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15 Movies Like War of the Worlds

Loved War of the Worlds? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Jurassic Park

1993

Jurassic Park shares important genre DNA with War of the Worlds and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Thriller genres✓ Directed by Steven Spielberg✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Very similar runtime

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62%

Aliens

1986

Aliens shares meaningful genre characteristics with War of the Worlds, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Science Fiction genres✓ They both feature aliens and robots✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Similar movie-night length

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62%

Alien Resurrection

1997

Alien Resurrection shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Thriller genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both feature aliens✓ Very similar runtime

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60%

Minority Report

2002

Minority Report shares important genre DNA with War of the Worlds and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action genres✓ Directed by Steven Spielberg✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore survival

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57%

District 9

2009

District 9 shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Very similar runtime

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57%

Déjà Vu

2006

Déjà Vu shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore family✓ Very similar runtime

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55%

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull shares important genre DNA with War of the Worlds and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Science fiction genres✓ Directed by Steven Spielberg✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore family

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55%

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence shares important genre DNA with War of the Worlds and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Both are Science Fiction movies✓ Directed by Steven Spielberg✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 2000s

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55%

Pitch Black

2000

Pitch Black shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore survival✓ Very similar runtime

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55%

The Island

2005

The Island shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore survival✓ Similar movie-night length

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54%

Transformers

2007

Transformers shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction genres✓ They both feature aliens and robots✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Both explore family

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54%

Predator

1987

Predator shares meaningful genre characteristics with War of the Worlds, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Thriller genres✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival✓ Very similar runtime

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52%

The Thing

1982

The Thing shares meaningful genre characteristics with War of the Worlds, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Thriller, Action genres✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival✓ Very similar runtime

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52%

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park shares important genre DNA with War of the Worlds and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action genres✓ Directed by Steven Spielberg✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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51%

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

The Day After Tomorrow shares key genre characteristics with War of the Worlds and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 2000s✓ Very similar runtime

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48%

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