Movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
81K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted "replacement", realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate. But who can he trust to help him and who has already been snatched?
Style:
cult classic, disturbing, frightening, scary, suspenseful, medical horror, creepy, cerebral, psychological, depressing ...
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, dystopia, doppelganger, extraterrestrial, alien parasite, supernatural, parasite, evil wins, monster, alien possession, body horror, mind control, urban setting, investigation, creature, ufo, female nudity, psychiatrist, human versus alien, great ending, danger, alien encounter, post apocalypse, disaster ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978, 50s, 1950s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Most similar movies to Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, scary, suspense and weird films with plots about monster, danger, supernatural, dialogue, deadly, creature and catastrophe mostly in Sci-Fi, Horror and Thriller genres. Some movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers: The Puppet Masters (1994), Body Snatchers (1993), The Invasion (2007), The Faculty (1998), The Thing (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites aka "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds. A trio of American government agents attempt to thwart this.
Style:
scary, cerebral, suspense, futuristic, epic ...
Plot:
alien invasion, evil alien, alien, alien contact, mind control, ufo, deadly creature, space and aliens, monster, brutality, justice, parasite ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, cult classic, tense, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, evil alien, soldier, toxic, alien, research, paranoia, teenage life, emotionless, invasion, military, sleeping ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 50s, 1950s
Place:
alabama, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, breathtaking, serious ...
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, virus, epidemic, psychiatrist, danger, invasion, infected, alien encounter, doctor, hysteria, save the world ...
Time:
year 2007, distant future, future
Place:
washington d.c., usa, kurdistan, russia
Similarity:
100%
146K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin ...
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, teen horror, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, parasite, teenager, youth, alien possession, space and aliens, evil alien, alien encounter, first contact, high school, high school life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
texas, ohio
Similarity:
100%
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520K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
Style:
scary, suspense, cult classic, suspenseful, bloody ...
Audience:
manly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, isolation, survival, creature, body horror, alien, fear, paranoia, snow, ufo, suspicion, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place:
antarctica, antarctic, south pole
Similarity:
83%
371K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bad ending, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, fear, trapped, twists and turns, survival horror, cosmic horror, chaos and mayhem, death ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, distant future, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
86%
26K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.
Style:
sexual, disturbing, grindhouse, suspense, erotic ...
Plot:
exploitation, parasite, sex maniac, rape, sex, insanity, body horror, gory, zombie, evil wins, lust, puffy nipples ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
canada, montreal
Similarity:
100%
154K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, gory, alien, deadly creature, alien invasion, blood, evil alien, body horror, survival horror, chase, survival, alien encounter ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, year 2011, future, year 1982 ...
Place:
antarctica
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place. This alien has a goal in life; power. Hotly pursued by another alien (who's borrowed the body of a dead FBI ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, cult classic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, violence, car chase, buddy cop, fbi, mind control, chase, twists and turns, revenge, space and aliens, alien invasion, robbery ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, demonic, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
evil spirit, reincarnation, tumor, possession, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, fetus, fortune teller, telekinesis, seance, psychic, telepathy ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
south dakota, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
38K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.
Style:
creepy, cult classic, disturbing, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
body horror, mental illness, killer child, murder, creepy child, childhood trauma, child abuse, psychiatrist, transformation, strangulation, supernatural, mutant ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
100%
49K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi about a deadly blob which is the spawn of a secret government germ warfare project which consumes everyone in its path. Teenagers try in vain to warn the townsfolk, who refuse to take them seriously, while government ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, slasher, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
body horror, evil alien, supernatural horror, monster, macabre, cheerleader, alien, death, small town, survival, space and aliens, quarantine ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
100%
442K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most ...
Style:
spooky, mysterious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, disaster, found footage, giant monster, alien, survival, fear, survival horror, danger, creature, kaiju, deadly creature ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new york, bolivia, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of an eye, massive "walkers" cover the planet, annihilating all in their path. As cities ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, mockbuster, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, alien, space travel, introspection, heroic mission, supernatural, danger, dystopian future, mars, soldier, evil alien ...
Time:
year 2005
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Two campers in the New Jersey woods have their outdoor fun interrupted by the arrival of a meteorite crashing nearby. They go to investigate the crater, but are suddenly attacked and devoured by alien parasites who have hitched a ride to Earth. ...
Style:
perverse, retro, classic horror, cult horror, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, parasite, alien, creature feature, gory, creature, deadly creature, supernatural horror, killer animal, exploitation, evil alien, body horror ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
275K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Style:
scary, suspense, apocalyptic, tense, tragic ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
monster, mars, space, space station, space travel, space exploration, astronaut, survival horror, alien life-form, alien creature, first contact, death ...
Time:
2010s, near future, year 2017, future
Similarity:
100%
44K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
Style:
scary, cult classic, disturbing, harsh, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gory, tall man, twists and turns, cemetery, funeral, small town, supernatural, mausoleum, hearse, murder, adaptation, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1978, 80s
Place:
usa, southern california, california, oregon
Similarity:
75%
162K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No ...
Style:
cult classic, homoerotic, suspenseful, serious, black comedy ...
Plot:
conspiracy, alien invasion, dystopia, alien, distopia, mind control, social commentary, anti conformity, violence, resistance, evil alien, capitalism ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to ...
Style:
scary, suspense, rough, tense, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, virus, infected, survival, end of the world, zombie apocalypse, plague, deadly virus, infection, post apocalypse, chaos, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus, his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.
Style:
scary, medical horror, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
dystopian future, deadly creature, parasite, mad scientist, experiment gone awry, save the world, monster, survival, dystopia, bio weapon, danger, plague ...
Time:
future, year 1992, year 1982, 90s, near future ...
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
94K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Style:
entertaining, scary, horror comedy, spooky, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, parasite, monster, dark humor, small town, zombie, zombie attack, body horror, transformation, creature feature, infection ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
south carolina, usa
Similarity:
100%
538K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the ...
Style:
scary, frightening, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
distant future, year 2003, near future, year 2000, year 2002 ...
Place:
london, england, bolivia, britain, europe ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims.
Style:
scary, suspense, disturbing, bleak, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
supernatural, cocoon, alien invasion, alien, nudity, doppelganger, danger, chaos, good versus evil, friendship, youth, death ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, conspiracy, evil alien, extraterrestrial, space and aliens, disguise, investigation, ufo, alien, black hole, elevator, supernatural ...
Time:
90s, future, year 1996
Place:
mexico, latin america, central america
Similarity:
100%
1.1M
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs ...
Style:
scary, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience:
kids, manly, adult
Plot:
monster, alien, space travel, outer space, space and aliens, heroine, survival horror, evil alien, spaceship, female protagonist, creature, alien monster ...
Time:
future, 22nd century, 20th century, year 1979, distant future
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this attempted remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting, cult classic ...
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, alien, heroic mission, mars, danger, alien encounter, deadly creature, heroes, imaginary, young heroes, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that ...
Style:
cult classic, cult horror, grindhouse, horror comedy, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, violence, zombie, dark humor, police, supernatural, parasite, fraternity, macabre, monster, gory, survival ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1959 ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing ...
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, twist ending, spooky ...
Plot:
supernatural, alien abduction, alien, danger, disorder, extraterrestrial, bird, ufo, abduction, family in danger, paranormal activity, evil alien ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2000, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
38K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, creepy, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, deadly virus, virus, epidemic, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, radio, infection, small town, survival, insanity, fear ...
Time:
year 2008, distant future
Place:
ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
Style:
sexy, cult classic, suspenseful, scary, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brutality, zombie, violent, chaos, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, survival, danger, murder, virus, epidemic, violence spree ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
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