predator 2 (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
2
Alien Nation (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
3
They Live (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
4
Nope (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and thriller
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
5
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thriller
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
6
Crawlers (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.
7
Predators (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
8
Extinction (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
9
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
10
Dark Skies (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an…
11
Elevation (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all to…
12
Splinter (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and science fiction
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV…
13
The Return (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and science fiction
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters…
14
Wifelike (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and thriller
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…
15
Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
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Tau (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
17
The X-Files (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
18
Assimilate (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and science fiction
Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
19
Bugonia (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
20
The Signal (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.