Movies like The Fifth Element
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The Fifth Element (1997)
540K
Original name: Le Cinquième Élément
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, visually stunning, colorful, entertaining, exciting, visually appealing, cyber, visual, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, space opera, dystopia, cyberpunk, space and aliens, good versus evil, dystopian future, space travel, save the world, end of the world, space adventure, heroic mission, strong female character, dystopic future, love, space exploration, spacecraft, spaceship, heroes, space, life philosophy, chosen one, extraterrestrial, tough guy, human versus alien ...
Time:
future, year 1997, 90s, 1910s, 23rd century, year 1914, 1990s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, egypt, new york
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Most similar movies to The Fifth Element
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, exciting, cult classic and entertaining films with plots about dialogue, technology, space, distopia, first contact, gun and fight scenes mostly in Sci-Fi, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Fifth Element: Serenity (2005), Stargate (1994), John Carter (2012), Lost in Space (1998), Dune (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
314K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl ...
Style:
futuristic, action packed, visually stunning, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
space travel, dystopia, space opera, escapades, spaceship, space adventure, outer space, spacecraft, space and aliens, psychic, super soldier, distopia ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 2000s, distant future
Place:
space western
Similarity:
86%
218K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style:
futuristic, visually stunning, entertaining, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, archaeology, space opera, alien, slavery, pyramid, creature, stargate, archaeologist, teleportation, alien planet, ancient egypt ...
Time:
future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa ...
Similarity:
83%
298K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and ...
Style:
exciting, epic, entertaining, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
mars, alien, superhuman powers, space opera, heroic mission, monster, space travel, mysterious planet, distant planet, imaginary kingdom, space adventure, warrior ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, 1880s, 19th century ...
Place:
virginia, arizona, new york, space western, seattle
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find ...
Style:
exciting, surreal, stylized, saga, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
time travel, space travel, space and aliens, outer space, robot, alien, space exploration, spaceship, save the world, time machine, space, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, year 1998
Place:
space western
Similarity:
80%
Movie in collections
192K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Dune – the only place where the time-travel substance 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some ...
Style:
atmospheric, futuristic, visually stunning, cerebral, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
desert, space travel, prophecy, messiah, dystopia, space opera, outer space, future war, desert planet, dune, chosen one, nobility ...
Time:
future, distant future, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
south pole, space western
Similarity:
89%
264K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, entertaining, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
chosen one, invasion, alien, space wars, training, space and aliens, young heroes, battles, prodigy, danger, distopia, space battle ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013, near future
Similarity:
86%
103K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, space station, hotshot hero, secret service, hostage, rescue mission, outer space, lone hero, heroic mission, convict, prison fight, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2012, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, new york, seattle
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.
Style:
futuristic, atmospheric, serious, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, steampunk, dystopic future, apocalypse, escapades, changing the past or future, utopia, destiny, chase, time warp, post apocalypse ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2030s, victorian era, near future ...
Place:
usa, new york, egypt
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style:
action packed, saga, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
dystopia, alien, bounty hunter, lone hero, outer space, space and aliens, one man army, distant planet, space opera, one against many, tough guy, space ...
Time:
future, year 2004, near future, 2000s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, outer space, space travel, space opera, intergalactic, friendship, space and aliens, talking animal, good versus evil, teamwork, escapades ...
Time:
future, year 2014, year 2016, 80s, 2010s ...
Place:
london, space western, usa, missouri, seattle
Similarity:
62%
583K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, cloning, danger, space travel, dystopia, resistance, mysterious character, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, year 2000, distant future ...
Place:
peru, seattle, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
60%
1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place:
iran, space western
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, China, Belgium, Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA, Canada, Qatar, Monaco, South Korea, Bahrain, Albania, Japan, UK, India, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, Greece, South Africa, Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Indonesia, Sweden, Iceland, Malaysia, Finland, Norway, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Austria, Malta, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Bulgaria
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, exciting, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
alien, space travel, alien planet, outer space, government agent, space station, space adventure, marriage proposal, creature, alien race, space pirate, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 1975, 70s ...
