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The 5th Wave (2016)
126K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, apocalyptic, teen, futuristic, serious, suspense, romantic, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
apocalypse, alien invasion, end of the world, alien, invasion, post apocalypse, danger, survival, virus, obsessive quest, escapades, humanity in peril, youth, dystopia, ufo, space and aliens, tsunami, teenage life, distopia, humanity, brainwashing, chaos, stranded, female warrior, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2016
Place:
ohio, usa, new york, london, bangkok thailand, tower bridge london
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Most similar movies to The 5th Wave
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out apocalyptic, exciting, futuristic and suspenseful films with plots about danger, survival, apocalypse, dystopia, post apocalypse, epidemic and chase mostly in Action, Sci-Fi and Adventure genres. Some movies like The 5th Wave: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Host (2013), Allegiant (2016), Insurgent (2015), Divergent (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspense, serious, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
distopia, post apocalypse, survival, maze, epidemic, young heroes, apocalypse, dystopia, immunity, danger, zombie, on the run ...
Time:
future, year 2015, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
90%
121K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free ...
Style:
romantic, futuristic, exciting, teen, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
interspecies romance, alien invasion, teenage girl, apocalypse, dystopia, true love, youth, evil alien, self sacrifice, teenage love, alien, love and romance ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013
Place:
usa, paris france
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 ...
Style:
teen, saga, exciting, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
distopia, strong female lead, dystopia, resistance, chase, rebellion, dystopian future, brutality, chosen one, tough girl, female warrior, fight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, future, near future, year 2016
Similarity:
95%
145K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.
Style:
futuristic, saga, apocalyptic, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
distopia, post apocalypse, teenager, dystopia, utopia, female protagonist, chosen one, catastrophe, manipulation, brainwashing, chase, betrayal ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, north america
Similarity:
93%
Movie in collections
270K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
Style:
futuristic, teen, intense, saga, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
dystopian future, distopia, tough girl, post apocalypse, teenager, chosen one, good versus evil, teenage love, strong female lead, rebellion, female warrior, female fighter ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, year 2015
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
85%
515K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
distopia, heroine, rebellion, survival, fighting the system, danger, chosen one, post apocalypse, choice, dystopian future, dystopia, society ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, teen, cliffhanger, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
female protagonist, distopia, dystopian future, survival, competition, post apocalypse, dictator, badass female lead, young heroes, fight, anti heroine, fight scenes ...
Time:
future, year 2013, near future, 2010s
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.
Style:
romantic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
telekinesis, post apocalypse, teenager, good versus evil, runaway teen, mind control, superhuman powers, danger, soldier, friendship, love and romance, escape ...
Time:
near future
Place:
virginia
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who ...
Style:
captivating, apocalyptic, saga, action adventure, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
cure, vaccine, virus, disease, distopia, battles, desert, fight, maze, danger, post apocalypse, laboratory ...
Time:
2010s, future
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly ...
Style:
exciting, teen, suspenseful, touching, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superpower, supernatural, alien, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, good versus evil, young heroes, friendship, teenage love, high school, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
ohio, pittsburgh, usa, florida, africa
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, teen, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family outing, kids
Plot:
survival, female protagonist, dystopian future, death, game of death, dystopia, distopia, competition, contests and competitions, youth, heroine, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
north america, seattle
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
survival, maze, memory loss, teenager, apocalypse, fantasy world, trapped, distopia, dystopia, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, youth ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
Style:
futuristic, teen, suspense, saga, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
distopia, female protagonist, survival, rebellion, strong female character, teenager, dystopia, society, youth, fighting the system, dystopian future, game ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
83%
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:
78%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Ellie Linton, a teen from an Australian coastal town, leads her friends on an excursion to a camp deep in the woods, dubbed "Hell." Upon their return, the youths find that their town has been overrun by an enemy army, and their friends and ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
invasion, wartime life, military, life is a bitch, young heroes, danger, youth, resistance, hopes, survival, teenager, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, new zealand, new jersey
Similarity:
87%
268K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of ...
