20 Movies Like Contact (1997)
1 Arrival (2016) ★ 7.9
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2 War of the Worlds (2005) ★ 6.5
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No one would have believed at the beginning of the 21st century that beings more advanced than man were keeping a watchful eye on everything that was going on on Earth; that while people were going about their business, they were being investigated and studied.
With endless complacency, men went to and fro all over the globe, busy with their own affairs, confident in their power over matter. Meanwhile, across the abyss of space, beings with a highly developed, cold, emotionless intellect were looking at the Earth with eyes full of envy, and slowly but surely were working out their plans, hostile to us...
3 Knowing (2009) ★ 6.2
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4 The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) ★ 5.5
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5 Independence Day (1996) ★ 7.0
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6 Life (2017) ★ 6.6
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7 Interstellar (2014) ★ 8.6
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8 The Day After Tomorrow (2004) ★ 6.4
Earth is moving steadily towards a global ecological catastrophe: in one part of the world all life is dying of drought, in another part, the raging water element is demolishing cities.
The proximity of the catastrophe forces a climate scientist, trying to find a way to stop the global warming, to go in search of his missing son to New York, which has entered a new ice age...
9 The Martian (2015) ★ 8.0
The Ares 3 Martian mission was forced to leave the planet in the process of work due to an impending sandstorm. Engineer and biologist Mark Watney suffered damage to his spacesuit during the sandstorm. The mission staff, believing him dead, evacuated the planet, leaving Mark alone.
Waking up, Watney discovers that there is no communication with Earth, but the living module is fully functional. The protagonist begins to look for a way to survive on the available food, vitamins, water and air supplies for another 4 years before the next mission "Ares-4" arrives.
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10 Prometheus (2012) ★ 7.0
11 Moon (2009) ★ 7.9
Sam's contract is coming to an end: he spent three years on the moon, overseeing an automated rare-gas extraction station. Three long years all alone, save for the talking robot GERTY, can change anyone. Two weeks before returning to Earth, Sam meets his replacement...
12 Sunshine (2007) ★ 7.2
The year 2057. The sun is dying, and humanity faces the prospect of extinction. Planet Earth's last hope lies in the Icarus 2, a spaceship crewed by eight men and women, led by Captain Kaneda. Their mission is to deliver a nuclear charge with which to reignite the fading Sun.
13 Gattaca (1997) ★ 7.8
14 Annihilation (2018) ★ 6.8
15 Signs (2002) ★ 6.8
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Signs (2002) is on #15 spot of movies related to Contact (1997). Signs (2002) was released in 2002, made by and has average rating 6.8 in 2022. Main stars of the Signs (2002) film are: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin.
16 The Midnight Sky (2020) ★ 5.6
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The Midnight Sky (2020) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo. You can find The Midnight Sky (2020) in the the next genre categories: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and The Midnight Sky (2020) has average rating 5.6, according to Screench user votes.
17 Ad Astra (2019) ★ 6.5
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The near future. Several years ago, mankind launched a program to search for extraterrestrial life, Project Lima, led by Captain Clifford McBride. The last signal of the expedition was detected in the vicinity of Neptune, and since then nothing was known about its fate. Captain McBride himself became a hero and the most famous astronaut who inspired many to explore space.
Sixteen years after the disappearance of Project Lima, strange bursts of energy begin to occur on Earth, disabling electrical systems and wreaking havoc and destruction. According to the U.S. space agency, the signal comes from Neptune, and now the son of a famous astronaut, Major Roy McBride, is assigned an important mission. He must get to a Martian base and from there try to contact his presumably living father.
18 The Wandering Earth (2019) ★ 6.0
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The Wandering Earth (2019) movie was filmed by as Director, starring . The Wandering Earth (2019) belongs to the next genres: Action, Sci-Fi and has average rating 6.0, according to user votes.
19 K-PAX (2001) ★ 7.4
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K-PAX (2001) is one of the last movies similar to Contact (1997) and it was released in 2001. Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack are the main stars of the film and it belongs to the next genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and has average user rating of 7.4 according to IMDB and Screench votes.
20 Deep Impact (1998) ★ 6.2
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