Movies like Starman
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Starman (1984)
57K
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona. The government tries to stop them.
Style:
road movie, erotic, touching, spiritual, anamorphic, suspense, mystical, inspirational, thought provoking, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, chick flick
Plot:
alien, metaphysics, alien invasion, desert, benign alien, ufo, on the road, space, road trip, chase, friendly alien, time travel, mountain, widow, on the run, supernatural, lovers, travel, extraterrestrial, mind power, impossible love, alien contact, flying saucer, grief, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s, future, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
usa, las vegas, arizona, washington d.c., north america, wisconsin
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Most similar movies to Starman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out weird, psychotronic, allegory and futuristic films with plots about alien, outer space, space and aliens, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, catastrophe and space mostly in Sci-Fi, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Starman: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Shape of Water (2017), Phenomenon (1996), Starcrossed (1985), Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft. A British science-fiction film from director Nicolas ...
Style:
atmospheric, cult classic, surreal, cerebral, erotic ...
Plot:
space and aliens, alien invasion, surrealism, alien, sex scene, satire, female nudity, dystopia, nudity, alien life-form, hallucination, scientist ...
Time:
20th century, year 1976, distant future, 70s
Place:
usa, new mexico, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Style:
touching, romantic, biting, fairy tale, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
sign language, interspecies romance, creature, love story, female protagonist, rescue, supernatural, interspecies sex, laboratory, cold war, scientist, friendship ...
Time:
year 1962, year 2017, 60s, future, 2010s
Place:
maryland, baltimore, los angeles, america, pittsburgh ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, philosophical, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
genius, superhuman powers, goodhearted, small town, brain capacity, terminal illness, supernatural ability, psionic power, telekinesis, brain tumor, hopes, friendship ...
Time:
year 1996, future, 20th century
Place:
oklahoma city, usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight for the freedom of her people.
Style:
sexy, exciting, semi serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
alien disguised as human, disguise, new world, auto mechanic, erotica, interspecies romance, disorder, love affair, alien encounter, fish out of water, fugitives, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, humorous, anamorphic, suspense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
invisibility, invisible man, chase, spy spoof, invisible, espionage, fugitives, loneliness, paranoia, murder, rogue agent, laboratory ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century, 80s
Place:
bay area, switzerland, san francisco, washington d.c., california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women ...
Style:
sexy, independent film, funny, spoof, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
disco, space and aliens, interspecies sex, alien, dancing, alien contact, interspecies romance, beauty salon, spacecraft, benign alien, alien invasion, swimming ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the pursuit of perfection, an alien civilization has evolved to become beings of pure light energy, unbound by the limitations of the mortal body. But they have lost something precious along the way: the ability to experience physical pleasure. ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, sexual, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, female alien, lesbian cunnilingus, outdoor sex, voyeur, voyeurism, sex, sex scene, fondling, space and aliens, massage, lesbian breast sucking ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds ...
Style:
feel good, parody, humorous, light, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, teens
Plot:
alien, fish out of water, female alien, space and aliens, benign alien, alien disguised as human, transformation, stepmother, porn actress, sexual humor, friendship, fall in love ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
202K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away Planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Style:
psychological, touching, sentimental, cerebral, philosophical ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
patient, mental institution, extraterrestrial, alien, mysterious character, psychiatry, hypnosis, psychiatrist, planet, space and aliens, investigation, delusion ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, persia, new york, newfoundland, greenland ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Style:
captivating, cerebral, breathtaking, atmospheric, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, adult ...
Plot:
ufo, alien, first contact, alien abduction, technology, alien contact, space and aliens, contact, flying saucer, extraterrestrial, chase, airplane ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977, near future, future
Place:
wyoming, indiana, india, ohio, north america ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
benign alien, buddy cop, partner, alien invasion, culture clash, discrimination, law enforcement, buddy, police, investigation, murder, friendship ...
