Movies and TV shows like Childhood's End
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Childhood's End (2015)
14K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
TV show
Story:
After peaceful aliens invade earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?
Style:
philosophical, futuristic, thought provoking, suspense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, apocalyptic, stylized, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, science, demon, space travel, religion, humanity, alien, technology, space and aliens, adaptation, world domination, life philosophy, danger, humanity in peril, creativity, storytelling, twists and turns, supernatural, spacecraft, dishonesty, extraterrestrial, evil alien, invasion, loss, hotel room ...
Time:
near future, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, israel
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Most similar movies to Childhood's End
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, futuristic and exciting films and TV series with plots about supernatural, space, danger, alien, outer space, post apocalypse and space and aliens mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Childhood's End: V (2009), Falling Skies (2011), The Host (2013), Another Life (2019), Arrival (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
61K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a ...
Style:
suspenseful, cliffhanger, captivating, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, fate of humanity, evil alien, conspiracy, invasion, alien encounter, alien, fbi, world domination, disguise, space and aliens ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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%
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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
Style:
tense, touching, disturbing, futuristic, captivating ...
Plot:
outer space, space mission, space travel, astronaut, alien, space shuttle, space exploration, spacecraft, heroic mission, danger, space station, teamwork ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
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852K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, intellectual, reflective, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
first contact, alien, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien contact, time, alien invasion, creature, science, alien race ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
Similarity:
89%
20K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min.
TV show
Story:
In this three-part miniseries, a young woman's murder causes the subjects of a century-long mission to populate a new world to question the true nature of the project as they approach the point of no return.
Style:
captivating, sexy, talky, serious, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spacecraft, space travel, space opera, twists and turns, relationships, murder mystery, science, technology, secrets, investigation, nasa, catastrophe ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
130K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, South Africa, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Style:
thought provoking, futuristic, philosophical, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, dystopian future, youth, community, utopia, destiny, society, danger, humanity, rebelliousness, runaway ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2014, 2040s, 2010s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Under the Dome is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It tells the story of the residents of the small town of Chester's Mill in Maine, where a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of ...
Style:
exciting, mind bending, surreal, teen, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, stephen king, survival, trapped, isolation, small town, twists and turns, life turned upside down, teenage girl, small town life, human existence, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in contemporary Europe, the reimagining follows the pockets of humanity left on earth following an apocalyptic extra-terrestrial strike.
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
survival horror, alien contact, post apocalypse, alien abduction, post-apocalyptic future, interracial relations, alien attack, ex husband ex wife relationship, bonding, love interest, struggle for survival, evil alien ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
411K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Style:
suspense, twist ending, creepy, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, alien, alien encounter, single father, faith, first contact, survival, loss of faith, death of wife, extraterrestrial, natural disaster ...
Time:
2000s, future, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, apocalyptic, gothic, intelligent ...
Plot:
space colony, androids, distant planet, robot human relationship, survival, atheism, alien creature, war, post apocalypse, vestiges of humanity, religious cult, parents and children ...
Time:
future, distant future, near future
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cliffhanger ...
Plot:
government conspiracy, invasion, infected, alien invasion, dream, hallucination, genetically altered, alien encounter, government facility, encounter, human existence, contact ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a UNSC military academy, a group of highborn cadets are training to be the next generation of soldiers in the UNSC’s ongoing war with insurrectionists in the outer colonial planets. Among these cadets, Thomas Lasky ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, suspenseful, serious, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space and aliens, invasion, superhero, evil alien, alien invasion, escapades, soldier, battles, heroes, video game, power relations, behind enemy lines ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
26K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
Style:
futuristic, spooky, stylized, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, androids and robots, astronaut, space and aliens, scientist, family relations, fear, fate of humanity, parents and children, haunted by the past, artificial insemination, space ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, exciting, tense, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space travel, human existence, human in outer space, spacecraft, space and aliens, space opera, outer space, technology, stargate, military, alien planet, space adventure ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s
Similarity:
75%
27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
Style:
captivating, exciting, mind bending, serious, non-linear ...
Plot:
conspiracy, alien contact, twists and turns, secret movement, government agency, extraterrestrial, president, missing person, space and aliens, alien, virus, top secret ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
Style:
anthology, exciting, suspenseful, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, alternate reality, alien, supernatural, multiple storylines, computer, surrealism, twists and turns, life philosophy, fantasy world, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Similarity:
75%
14K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Invasion is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning in September 21, 2005. Somewhat similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the show told the story of the aftermath of a hurricane in which ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
creature, invasion, space and aliens, deadly creature, alien possession, evil alien, survival, danger, rescue, heroic mission, hurricane, alien ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, everglades, usa
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
46K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, exciting, cyber, spiritual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, androids and robots, robot human relationship, society, technology, female robot, robot, inventions and discoveries, friendship, androids, cyberpunk, lesbian ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
london, usa
Similarity:
100%
37K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be ...
Style:
saga, philosophical, serious, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space opera, outer space, space travel, space station, benign alien, time travel, danger, space and aliens, good versus evil, culture clash, friendship, conflict ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
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%
256K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
time, destiny, philosophy, choice, alternate reality, depression, twists and turns, butterfly effect, surrealism, utopia, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time:
future, year 2009, year 1975, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
56K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.
Style:
intellectual, philosophical, enigmatic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
murder investigation, hacker, quantum physics, virtual reality, cold blooded murder, conspiracy, robot, computer, artificial intelligence, technology, investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
Style:
captivating, disturbing
Plot:
extraterrestrial, scientist, alien, alien race, alien on earth, benign alien, rescue mission, alien creature, save the day, friends, african, black ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Capt. Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's half brother who kidnaps three diplomats and hijacks the Enterprise in his obsessive search for God.
Style:
futuristic, saga, exciting, action adventure, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
star trek, space opera, space travel, desert, god, teleportation, intergalactic, alien invasion, star wars, consciousness, space exploration, hostage ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
Place:
space western, usa, california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
692K
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style:
futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, space horror ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, androids, survival, alien, outer space, space and aliens, distant planet, robot, alien encounter, expedition, creature, alien life-form ...
Time:
future, year 2000, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. ...
Style:
apocalyptic, retro, anthology, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
evil alien, ufo, alien invasion, post apocalypse, magic, alien disguised as human, flying saucer, dystopia, occult, invasion, architect, save the world ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Similarity:
100%
190K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
outer space, space travel, space opera, human in outer space, spaceship, space station, conspiracy, spacecraft, space colony, space exploration, investigation, society ...
Time:
future, 24th century, near future, 23rd century
Place:
space western, hawaii
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Style:
cerebral, suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, lovecraft ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space travel, found footage, astronaut, space exploration, outer space, space, spacecraft, distant planet, alien, survival, spacewalk, moon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 1972, 1950s, 50s ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 415 min.
TV show
Story:
In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.
Style:
thought provoking, futuristic, surprise ending, apocalyptic, saga ...
Plot:
distopia, utopia, satire, transhumanism, dystopia, forbidden love, conspiracy, totalitarianism, genetic engineering, brainwashing, social differences, propaganda ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
23%
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