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10 Best Movies Like Re-Entry

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

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#1
Contact

Contact

1997★ 7.4

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

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action...

#2
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956★ 7.3

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

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwe...

#3
Explorers

Explorers

1985★ 6.3

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

Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real res...

#4
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Re-Entry for fans of Sci-Fi. 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...

#5
Aliens

Aliens

1986★ 8.0

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

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story ...

#6
Knowing

Knowing

2009★ 6.2

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

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about...

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