Movies like Galaxy Quest
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
167K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show - now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions - are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.
Style:
parody, funny, feel good, entertaining, futuristic, humorous, witty, satirical, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
alien, space, monster, time travel, actor, mistaken identity, benign alien, alien invasion, satire, desert, sexy woman, shapeshifting, space opera, time loop, distopia, space exploration, guilty pleasure, time machine, space travel, chase, television, extraterrestrial, transformation, space adventure, catastrophe ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
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Most similar movies to Galaxy Quest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, cult film, light and funny films with plots about alien, catastrophe, space, mentor, dialogue, storytelling and first contact mostly in Sci-Fi, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Galaxy Quest: Mars Attacks! (1996), Ghostbusters (1984), Coneheads (1993), Men in Black 3 (2012), Paul (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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232K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy ...
Style:
parody, humorous, futuristic, absurd, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
mars, ufo, alien invasion, alien, space, flying saucer, space and aliens, evil alien, disaster, save the world, dark humor, end of the world ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, big ben london, new york, kentucky ...
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83%
422K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, date night
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, monster, friendship, chase, imagination, nerd, paranormal investigation, scientist, possession, hotel, librarian ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, future, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
56K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, absurd, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
fish out of water, space, alien, humanity, satire, benign alien, space and aliens, family life, parents and children, dysfunctional family, transformation, childhood ...
Time:
90s, future, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, humorous, tricky ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, alien, technology, ufo, secret agents, alien invasion, time traveler, hi-tech, changing the past or future, superhero, time machine, alternate timeline ...
Time:
future, jurassic, 20th century, 60s, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, florida, coney island brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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257K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing ...
Style:
funny, parody, entertaining, unusual plot structure, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night
Plot:
alien, benign alien, chase, road trip, special agents, first contact, friendship, buddies, space travel, alien encounter, friends, alien invasion ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, future, year 2009, year 1947 ...
Place:
nevada, usa, austin texas, arizona, wyoming ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Style:
light, parody, funny, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
alien, space travel, space, space and aliens, fantasy world, benign alien, robot, sarcasm, buddies, spacecraft, end of the world, friends ...
Time:
future
Place:
england, himalaya, madagascar, london, norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full ...
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, not serious, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
time travel, dinosaur, chase, paleontologist, beast, escapades, survival, partners, satire, misfit, alien, writers ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins ...
Style:
funny, humorous, futuristic, light, road movie ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
alien, distopia, evil alien, kidnapping, space, catastrophe, alone in the world, adaptation, computer game, lone hero, mars, brutality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
195K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, feel good, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space travel, space, space and aliens, alien, space opera, satire, farce, star wars, cult, human in outer space, woman in danger, princess ...
Time:
future, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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 ⇓
67%
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Films like Independence Day
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Fugitives of the Federation for their daring rescue of Spock from the doomed Genesis Planet, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew begin their journey home to face justice for their actions. But as they near Earth, they find it at the mercy of ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, thought provoking, clever, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, space travel, star trek, spacecraft, space, alien, environmental, marine biologist, antique shop, bus, planet earth, beer ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1986, 23rd century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, humorous, funny, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
superhero, alien, space travel, space, chase, good versus evil, father son relationship, patricide, megalomaniac, space pirate, space battle, female humanoid alien ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 2017, year 2014, year 1980 ...
Place:
missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
Style:
scary, humorous, funny, entertaining, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, monster, painting, ghost hunter, reincarnation, single mother, chase, superhero, rescue, heroes, old love ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The forces of evil are attempting to recapture a human-inhabited Earth-like planet that has been liberated by rebels. The son of one of the rebel leaders, an electronic genius, searches the galaxy for a hero and finds Captain Zoom, star of a 1950s ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, parody, campy ...
Plot:
superhero, space opera, failed pilot, master villain, space and aliens, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, rivalry, save the day, dishonesty, disorder ...
Time:
20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Style:
humorous, surreal, stylized, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, time travel, superhero, chase, alien invasion, mad scientist, rescue, interdimensional travel, scientist, space, cult, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, year 1938, future
Place:
new jersey, asia, usa, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A crew of Martians overhears a radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" coming from Earth, and, thinking the Martian fleet is attacking Earth, they land their broken-down ship in a backwater mid-American town. As luck ...
Style:
humorous, dark, feel good, light, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
halloween, alien, space, monster, martian, mars, catastrophe, evil alien, small town, alien invasion, space program, buddies ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Medieval crusaders from the 13th century are captured by aliens. However, this can not stop them to conquer the Holy Land.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, psychotronic, offbeat
Plot:
space and aliens, medieval, alien, ancient, space travel, spacecraft, evil alien, space marine, crusade, rescue, rivalry, changing the past or future ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
jerusalem, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.
Style:
parody, absurd, satirical, light, humorous ...
Plot:
alien invasion, extraterrestrial, demolished city, creature, rescue, couples, apocalypse, silly humor, escapades, disguise, mass destruction, catastrophe ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the ...
Style:
exciting, light, entertaining, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
alien, space, alien contact, battles, space travel, teenager, space opera, space and aliens, heroic mission, childhood, geek, human in outer space ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, future
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Movies similar to Aliens
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Style:
futuristic, humorous, stylized, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, good versus evil, space travel, alien, space adventure, space, death, vengeance, robot, mercenary, spacecraft, space battle ...
Time:
80s, future
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled ...
Style:
futuristic, parody, humorous, apocalyptic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
pirate, time travel, space, space travel, treasure hunt, robot, desert, apocalypse, castration, ice, distopia, sword fight ...
Time:
future, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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 ⇓
36%
Movie in collections
26K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and ...
Style:
futuristic, parody, thought provoking, surreal, philosophical ...
Plot:
alien, space travel, space, satire, cult, deep space, space opera, alien invasion, bomb, distopia, space exploration, astronaut ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
Place:
malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
23K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from director Joe Dante, who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift ...
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, unusual plot structure, allegory ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
alien, friendship, space, teenager, space travel, childhood, coming of age, alien space craft, bullying, fantasy world, children, youth ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
maryland, canada, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Films like Guardians of the Galaxy
131K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, heroic mission, save the world, evolution, monster, space and aliens, giant monster, disaster, disorder, alien contact, evil alien ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's ...
Style:
funny, light, humorous, entertaining, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien, buddy cop, alien contact, top secret, space and aliens, space, heroes, fantasy world, evil alien ...
Time:
jurassic, year 2002, 70s, year 1978, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, massachusetts, north america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, light, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, date night, adult
Plot:
time travel, time machine, changing the past or future, alternate reality, teenager, sent to the past, inventor, travel, time loop, alternate timeline, time, scientist ...
Time:
future, 50s, year 2015, 2010s, 80s ...
Place:
california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Finland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Originally from the distant future, Pirk and his crew traveled back in time to save the Earth from hostile ...
Style:
parody, futuristic, funny, light, absurd ...
Plot:
space opera, time travel, space, emperor, spacecraft, alternate reality, alien, space wars, save the world, escapades, man versus machine, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
russia, finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Style:
epic, futuristic, exciting, talky, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, space, star trek, space opera, space travel, artificial intelligence, space exploration, planet, doctors, space adventure, space station, spacewalk ...
Time:
23rd century, future
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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