Movies like The Fifth Element
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The Fifth Element (1997)
481K
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, UK
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, exciting, cerebral, entertaining, surreal, visually appealing, colourful, campy, funny ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, good versus evil, cyberpunk, space travel, space and aliens, save the world, heroic mission, spacecraft, end of the world, space opera, love, distopia, dystopic future, extraterrestrial, future dystopia, strong female character, heroes, protector, space, love story, chosen one, tough guy, life philosophy, apocalypse, race against time ...
Time:
future, 1910s, 23rd century, 90s, 1990s
Place:
egypt, usa, brooklyn new york city, 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 exciting, futuristic, cult film and visually appealing films with plots about technology, explosion, transformation, weapons, chase, first contact and dialogue mostly in Sci-Fi, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Fifth Element: Dune (1984), Returner (2002), Serenity (2005), Stargate (1994), Lockout (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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164K
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, epic, dark, allegory ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
desert, space travel, prophecy, space opera, space, chosen one, desert planet, messiah, future war, cult, dune, first contact ...
Time:
future, year 1984, distant future
Place:
south pole
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After an alien invasion threatens to annihilate the human race, a young Japanese girl, named Milly (Anne Suzuki), travels back in time from 2084 to October 2002, and enlists the reluctant aid of skilled Tokyo gunman, named Miyamoto (Takeshi ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, hitman, alien invasion, future dystopia, save the world, apocalypse, space and aliens, post apocalypse, life is a bitch, escapades, changing the past or future, time traveler ...
Time:
future, year 2002
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, China, Belgium, Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA, Canada
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, colourful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
alien, alien planet, space travel, government agent, space station, mission, alien race, creature, space, spacecraft, marriage proposal, human alien ...
Time:
future, 70s, year 1975, 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
299K
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, tense, semi serious, entertaining, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space travel, space opera, alien, space, distopia, spacecraft, space and aliens, future dystopia, friendship, space wars, mechanic, future war ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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195K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style:
exciting, futuristic, entertaining, epic, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space travel, archaeology, alien, military, slavery, space opera, teleportation, ancient egypt, pyramid, evil alien, creature, portal ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
egypt, colorado, africa, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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99K
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, exciting, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space station, prison, space, secret service, hotshot hero, hostage, heroic mission, lone hero, rescue mission, maximum security prison, prison fight, convict ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
277K
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:
epic, entertaining, exciting, fairy tale, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
mars, alien, monster, space travel, heroic mission, mysterious planet, distant planet, imaginary kingdom, battles, space, save the day, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, 19th century, 1860s, 1870s
Place:
virginia, arizona, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, 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, surprise ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
time travel, alien, space travel, space and aliens, robot, space, save the world, space exploration, spacecraft, heroes, escapades, terrorism ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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245K
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, exciting, serious, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
alien, chosen one, space wars, distopia, space, battles, training, young heroes, prodigy, space and aliens, child prodigy, space battle ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
534K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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, intense, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, alien, distopia, alien invasion, survival, future dystopia, space, space travel, catastrophe, destruction, disorder ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., pentagon, empire state building manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Interstellar similar movies
343K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, surreal, suspenseful, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, alternate reality, computer program, cyberspace, dystopic future, chase, distopia, disappearance, hacker, motorcycle ...
Time:
future, 80s, 2000s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
433K
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:
exciting, sentimental, entertaining, apocalyptic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
natural disaster, disaster, end of the world, apocalypse, catastrophe, nasa, astronaut, space travel, space, save the world, race against time, suspense ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., paris france, usa, france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, heroes, space opera, space travel, space, monster, escapades, alien, good versus evil, intergalactic, teamwork, creature ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 2014, year 1988, 2010s
Place:
usa, missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
177K
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, suspenseful, surreal, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robot, distopia, cyberpunk, androids and robots, dystopic future, technology gone awry, utopia, cloning, clones, future dystopia, physical appearance, virtual reality ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
1.9M
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, thought provoking, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick
Plot:
space, time travel, space travel, father daughter relationship, nasa, astronaut, distopia, survival, scientist, space station, end of the world, apocalypse ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, Canada
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, suspenseful, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, soldier, military, battles, invasion, repeated event, changing the past or future, time paradox, evil alien ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
france, paris france, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
608K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany
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, epic, stylized, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, alien, time travel, space travel, spacecraft, space, space opera, heroic mission, space and aliens, space wars, teamwork, heroes ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, 24th century
Place:
san francisco, iowa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
1.3M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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, epic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, fantasy world, culture clash, beautiful scenery, battles, ecology, creature, space and aliens, alien life-form, space travel, alien planet, scientist ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, life turned upside down, space, genetics, save the lady, space and aliens, destiny, space travel, space wars, creature, good versus evil, heroes ...
Time:
future
Place:
chicago illinois, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
1.9M
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:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, intense, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
distopia, artificial intelligence, martial arts, existentialism, philosophy, cyberpunk, alternate reality, virtual reality, fight, gunfight, post apocalypse, hacker ...
Time:
future, near future, 20th century, 90s, 22nd century ...
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Mad Max: Fury Road related movies
509K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
giant monster, monster, robot, battles, kaiju, creature, androids and robots, chaos and mayhem, destruction, survival, heroic mission, giant robots ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
tokyo, pacific ocean, hong kong, asia, australia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
Style:
exciting, epic, fairy tale, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, alien, viking, alien invasion, vengeance, medieval, norse mythology, alien encounter, human versus alien, survival, apocalypse, space ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 8th century
Place:
europe, norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
578K
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, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
alien, government agency, secret agents, partners, ufo, space and aliens, superhero, invasion, alien encounter, undercover, save the world, creature ...
Time:
jurassic, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, plymouth, north america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Movie in collections
506K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, USA, 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:
philosophical, futuristic, surreal, intellectual, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, intelligence, drugs, transformation, tough girl, experimental drug, strong female lead, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, telepathy, mind control, human brain ...
Time:
future, stone age, 21st century
Place:
paris france, berlin germany, rome italy, france, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
Style:
entertaining, clever, suspenseful, exciting, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, space travel, changing the past or future, space wars, good versus evil, space and aliens, alien, space, parallel universe, heroic mission, save the world, escapades ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 2000s, 1930s, year 1939 ...
Place:
egypt, russia, atlantic ocean, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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337K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
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, mind bending, ambiguous ending, thought provoking, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, memory loss, secret agents, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, future dystopia, alien, chase, space, virtual reality ...
Time:
future, 80s, 90s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their ...
Style:
intense, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
space opera, space travel, post apocalypse, survival, future dystopia, alien, space and aliens, distopia, monster, space, maze, rescue ...
Time:
future, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
130K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil, Italy
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, exciting, visually appealing, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female character, strong female lead, secret movement, future dystopia, rebelliousness, woman with a gun, rebellion, cyberpunk, superhero, female killer, martial arts ...
Time:
future
Place:
berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a ...
Style:
serious, futuristic, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, battles, survival, battlefield, evil alien, military, invasion, extraterrestrial, alien encounter, heroic mission, save the world ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, mojave desert, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from ...
Style:
futuristic, epic, exciting, cerebral, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
time travel, space travel, space, cyborgs, star trek, first contact, alien, robot, sent to the past, apocalypse, experimental technology, technology ...
Time:
future, 24th century, 21st century
Place:
montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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