Movies Like The Day the Earth Stopped

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

The Land That Time Forgot

2009·1h 30m·★ 3.3·C. Thomas Howell

Both star C. Thomas Howell & Darren DaltonDir. C. Thomas HowellAction & Science Fiction & Adventure

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

2008·1h 30m·★ 2.1·C. Thomas Howell

Both star C. Thomas Howell & Darren DaltonDir. C. Thomas HowellAction & Science Fiction & Adventure

The Terror Experiment

2010·1h 23m·★ 3.5·George Mendeluk

Both star C. Thomas Howell & Judd NelsonAction & Thriller

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

2008·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Robert C. Cooper

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019·2h 22m·★ 6.3·J.J. Abrams

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Gemini Man

2019·1h 57m·★ 5.7·Ang Lee

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Slash/Back

2022·1h 27m·★ 5.7·Nyla Innuksuk

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2003·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Jonathan Mostow

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Stormageddon

2015·1h 30m·★ 4.1·Nick Lyon

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Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014·2h 45m·★ 5.6·Michael Bay

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Extinction

2018·1h 36m·★ 5.8·Ben Young

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Abduction

2019·1h 38m·★ 4.6·Ernie Barbarash

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Death Machine

1995·2h 2m·★ 5.6·Stephen Norrington

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004·1h 47m·★ 6.1·Kerry Conran

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Replicant

2001·1h 40m·★ 5.4·Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

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Timescape

1992·1h 39m·★ 6.4·David Twohy

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Monsters of Man

2020·2h 12m·★ 5.4·Mark Toia

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Code 8 Part II

2024·1h 41m·★ 5.8·Jeff Chan

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Afterburn

2025·1h 46m·★ 4.6·J.J. Perry

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Monster Hunters

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How Good Is The Day the Earth Stopped?

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