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10 Best Movies Like Steel Dawn

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

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#1
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984★ 6.3

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

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces....

#2
Outland

Outland

1981★ 6.4

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

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suici...

#3
Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006★ 6.9

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

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dom...

#4
Alien Nation

Alien Nation

1988★ 6.0

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

A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years o...

#5
Come As You Are

Come As You Are

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Steel Dawn for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three young men with disabilities embark on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs to lose their virginity and embrace their independence....

#6
The Time Guardian

The Time Guardian

1987★ 4.9

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

In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected constructi...