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Movies that feel likeRiddick (2013)

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

If you loved Riddick, the closest films we have are Upgrade (2018), Serenity (2005) and Elysium (2013). All three share Riddick's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is V for Vendetta (2006).

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If Riddick hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Pitch Black (2000) Β· The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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Upgrade
2018 Β· dir. Leigh Whannell
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thriller Β· science fictionNetflix

Both are working the same pair: dystopia, revenge

The difference: Reviewed even better

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure β€” an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility β€” skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

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Serenity
2005 Β· dir. Joss Whedon
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.8science fiction Β· action Β· adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: planet

The difference: Easier on the relentlessness than Riddick

A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.

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Elysium
2013 Β· dir. Neill Blomkamp
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· action Β· dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: dystopia

The difference: Takes it somewhere less relentless than Riddick does

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

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V for Vendetta
2006 Β· dir. James McTeigue
πŸ… 73%β˜… 8.1action Β· thriller Β· science fictionParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as β€œV” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

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The Creator
2023 Β· dir. Gareth Edwards
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· action Β· adventureHulu

Both land ideas and momentum at once

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Riddick does

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the warβ€”and mankind itself.

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Aniara
2019 Β· dir. Hugo Lilja
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· drama

The same mix in both: bleakness, then awe

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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Planet of the Apes
2001 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 42%β˜… 5.7thriller Β· science fiction Β· actionHulu

Common ground: alien

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

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Surrogates
2009 Β· dir. Jonathan Mostow
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thriller

Science fiction built on tension, twice over

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

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Captain America: Brave New World
2025 Β· dir. Julius Onah
πŸ… 46%β˜… 5.6action Β· thriller Β· science fictionDisney+

Both lean on relentlessness more than on action

After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

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Death Race
2008 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller Β· science fictionStarz

Cerebral thriller in both cases

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

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RoboCop
2014 Β· dir. JosΓ© Padilha
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.1action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Science fiction with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

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Judge Dredd
1995 Β· dir. Danny Cannon
πŸ… 22%β˜… 5.6science fiction Β· actionPrime Video

Bleak action, and it commits to that

In a dystopian future where Judges maintain law and order by acting as judge, jury, and executioner, Dredd fights to prove his innocence after being falsely accused of murder.

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