Movies Like Alive in Joburg

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

District 9

2009·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Neill Blomkamp

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2017·4m·★ 6.5·Neill Blomkamp

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God: City

2018·4m·★ 6.0·Neill Blomkamp

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Europa Report

2013·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Sebastián Cordero

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Leonard Nimoy

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Galaxy Quest

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Dean Parisot

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984·1h 45m·★ 6.7·Leonard Nimoy

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War of the Worlds

2005·1h 57m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

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Star Trek: Generations

1994·1h 58m·★ 6.6·David Carson

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Mars Attacks!

1996·1h 46m·★ 6.4·Tim Burton

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Impostor

2001·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Gary Fleder

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This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

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AVP: Alien vs. Predator

2004·1h 41m·★ 5.7·Paul W. S. Anderson

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989·1h 46m·★ 5.5·William Shatner

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The People

1972·1h 14m·★ 5.8·John Korty

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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

2007·1h 34m·★ 4.6·Colin Strause

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Drone Wars

2016·1h 19m·★ 2.9·Jack Perez

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The Prototype

2022·1h 35m·★ 2.3·Marcelo Grion

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