Style:
exciting, serious, entertaining, action packed, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, u.s. navy, military, battleship, navy, ship, evil alien, danger, invasion, ufo, space and aliens ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, 2000s, year 2005 ...
Place:
hawaii, london, pacific ocean, tokyo, new york ...
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop of his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, futuristic, scary, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, disaster, survival, end of the world, alien, invasion, space and aliens, evil alien, extraterrestrial, catastrophe, humanity in peril ...
Time:
year 2005, future, jurassic, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, boston, los angeles ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, saga, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, creature, human versus alien, technology, end of the world, independence day, ufo, president, psychic, apocalypse, chinawoman ...
Time:
future, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, paris france, minnesota, nevada, china ...
Similarity:
83%
Movie in collections
163K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A detached married couple must get their son and themselves to safety after being randomly selected to enter an underground bunker, as a massive object from space threatens to destroy the world in less than 48 hours.
Style:
suspense, exciting, scenic, unusual plot structure, psychotronic ...
Plot:
natural disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, disaster, catastrophe, humanity in peril, panic, husband wife relationship, diabetic, comet, kidnapping, post apocalypse ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
greenland, atlanta georgia, canada, kentucky, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ordinary man is recruited by time travellers from 30 years in the future to fight in a war against deadly aliens.
Style:
futuristic, suspense, exciting, anamorphic, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
future war, alien invasion, time travel, alien, military, fictional war, struggle for survival, soldier, alien encounter, evil alien, alien monster, final battle ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
dominican republic, bahamas, miami, north america, russia ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, post apocalypse, demolished city, end of the world, evil alien, creature, apocalypse, disaster, post apocalyptic, chase, alien, fantasy world ...
Time:
year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
67%
94K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight ...
Style:
suspense, futuristic, apocalyptic, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ufo, apocalypse, evil alien, alien invasion, alien, alien abduction, space and aliens, vestiges of humanity, alien encounter, fantasy world, creature, catastrophe ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, california, london ...
Similarity:
78%
1.5M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, heroic, epic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, alien invasion, superhuman powers, good versus evil, costumed hero, female assassin, monster, teamwork, super villain, imaginary, tony stark character ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, madagascar, pittsburgh, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, disgusting ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
androids and robots, man versus machine, robot, dystopian future, good versus evil, alien invasion, save the day, danger, rivalry, life is a bitch, youth, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Style:
entertaining, suspense, action adventure, saga, anamorphic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
giant robot, robot, technology, survival, alien, tough guy, shapeshifting, mission, alien invasion, transforming robot, culture clash, medieval ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, medieval times, near future, 1940s ...
Place:
tower bridge london, havana cuba, detroit, london, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
100%
274K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Style:
intense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe, survival, forces of nature, tsunami, danger, earthquake, end of the world, daughter, father daughter relationship, happy ending ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
california, san francisco, los angeles, peru, usa ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, saga, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, ufo, post apocalypse, apocalypse, military, alien encounter, evil alien, resistance, human spirit, chaos and mayhem, space and aliens ...
Time:
jurassic, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
301K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the books by Kass Morgan, this show takes place 100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity. The last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, human existence, leadership, youth, nuclear holocaust, outer space, space station, friendship, lesbian ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as war breaks out.
Style:
suspenseful, teen, romantic, sweet, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
survival, longing, danger, teenage life, young adult, post apocalypse, love and romance, coming of age, cousin cousin relationship, youth, countryside, teenager ...
Time:
year 2013, future, 21st century
Place:
england, northern england, scotland, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, USA, China, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Set in a world many thousands of years in the future. Earth’s cities now roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive Traction Cities, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
steampunk, post apocalypse, revenge, female warrior, chase, dystopia, good versus evil, capitalism, resistance, tough girl, post apocalyptic, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
london, big ben london, europe, asia
Similarity:
67%
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