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Movies that feel like Prospect (2018)

If you loved Prospect, the closest films we have are Venom (2018), Battle: Los Angeles (2011) and Sunshine (2007). All three share Prospect's cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, fuboTV and YouTube TV and others, checked against today's data.

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

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Venom
2018 Β· dir. Ruben Fleischer
πŸ… 31%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· action

Cerebral where it counts, awestruck underneath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 Β· dir. Jonathan Liebesman
πŸ… 37%β˜… 5.7science fiction Β· action

Both built around survival

The difference: Leans action where Prospect does not

When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.

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Sunshine
2007 Β· dir. Danny Boyle
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.2science fiction Β· thriller

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

The difference: Plays it as thriller more than Prospect does

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun β€” but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

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Dune: Part Two
2024 Β· dir. Denis Villeneuve
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8.4science fiction Β· adventure

Science fiction built on awe, twice over

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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Alien: Covenant
2017 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 65%β˜… 6.4horror Β· science fiction

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

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Aniara
2019 Β· dir. Pella KΓ₯german
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· drama

Both run awestruck where it counts

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.4adventure Β· science fiction Β· action

The same preoccupation in both: alien planet

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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Alien: Romulus
2024 · dir. Fede Álvarez
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.1horror Β· science fiction

Science fiction approached the same way

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 Β· dir. J.J. Abrams
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· action Β· science fiction

Both are science fiction through and through

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

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Captain Marvel
2019 Β· dir. Ryan Fleck
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

The same science fiction instincts

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Justice League
2017 Β· dir. Zack Snyder
πŸ… 39%β˜… 6action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Cut from the same science fiction cloth

Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 Β· dir. Rian Johnson
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· action Β· science fiction

Both are science fiction through and through

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.

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