Movies Like It! The Terror from Beyond Space

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

Curse of the Faceless Man

1958·1h 7m·★ 4.9·Edward L. Cahn

2 shared crewThemes: black and white, monsterDir. Edward L. Cahn

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

1959·1h 10m·★ 6.1·Edward L. Cahn

2 shared crewDir. Edward L. CahnDP: Kenneth Peach

20 Million Miles to Earth

1957·1h 22m·★ 6.3·Nathan Juran

4 shared themes: space exploration, monster movie, black and white...Fans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

Invaders from Mars

1953·1h 18m·★ 6.3·William Cameron Menzies

Themes: martian, alien life-form, spacecraftFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

John Carter

2012·2h 12m·★ 6.6·Andrew Stanton

Themes: martian, planet mars, space travelFans also liked

This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

Themes: spacecraft, space, space travelTMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Horror

Mission to Mars

2000·1h 54m·★ 5.7·Brian De Palma

4 shared themes: planet mars, spacecraft, space...Fans also liked

First Man into Space

1959·1h 17m·★ 5.4·Robert Day

4 shared themes: black and white, space, space travel...Starring Marshall ThompsonScience Fiction & Horror

Alien

1979·1h 57m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

4 shared themes: space suit, spacecraft, space...Horror & Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes

2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton

Themes: space suit, space travelTMDB recommends

Alien: Covenant

2017·2h 2m·★ 6.4·Ridley Scott

4 shared themes: alien life-form, spacecraft, space...Horror & Science Fiction

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

Themes: black and white, spacecraftTMDB recommends

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954·1h 19m·★ 6.9·Jack Arnold

Themes: black and white, monsterFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Pacific Rim

2013·2h 11m·★ 6.9·Guillermo del Toro

Themes: monster movie, monsterFans also liked

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsThemes: space, space travel

The Martian

2015·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Ridley Scott

Themes: planet mars, spacecraft, space

Alien³

1992·1h 54m·★ 6.4·David Fincher

Themes: spacecraft, space, space travelScience Fiction & Horror

Stargate: Continuum

2008·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Martin Wood

Themes: spacecraft, space travelFans also liked

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

1999·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Michael Vejar

Themes: alien life-form, spaceFans also liked

Titan A.E.

2000·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Don Bluth

Themes: space, monsterFans also liked

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