Movies like Sunshine
Sunshine (2007) is a sci-fi movie directed by Danny Boyle. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,973 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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2. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
★ 6.8 · 11,222 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
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3. Project Hail Mary (2026)
★ 8.6 · 8,304 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
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4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8.0 · 13,041 votes · Sci-Fi, Mystery, Adventure
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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5. The Quiet Earth (1985)
★ 6.7 · 666 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
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6. Minority Report (2002)
★ 7.4 · 10,015 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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7. Spaceballs (1987)
★ 6.9 · 3,585 votes · Comedy, Sci-Fi
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
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8. Gattaca (1997)
★ 7.6 · 7,210 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
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9. Star Trek (2009)
★ 7.4 · 10,786 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.
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10. Men in Black II (2002)
★ 6.4 · 10,976 votes · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.
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11. Mickey 17 (2025)
★ 6.8 · 4,077 votes · Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
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12. The Fifth Element (1997)
★ 7.6 · 12,247 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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13. Sicario (2015)
★ 7.4 · 9,970 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
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14. I Am Legend (2007)
★ 7.2 · 17,433 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
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15. The Terminator (1984)
★ 7.7 · 15,278 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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16. Event Horizon (1997)
★ 6.6 · 3,521 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
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17. Bugonia (2025)
★ 7.3 · 2,506 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy
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.
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18. Long Distance (2024)
★ 6.6 · 305 votes · Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
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19. Pandorum (2009)
★ 6.6 · 2,787 votes · Action, Horror, Mystery
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.
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