Movies Like Doctor Who

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

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966·1h 21m·★ 5.9·Gordon Flemyng

Themes: tardis, based on tv series, time travelFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Star Trek

2009·2h 7m·★ 7.9·J.J. Abrams

Themes: based on tv series, space, time travelFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

1999·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Michael Vejar

Themes: based on tv series, spaceFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Babylon 5: The Road Home

2023·1h 20m·★ 6.6·Matt Peters

Themes: based on tv series, spaceFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Space/Time

2025·1h 30m·★ 4.9·Michael O'Halloran

Themes: time, spaceFans also liked

Mr. Nobody

2009·2h 21m·★ 7.7·Jaco Van Dormael

Themes: time, time travelFans also liked

Kingdom of Heaven

2005·2h 24m·★ 7.3·Ridley Scott

Themes: dubious, melodramatic

Megaboa

2021·1h 40m·★ 2.7·Mario N. Bonassin

Fans also likedStarring Eric RobertsScience Fiction & TV Movie

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Forbidden Planet

1956·1h 38m·★ 7.5·Fred M. Wilcox

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Galaxy Quest

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Dean Parisot

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

The Astronaut Farmer

2007·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Michael Polish

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Planet of the Apes

2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Lucy

2014·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Luc Besson

Themes: melodramatic, time travel

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991·2h 17m·★ 8.6·James Cameron

TMDB recommends

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013·31m·★ 8.5·Peter Davison

Both star Sylvester McCoy & Paul McGann

The Terminator

1984·1h 48m·★ 8.1·James Cameron

TMDB recommends

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

2014·57m·★ 8.1·Paul Wilmshurst

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How Good Is Doctor Who?

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