Movies like K-PAX

K-PAX (2001) is a sci-fi movie directed by Iain Softley. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. The Fourth Kind (2009)
★ 6.4 · 1,984 votes · Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
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2. Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3 · 2,143 votes · Horror, Mystery
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Movies like Mirrors →
3. Arrival (2016)
★ 7.6 · 20,018 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Movies like Arrival →
4. Se7en (1995)
★ 8.4 · 23,980 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Movies like Se7en →
5. Zodiac (2007)
★ 7.5 · 12,005 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
Movies like Zodiac →
6. Gattaca (1997)
★ 7.6 · 7,209 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.
Movies like Gattaca →
7. Moon (2009)
★ 7.6 · 6,569 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
Movies like Moon →
8. Contact (1997)
★ 7.5 · 5,235 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Movies like Contact →
9. Pi (1998)
★ 7.1 · 2,614 votes · Mystery, Drama, Thriller
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Movies like Pi →
10. THX 1138 (1971)
★ 6.4 · 1,126 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
Movies like THX 1138 →
11. The Vast of Night (2019)
★ 6.6 · 1,258 votes · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
Movies like The Vast of Night →
12. Finch (2021)
★ 7.8 · 4,235 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Movies like Finch →
13. Mercy (2026)
★ 7.1 · 1,764 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Movies like Mercy →
14. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Movies like Remember →

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Movies like K-PAX

K-PAX (2001) is a sci-fi movie directed by Iain Softley. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. The Fourth Kind (2009)
★ 6.4 · 1,984 votes · Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
Movies like The Fourth Kind →
2. Mirrors (2008)
★ 6.3 · 2,143 votes · Horror, Mystery
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Movies like Mirrors →
3. Arrival (2016)
★ 7.6 · 20,018 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Movies like Arrival →
4. Se7en (1995)
★ 8.4 · 23,980 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Movies like Se7en →
5. Zodiac (2007)
★ 7.5 · 12,005 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
Movies like Zodiac →
6. Gattaca (1997)
★ 7.6 · 7,209 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.
Movies like Gattaca →
7. Moon (2009)
★ 7.6 · 6,569 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
Movies like Moon →
8. Contact (1997)
★ 7.5 · 5,235 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Movies like Contact →
9. Pi (1998)
★ 7.1 · 2,614 votes · Mystery, Drama, Thriller
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Movies like Pi →
10. THX 1138 (1971)
★ 6.4 · 1,126 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
Movies like THX 1138 →
11. The Vast of Night (2019)
★ 6.6 · 1,258 votes · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
Movies like The Vast of Night →
12. Finch (2021)
★ 7.8 · 4,235 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
Movies like Finch →
13. Mercy (2026)
★ 7.1 · 1,764 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.
Movies like Mercy →
14. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Movies like Remember →

1. The Fourth Kind (2009)

2. Mirrors (2008)

3. Arrival (2016)

4. Se7en (1995)

5. Zodiac (2007)

6. Gattaca (1997)

7. Moon (2009)

8. Contact (1997)

9. Pi (1998)

10. THX 1138 (1971)

11. The Vast of Night (2019)

12. Finch (2021)

13. Mercy (2026)

14. Remember (2015)

Related lists

1. The Fourth Kind (2009)

2. Mirrors (2008)

3. Arrival (2016)

4. Se7en (1995)

5. Zodiac (2007)

6. Gattaca (1997)

7. Moon (2009)

8. Contact (1997)

9. Pi (1998)

10. THX 1138 (1971)

11. The Vast of Night (2019)

12. Finch (2021)

13. Mercy (2026)

14. Remember (2015)

Related lists