Movies like The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars (2026) is a sci-fi movie directed by Ridley Scott. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 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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2. Signs (2002)
★ 6.7 · 6,602 votes · Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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3. Fight Club (1999)
★ 8.4 · 33,029 votes · Drama, Thriller
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
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4. The Hunger Games (2012)
★ 7.2 · 23,847 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
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5. Blade Runner (1982)
★ 7.9 · 15,511 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
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6. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6 · 9,467 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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7. The Grey (2012)
★ 6.6 · 4,277 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
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8. 127 Hours (2010)
★ 7.1 · 8,344 votes · Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
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9. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7 · 11,294 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
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10. Greenland (2020)
★ 7.1 · 5,582 votes · Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.
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11. Lord of the Flies (1990)
★ 6.4 · 675 votes · Adventure, Drama, Thriller
When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.
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12. 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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13. The Island (2005)
★ 6.7 · 6,115 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
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14. The Book of Eli (2010)
★ 6.8 · 6,947 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
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15. Children of Men (2006)
★ 7.6 · 8,194 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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16. The Running Man (2025)
★ 6.7 · 2,052 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
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