Movies Like The Brother from Another Planet

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

Galaxy Quest

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Dean Parisot

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Regular Show: The Movie

2015·1h 9m·★ 7.5·J.G. Quintel

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

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Kontroll

2003·1h 47m·★ 7.6·Nimród Antal

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The Band's Visit

2007·1h 23m·★ 7.5·Eran Kolirin

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005·1h 40m·★ 7.2·Michel Gondry

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Home

2015·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Tim Johnson

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Mickey 17

2025·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Bong Joon Ho

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Martian Child

2007·1h 46m·★ 6.7·Menno Meyjes

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Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

2005·1h 8m·★ 6.2·Michael LaBash

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Cocoon

1985·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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Leroy & Stitch

2006·1h 13m·★ 6.1·Bobs Gannaway

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Long Distance

2024·1h 27m·★ 5.7·Will Speck

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Impostor

2001·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Gary Fleder

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Freaks of Nature

2015·1h 32m·★ 5.9·Robbie Pickering

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This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

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Barbarella

1968·1h 38m·★ 5.9·Roger Vadim

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017·1h 43m·★ 5.7·John Cameron Mitchell

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AVP: Alien vs. Predator

2004·1h 41m·★ 5.7·Paul W. S. Anderson

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Planet 51

2009·1h 31m·★ 6.0·Jorge Blanco

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How Good Is The Brother from Another Planet?

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