Movies Like This Island Earth

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

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

Themes: extraterrestrial technology, flying saucerTMDB recommends

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

4 shared themes: scientist, spacecraft, space travel...Adventure & Science Fiction

Alien: Covenant

2017·2h 2m·★ 6.4·Ridley Scott

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

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsThemes: space travel, spaceAdventure & Science Fiction

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise

Themes: flying saucer, spacecraftTMDB recommends

Planet 51

2009·1h 31m·★ 6.0·Jorge Blanco

Themes: flying saucer, spacecraftFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

The Thing from Another World

1951·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Christian Nyby

Both star Douglas Spencer & Robert NicholsFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Gattaca

1997·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Andrew Niccol

TMDB recommendsThemes: space travel, space

Stargate: Continuum

2008·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Martin Wood

Themes: spacecraft, space travelFans also likedAdventure & Science Fiction

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

2008·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Robert C. Cooper

Themes: spacecraft, space travelFans also likedAdventure & Science Fiction

Oblivion

2013·2h 4m·★ 7.0·Joseph Kosinski

Themes: spacecraft, spaceFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Arrival

2016·1h 56m·★ 7.9·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: extraterrestrial technology, scientist, spacecraft

Smoke Signal

1955·1h 28m·★ 6.2·Jerry Hopper

Both star Rex Reason & Douglas SpencerDP: Clifford Stine

Alien

1979·1h 57m·★ 8.4·Ridley Scott

Themes: spacecraft, space travel, spaceHorror & Science Fiction

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Steven Spielberg

Themes: extraterrestrial technology, flying saucerScience Fiction & Adventure

Aliens

1986·2h 17m·★ 8.4·James Cameron

Themes: extraterrestrial technology, space travel, space

Space/Time

2025·1h 30m·★ 4.9·Michael O'Halloran

Themes: space travel, spaceFans also liked

Avatar

2009·2h 42m·★ 7.9·James Cameron

Themes: scientist, space travelScience Fiction & Adventure

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

How Good Is This Island Earth?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.