Movies Like War of the Worlds: Annihilation

If you liked War of the Worlds: Annihilation (2021), a science fiction and action movie directed by Maximilian Elfeldt, 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
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…
2
Extinction (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
3
Attack on Titan (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and action
As viable water is depleted on Earth, a mission is sent to Saturn's moon Titan to retrieve sustainable H2O reserves from its alien inhabitants. But just as the humans acquire the precious resource, they are attacked by…
4
Osiris (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and action
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.
5
Monster Hunters (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and action
When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a…
6
Soldier (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts…
7
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and action
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
8
Outlander (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and action
During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
9
Ick (2025)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and action
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
10
Crawlers (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movie
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.
11
4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movie
A small team of scientists must race against time to stop what seems to be a cascade of global disasters signaling the possible apocalypse and end of days.
12
Predators (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
13
War Machine (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action and science fiction
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
14
Predator 2 (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action
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.
15
They Live (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and action
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.
16
Riddick (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and action
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the…
17
Primitive War (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also action and science fiction
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric…
18
Megaboa (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fiction
On a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
19
Roswell (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and tv movie
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of…
20
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also action and science fiction
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can…