Time:
future, year 1988, 20th century, 90s, year 1991 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, mojave desert, san francisco
Similarity:
67%
25K
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:
cult classic, light, feel good, retro, epic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
childhood, ufo, space travel, friendship, space, bullying, coming of age, children, fantasy world, adolescence, teenager, youth ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1985
Place:
maryland, washington d.c., canada
Similarity:
67%
34K
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a ...
Style:
erotic, grindhouse, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, alien invasion, alien, zombie, alien abduction, nude, mind control, sexy female vampire, apocalypse, sex scene, space shuttle, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, texas, europe, tower bridge london ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
104K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Style:
clever, surreal, philosophical, independent film, touching ...
Plot:
guilt, parallel universe, tragedy, parallel world, grief, redemption, venus the planet, destiny, loneliness, janitor, earth, solar system ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, mojave desert, new haven connecticut, connecticut ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
News producer, Tim O'Hara gets himself fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter during a live transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering ...
Style:
humorous, slapstick comedy, surprise ending, hilarious, fast ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
mars, benign alien, martian, fish out of water, disguise, nasa, space, space and aliens, profanity, alien invasion, alien, hidden camera ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
39%
89K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Style:
philosophical, futuristic, cerebral, confusing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
space, space and aliens, space station, space travel, mysterious planet, planet, afterlife, trapped in space, outer space, existentialism, alien contact, space exploration ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, future
Similarity:
50%
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:
39%
Movie in collections
257K
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, dark comedy, absurd, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
ufo, mars, alien invasion, flying saucer, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, dark humor, disaster, catastrophe, alien abduction, outer space ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, year 1996
Place:
washington d.c., usa, kentucky, kansas, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
Style:
romantic, futuristic, sweet, realistic, rom com ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, date night, girls' night ...
Plot:
mars, love story, teenage love, astronaut, life & death, nasa, road trip, travel, teenager, relationships, beautiful scenery, space mission ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2017
Place:
usa, california, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two aliens come to Earth to find their missing comrade from the first movie.
Style:
sex comedy, sexy, semi serious, erotic, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female alien, erotica, massage, sex scene, public nudity, bare butt, female nudity, alien, sex, sexual attraction, male star appears nude, steamy romance ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion and mass-abductions.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien abduction, alien, ufo, asthma, alien invasion, cabin in the woods, disappearance, danger, escape attempt, humanity in peril, spacecraft, soldier ...
Time:
labor day
Place:
alaska, california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.
Style:
entertaining, atmospheric, semi serious, saga, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, benign alien, ufo, desert, magical power, children, teleportation, mountain, supernatural ability, space and aliens, young heroes, space ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, nevada, las vegas
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During the alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992, where attempt after attempt is made to catch and kill him.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, time loop, time machine, terminator, soldier, danger, imaginary, heroic mission, escapades, rescue, alien invasion ...
Time:
future, year 1993, 90s, 20th century, year 1992 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, seattle
Similarity:
38%
Genre: 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, action adventure, clever, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, star trek, space travel, space opera, spacecraft, teleportation, space, marine biologist, space adventure, planet earth, falling from height, beer ...
Time:
future, year 1986, 80s, 23rd century, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, melancholic, romantic, philosophical ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
memory, amnesia, relationships, surrealism, loneliness, existentialism, melancholy, love, love story, dream, memory loss, couples ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, future, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
persia, america, usa, north america, new york
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
206K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, futuristic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
robot, alien invasion, car, teenager, robot vs. robot, chase, military, transforming robot, teenage girl, interspecies friendship, showdown, alien ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
texas, california, san francisco, north america
Similarity:
38%
42K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
Style:
cult classic, horror comedy, cult horror, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, horror for children
Plot:
alien, creature, alien invasion, alien monster, small town, eaten alive, space and aliens, evil alien, bounty hunter, ufo, little creatures, camp ...
Time:
80s
Place:
kansas, usa
Similarity:
38%
73K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, girls' night, kids
Plot:
elderly, cocoon, life & death, alien, space and aliens, chase, benign alien, fountain of youth, alien invasion, first contact, extraterrestrial, cancer ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
38%
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