Movies like Prometheus
Prometheus (2012) 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. Aliens (1986)
★ 8.0 · 11,279 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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2. No One Will Save You (2023)
★ 6.7 · 1,629 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
A lonely woman battles extraterrestrials who threaten her future while forcing her to face her past.
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3. Iron Lung (2026)
★ 6.8 · 454 votes · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".
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4. A Quiet Place (2018)
★ 7.4 · 15,827 votes · Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
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5. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
★ 6.7 · 8,888 votes · Horror, Mystery, Comedy
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
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6. The Thing (1982)
★ 8.1 · 8,348 votes · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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7. 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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8. Star Wars (1977)
★ 8.2 · 23,010 votes · Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
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9. Passengers (2016)
★ 7.0 · 14,596 votes · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
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10. Dune (2021)
★ 7.8 · 15,716 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
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11. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
★ 7.6 · 23,586 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
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12. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
★ 7.3 · 9,925 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
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13. Independence Day (1996)
★ 6.9 · 10,811 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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14. War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6 · 9,626 votes · Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
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15. Predator (1987)
★ 7.6 · 9,588 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
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16. 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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17. Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4 · 861 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
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18. The Return (2020)
★ 6.7 · 324 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
After the death of his father, a brilliant college student returns to his family home where he learns that the horrors from his childhood aren't as dead and gone as he once thought.
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