Movies Like One Small Step

If you liked One Small Step (2021), a science fiction movie directed by Zachary Purcell, 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
57 Seconds (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
When a tech blogger lands an interview with a tech guru and stops an attack on him, he finds a mysterious ring that takes him back 57 seconds into the past.
2
Aporia (2023)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist reveals a secret time-bending machine, Sophie will be faced with an…
3
Frequency (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise…
4
The Time Shifters (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
Tom Merrick gets caught up in a time-traveling conspiracy and must set the timeline right before it is irrevocably altered.
5
Time Travel Mater (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
When a clock lands on Mater's engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing…
6
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…
7
Happy Accidents (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment…
8
Omni Loop (2024)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest and stuck in a loop reliving the last five days of her life, a 55-year-old wife and mother from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and…
9
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years…
10
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
In an underground city in a dystopian future, the protagonist, whose name is "THX 1138 4EB", is shown running through passageways and enclosed spaces. It is soon discovered that THX is escaping his community. The…
11
Extracted (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Thomas Jacobs invents a way to watch people's memories from the inside. Going against his morals, he accepts an offer to enter a heroin addict's memories to literally see if he committed a crime. However,a malfunction…
12
Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…
13
Boss Level (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.
14
Code 8 (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves…
15
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
★ 8.1/10Also science fiction
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and…
16
The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also 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…
17
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.
18
Time Lapse (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
19
Don't Let Go (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work together to try and stop the crime before it occurs.
20
Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.