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10 Best Movies Like The Second Arrival

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

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#1
The Arrival

The Arrival

1996★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Second Arrival for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search t...

#2
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977★ 6.8

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

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their...

#3
Alligator 2: The Mutation

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Second Arrival for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake....

#4
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012★ 6.7

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

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the fil...

#5
The Hexer

The Hexer

2001★ 5.2

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

A heroic fantasy based on the famous novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, "The Sword of Destiny" and "The Last Wish". This film immerses us in a world inhabited by kings and...

#6
Lawless Street

Lawless Street

1950★ 5.1

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

The eccentric characters of a street from the comic designs of Andre Dubout are brought to life with human performers instead of drawings....