Place:
space western
Similarity:
78%
636K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, spacecraft, time travel, heroic mission, heroes, space and aliens, teamwork, alien, space wars, human versus alien ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 24th century, 23rd century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, iowa, bay area, space western
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, India, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, space and aliens, changing the past or future, evil alien, soldier, repeated event, foreknowledge ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2014, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
united kingdom, france, paris france, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
48%
658K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, humorous, funny, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
alien, buddy, government agency, ufo, buddy cop, space and aliens, flying saucer, alien encounter, intergalactic, invasion, creature, woman with a gun ...
Time:
jurassic, year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, persia, usa, north america ...
Similarity:
43%
2.5M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, clever, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
space travel, time travel, outer space, nasa, astronaut, father daughter relationship, space, dystopian future, survival, end of the world, robot, space exploration ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has ...
Style:
exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, terminator, time travel, robot, man versus machine, cyborgs, dystopia, apocalypse, androids and robots, cyberpunk, chase, time traveler ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, persia, america, usa ...
Similarity:
83%
Movie in collections
2.2M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, manly, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, philosophy, dystopia, virtual reality, existentialism, distopia, cyberpunk, alternate reality, martial arts, gunfight, hacker, simulated reality ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1999, near future, 22nd century ...
Place:
persia, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
835K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style:
futuristic, scary, suspense, space horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, strong female character, space travel, creature, female warrior, survival, space and aliens, outer space, monster, space, creature feature, spaceship ...
Time:
22nd century, 20th century, year 1986, future
Place:
space western
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, sexy, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, military, space travel, monster, space and aliens, creature, soldier, space wars, alien, satire, fictional war, space battle ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1997, 90s, jurassic ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, space western, argentina
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the ...
Style:
cerebral, epic, saga, entertaining, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, date night, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
space opera, star wars, outer space, robot, spaceship, rebellion, intergalactic, space station, space, wilhelm scream, space travel, space wars ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, year 1977, year 2016 ...
Place:
space western
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
alien invasion, extraterrestrial, invasion, end of the world, ufo, space and aliens, evil alien, first contact, survival, alien encounter, alien, creature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, year 1996, jurassic
Place:
new york, washington d.c., usa, bombay india, london ...
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
476K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous ...
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, sentimental, entertaining, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, end of the world, apocalypse, space travel, catastrophe, astronaut, race against time, self sacrifice, asteroid, nasa, save the world ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, future, 20th century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., paris france, usa, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
44%
574K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style:
futuristic, intellectual, surreal, philosophical, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, intelligence, superhuman powers, brain capacity, tough girl, experimental drug, supernatural ability, telekinesis, transformation, consciousness, telepathy, human brain ...
Time:
year 2014, future, stone age, 2010s, 1900s ...
Place:
france, new york, paris france, berlin germany, rome italy ...
Similarity:
53%
184K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
Style:
futuristic, bleak, cerebral, surreal, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, robot, distopia, virtual reality, androids and robots, utopia, technology gone awry, cloning, dystopian future, cyborgs, technology, dystopia ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
san diego california
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, philosophical, reflective, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, dystopia, post apocalypse, prophecy, chosen one, distopia, man versus machine, robot, alternate reality, existentialism ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, distant future, near future ...
Similarity:
100%
378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who ...
Style:
futuristic, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, dystopia, secret agent, dystopian future, virtual reality, memory, memory loss, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, chase ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future, 90s, year 1990 ...
Similarity:
33%
137K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany, Brazil, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, action packed, apocalyptic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female character, dystopia, woman with a gun, secret movement, cyberpunk, strong female lead, rebelliousness, superheroine, dystopian future, female killer, kick-butt women ...
Time:
future, near future, 2000s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, exciting, saga, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, alien, alien invasion, ufo, hi-tech, time machine, changing the past or future, benign alien, alternate timeline, mind control, space travel, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place:
bronx new york city, new york, usa, florida, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
50%
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