Movies Like The Thing from Another World

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

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956·1h 20m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

Themes: alien plant-life, black and white, alien invasionFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953·1h 20m·★ 6.6·Eugène Lourié

Themes: arctic polar circle region, black and whiteDrama & Horror & Science FictionStarring Kenneth Tobey

The Thing

2011·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Themes: research station, survival horrorFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Outlander

2008·1h 55m·★ 6.2·Howard McCain

Themes: flying saucer, alien invasionFans also liked

The Thing

1982·1h 49m·★ 8.2·John Carpenter

Themes: research station, survival horrorHorror & Science Fiction

A Quiet Place

2018·1h 31m·★ 7.5·John Krasinski

Themes: survival horror, alien invasionHorror & Drama & Science Fiction

A Clockwork Orange

1971·2h 17m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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Dracula

1931·1h 14m·★ 7.3·Tod Browning

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Philip Kaufman

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

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Cold Storage

2026·1h 39m·★ 6.0·Jonny Campbell

Fans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Spaceman

2024·1h 48m·★ 5.7·Johan Renck

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Primitive War

2025·2h 15m·★ 5.3·Luke Sparke

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Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

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The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

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The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976·2h 19m·★ 6.6·Nicolas Roeg

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How Good Is The Thing from Another World?

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