Movies like The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is a sci-fi movie directed by Robert Wise. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
★ 7.4 · 4,880 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind →
2. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
★ 7.0 · 992 votes · Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
Movies like Flight of the Navigator →
3. The Abyss (1989)
★ 7.4 · 3,631 votes · Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Movies like The Abyss →
4. Nope (2022)
★ 6.8 · 5,254 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
Movies like Nope →
5. 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 →
6. 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.
Movies like Independence Day →
7. 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 →
8. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5 · 1,418 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
Movies like Star Trek: Insurrection →
9. I Am Mother (2019)
★ 6.7 · 2,968 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
Movies like I Am Mother →
10. Moon (2009)
★ 7.6 · 6,570 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 →
11. Another Earth (2011)
★ 6.7 · 1,888 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi
On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.
Movies like Another Earth →
12. Silent Running (1972)
★ 6.4 · 674 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
Movies like Silent Running →
13. Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5 · 614 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
Movies like Light of My Life →

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Movies like The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is a sci-fi movie directed by Robert Wise. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
★ 7.4 · 4,880 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind →
2. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
★ 7.0 · 992 votes · Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
Movies like Flight of the Navigator →
3. The Abyss (1989)
★ 7.4 · 3,631 votes · Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Movies like The Abyss →
4. Nope (2022)
★ 6.8 · 5,254 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
Movies like Nope →
5. 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 →
6. 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.
Movies like Independence Day →
7. 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 →
8. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5 · 1,418 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.
Movies like Star Trek: Insurrection →
9. I Am Mother (2019)
★ 6.7 · 2,968 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
Movies like I Am Mother →
10. Moon (2009)
★ 7.6 · 6,570 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 →
11. Another Earth (2011)
★ 6.7 · 1,888 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi
On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.
Movies like Another Earth →
12. Silent Running (1972)
★ 6.4 · 674 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
Movies like Silent Running →
13. Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5 · 614 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
Movies like Light of My Life →

1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

2. Flight of the Navigator (1986)

3. The Abyss (1989)

4. Nope (2022)

5. Arrival (2016)

6. Independence Day (1996)

7. Finch (2021)

8. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

9. I Am Mother (2019)

10. Moon (2009)

11. Another Earth (2011)

12. Silent Running (1972)

13. Light of My Life (2019)

Related lists

1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

2. Flight of the Navigator (1986)

3. The Abyss (1989)

4. Nope (2022)

5. Arrival (2016)

6. Independence Day (1996)

7. Finch (2021)

8. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

9. I Am Mother (2019)

10. Moon (2009)

11. Another Earth (2011)

12. Silent Running (1972)

13. Light of My Life (2019)

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