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10 Best Movies Like Arrival

If you loved Arrival, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Solaris

Solaris

2002★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet....

#2
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technolo...

#3
Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

1985★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band t...

#4
Lucy

Lucy

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic....

#5
The Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the futur...

#6
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arrival for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his b...

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