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Movies that feel likeBattleship (2012)

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 an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

If you loved Battleship, the closest films we have are Ender's Game (2013), Ra.One (2011) and Predators (2010). All three share Battleship's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Blue Beetle (2023).

🍅 33% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Peter Bergtensekineticepiccerebral
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Ender's Game
2013 · dir. Gavin Hood
🍅 63%★ 6.6science fiction · action · adventure

The same preoccupation in both: fight

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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.

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Ra.One
2011 · dir. Anubhav Sinha
🍅 62%★ 5adventure · action · science fiction

Both land momentum and scale at once

The difference: Easier on the tension than Battleship

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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Predators
2010 · dir. Nimród Antal
🍅 66%★ 6.4science fiction · action · thriller

Tense and cerebral in the same breath

A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.

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Superman Returns
2006 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 72%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventureMax

Kinetic action in both cases

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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Blue Beetle
2023 · dir. Ángel Manuel Soto
🍅 78%★ 5.9action · science fiction · adventurePrime VideoMax

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

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Greenland
2020 · dir. Ric Roman Waugh
🍅 78%★ 6.4thriller · action · science fictionMax

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

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Push
2009 · dir. Paul McGuigan
🍅 23%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventure

Both rooted in Hong Kong

After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue psychics dedicated to destroying Division. Together with Cassie, a teenage clairvoyant, Nick goes in search of a missing girl and a stolen suitcase that could be the key to accomplishing their mutual goal.

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Bleeding Steel
2017 · dir. Leo Zhang
🍅 24%★ 5.2science fiction · action · adventure

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

A hardened special forces agent fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they have met in a different life.

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Jason Bourne
2016 · dir. Paul Greengrass
🍅 55%★ 6.6action · adventure · thrillerNetflix

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

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Jurassic Park III
2001 · dir. Joe Johnston
🍅 49%★ 6adventure · thriller · science fictionHuluStarz

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

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Gemini Man
2019 · dir. Ang Lee
🍅 26%★ 5.7science fiction · action · adventureParamount+Starz

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Battleship does

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.

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I Am Number Four
2011 · dir. D.J. Caruso
🍅 32%★ 6.1action · thriller · science fiction

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.

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