
Movies that feel like Forbidden Planet (1956)
If you loved Forbidden Planet, the closest films we have are Ikarie XB 1 (1963), Silent Running (1972) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). All three share Forbidden Planet's cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Forbidden Planet hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: alien planet and robot
The difference: None of the scale Forbidden Planet is built on

One thread runs through both: space
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

The same preoccupation in both: flying saucer
The difference: Not nearly as epic as Forbidden Planet

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien planet
The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Forbidden Planet does

Cerebral and awestruck in the same breath
The difference: 62 years apart, and the 2010s show

Both lean on scale more than on science fiction
The difference: Leans harder into action than Forbidden Planet does

Cerebral adventure in both cases

Science fiction built on scale, twice over

Awestruck adventure, and it commits to that

Common ground: sabotage

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Adventure built on scale, twice over
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