Movies Like The Man from Planet X

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

The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: moor (terrain), scotland, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Quatermass 2

1957·1h 25m·★ 6.7·Val Guest

Themes: mind control, black and white, scientistFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

Invaders from Mars

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

Themes: mind control, alien invasionFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956·1h 20m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

Themes: black and white, alien invasionFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror & Thriller

The Arrival

1996·1h 55m·★ 6.2·David Twohy

Themes: scientist, alien invasionFans also likedScience Fiction & Thriller & Horror

The Thing from Another World

1951·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Christian Nyby

Themes: black and white, alien invasionFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Predator

1987·1h 47m·★ 7.8·John McTiernan

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller

Bride of Frankenstein

1935·1h 15m·★ 7.8·James Whale

TMDB recommendsHorror & Science Fiction

Man of Steel

2013·2h 23m·★ 7.1·Zack Snyder

Themes: alien spaceship, alien invasion

War of the Worlds

2005·1h 57m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsThriller & Science Fiction

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998·1h 43m·★ 6.4·Jonathan Frakes

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller

Predator 2

1990·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Stephen Hopkins

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

DP: John L. RussellHorror & Thriller

The Astronaut

2025·1h 30m·★ 4.8·Jess Varley

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Horror & Thriller

Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

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The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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Sin City

2005·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Robert Rodriguez

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Thriller

Dracula

1931·1h 14m·★ 7.3·Tod Browning

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How Good Is The Man from Planet X?

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