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Movies Like Under the Skin

If you liked Under the Skin (2014), a thriller and science fiction movie directed by Jonathan Glazer, 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. 1The Man Who Fell to Earth

    The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and drama

    Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions…

  2. 2Predator 2

    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.

  3. 3Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  4. 4Deliverance

    Deliverance (1972)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller

    Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

  5. 5Hollow Man

    Hollow Man (2000)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller

    Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…

  6. 6Layer Cake

    Layer Cake (2004)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller

    When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

  7. 7The Mandela Effect

    The Mandela Effect (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thriller

    A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to…

  8. 8The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    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.

  9. 9Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs (1971)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama

    David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy…

  10. 10Spectral

    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.

  11. 11Franklyn

    Franklyn (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four souls, whose lives are intertwined by fate, romance and tragedy. As…

  12. 12White Bird in a Blizzard

    White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

  13. 13Victor Frankenstein

    Victor Frankenstein (2015)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and science fiction

    While searching for animal body parts at a London circus, radical scientist Victor Frankenstein meets gifted surgeon Igor Strausman. Not only does the brilliant doctor offer Strausman his friendship, but also a chance…

  14. 14SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  15. 15Vesper

    Vesper (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and drama

    After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…

  16. 16Prodigy

    Prodigy (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and science fiction

    Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he…

  17. 17Spaceman

    Spaceman (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and drama

    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.

  18. 18Chopper

    Chopper (2000)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

  19. 19Upgrade

    Upgrade (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller and science fiction

    A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now…

  20. 20Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

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