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Movies that feel like Alienoid (2022)

If you loved Alienoid, the closest films we have are Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), Coma (2020) and Green Snake (2021). All three share Alienoid's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

πŸ… 87% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Choi Dong-hooncerebralkineticdreamlikeepic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024)

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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018 Β· dir. Kim Yong-hwa
πŸ… 44%β˜… 7.1action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: goryeo dynasty

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

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Coma
2020 Β· dir. Nikita Argunov
β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Cerebral where it counts, kinetic underneath

The difference: None of the dream logic Alienoid is built on

A young and talented architect comes to his senses after a horrific accident only to find himself in the odd dystopian world. A world that is filled with the memories of all current coma patients. Just like a human memory this world is fragmental, chaotic and unstable. This is COMA: icecaps, rivers and cities can all exist in a space of a single room and laws of physics are no longer laws as they can be bent.

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Green Snake
2021 Β· dir. Amp Wong
β˜… 6.8animation Β· fantasy Β· action

The same mix in both: dream logic, then scale

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Alienoid does

While trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.

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Vesper
2022 Β· dir. Kristina BuoΕΎytΔ—
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6science fiction Β· drama Β· adventure

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Alienoid does

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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Dragon Blade
2015 Β· dir. Daniel Lee
πŸ… 36%β˜… 5.9adventure Β· history Β· action

Kinetic action in both cases

Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 Β· dir. Lu Yang
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

Dreamlike fantasy, and it commits to that

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 Β· dir. Steven S. DeKnight
πŸ… 41%β˜… 5.6action Β· fantasy Β· science fiction

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

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Ra.One
2011 Β· dir. Anubhav Sinha
πŸ… 59%β˜… 4.8adventure Β· action Β· science fiction

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.

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Ne Zha 2
2025 Β· dir. Jiao Zi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9animation Β· action Β· fantasy

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.

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Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 29%β˜… 5.2action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien

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 the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 Β· dir. Steven Caple Jr.
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Common ground: alien

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

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Upon the Magic Roads
2021 Β· dir. Oleg Pogodin
β˜… 5.7adventure Β· fantasy

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.

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