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Movies that feel likeJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

If you loved Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the closest films we have are The Abyss (1989), The Impossible (2012) and Paradise (2023). All three share Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom's tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Predestination (2014).

🍅 47% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. J. A. Bayonaepiccerebraltense
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Disney Plus · Paramount Plus Premium

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Jurassic Park (1993) · The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) · Jurassic Park III (2001) · Jurassic World (2015) · Jurassic World Dominion (2022) · Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)

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The Abyss
1989 · dir. James Cameron
🍅 75%★ 7.5adventure · thriller · science fictionDisney+

Epic and cerebral in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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The Impossible
2012 · dir. J. A. Bayona
🍅 81%★ 7.5drama · thriller · historyNetflix

The same hand behind both of them: J. A. Bayona

The difference: Goes its own way on the ideas

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

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Paradise
2023 · dir. Boris Kunz
🍅 100%★ 6.3science fiction · thrillerNetflix

Tense science fiction in both cases

The difference: Less epic, more its own thing

A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 · dir. Francis Lawrence
🍅 70%★ 6.6science fiction · adventure · thrillerNetflix

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.

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Predestination
2014 · dir. Michael Spierig
🍅 84%★ 7.4science fiction · thriller

Thriller with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

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Terminator: Dark Fate
2019 · dir. Tim Miller
🍅 70%★ 6.2science fiction · action · adventureParamount+

Being hunted by something that will not stop, at blockbuster scale

The difference: Grim and metallic — no animals, no natural-world unease

Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to save mankind, battle-hardened Sarah Connor teams up with an unexpected ally and an enhanced super soldier to stop the deadliest Terminator yet.

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The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 46%★ 6.5science fiction · thriller · adventure

Both lean on tension more than on adventure

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.

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

Relentless forward motion with secrets kept by people in suits

The difference: Grounded espionage — no creatures, no awe, only chases

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

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

A protector, a lab-made secret and relentless pursuit

The difference: A cheap sci-fi vehicle — critics buried it at 24

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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Battleship
2012 · dir. Peter Berg
🍅 33%★ 5.8thriller · action · adventureNetflix

Big-metal spectacle and rising panic as something huge arrives

The difference: All hardware and no wonder — nothing here to feel awe toward

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.

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

Fugitives with dangerous gifts hunted by a shadow agency

The difference: Psychic-noir grime — no monsters, and the plot tangles

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

Science fiction built on scale, twice over

The difference: Leans further into action

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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