
10 Best Movies Like Forbidden Planet
If you loved Forbidden Planet, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens...

This Island Earth
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war....

Alien: Covenant
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
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 ...

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command....

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction....

The Black Hole
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden Planet for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, ...