Movies Like Endangered Species

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

The Return

1980·1h 26m·★ 3.7·Greydon Clark

Themes: cattle mutilation, sheriffFans also likedMystery & Thriller & Science Fiction

The Parallax View

1974·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Alan J. Pakula

Themes: reporter, conspiracyFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: journalist, militaryTMDB recommends

Man-Made Monster

1941·1h·★ 6.1·George Waggner

Themes: reporter, scientistFans also liked

Arrival

2016·1h 56m·★ 7.9·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: scientist, militaryDrama & Science Fiction & Mystery

Kalifornia

1993·1h 58m·★ 6.7·Dominic Sena

Themes: journalist, kidnappingFans also liked

Choose Me

1984·1h 46m·★ 6.7·Alan Rudolph

Both star Gailard Sartain & John ConsidineDir. Alan Rudolph

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026·2h 13m·★ 6.2·Lee Cronin

Themes: journalist, investigation

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

28 Days Later

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Danny Boyle

TMDB recommendsThriller & Science Fiction

Natural Born Killers

1994·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Equinox

1992·1h 50m·★ 5.6·Alan Rudolph

Drama & Mystery & ThrillerStarring Gailard SartainDir. Alan Rudolph

Fire in the Sky

1993·1h 49m·★ 6.5·Rob Lieberman

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Mystery & Thriller

Kill the Messenger

2014·1h 52m·★ 6.9·Michael Cuesta

Fans also likedDrama & Mystery & Thriller

In the Electric Mist

2009·1h 57m·★ 6.1·Bertrand Tavernier

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Mystery

Doctor X

1932·1h 16m·★ 6.4·Michael Curtiz

Fans also likedThriller & Mystery & Science Fiction

Suburbicon

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·George Clooney

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Mystery

Shimmer Lake

2017·1h 23m·★ 6.3·Oren Uziel

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Mystery

How Good Is Endangered Species?

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