Sputnik
Original Title: Спутник
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…
Movies like Sputnik
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Sputnik. Explore films such as Alien: Covenant, Skylines, and The Predator, around the themes of spaceship, female protagonist, monster. Other notable keywords include creature and scientist.
#1
Alien: Covenant
Synopsis:
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic', David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
Danny McBride,
Katherine Waterston
Plot:
xenomorph,
android,
alien,
future,
stasis,
alien technology,
scientist,
sequel,
space travel,
outer space
...
#2
Skylines
Synopsis:
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien world in order to save what's left of humanity.
Starring:
Alexander Siddig,
James Cosmo,
Daniel Bernhardt
Plot:
alien,
alien spacecraft,
space battle,
supernatural power,
alien creature,
outer space,
space mission,
virus,
sequel,
third part
...
#3
The Predator
Synopsis:
When a young child accidentally triggers extraterrestrial hunters to return to Earth, a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and scientists join forces to prevent the end of the human race.
Starring:
Trevante Rhodes,
Keegan-Michael Key,
Olivia Munn
Plot:
the predator character,
hunter,
alien,
gore,
prequel,
violence,
soldier,
final showdown,
prequel and sequel,
chase
...
#4
Predators
Synopsis:
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
Starring:
Alice Braga,
Adrien Brody,
Mahershala Ali
Plot:
jungle,
parachute,
alien,
planet,
warrior,
mercenary,
yakuza,
strong female character,
hunt,
martial arts
...
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#5
Watchmen
Synopsis:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
Billy Crudup,
Jackie Earle Haley
#6
The Thing
Synopsis:
Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly imitating its victims. They soon discover that this task will be harder than they thought, as they don't know which members of the team have already been assimilated and their paranoia threatens to tear them apart.
Starring:
Keith David,
Kurt Russell,
Wilford Brimley
Plot:
antarctica,
isolation,
paranoia,
alien creature,
body horror,
shapeshifting,
cult film,
ambiguous ending,
1980s,
ancient astronaut
...
#7
Jason X
Synopsis:
In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to live, but to research the ancient, rusting artifacts of the long-gone civilizations. But it's not the harmful environment that could prove fatal to the intrepid, young expl…
Starring:
Kane Hodder,
Lexa Doig,
Chuck Campbell
#8
Alien
Synopsis:
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortu…
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Tom Skerritt,
John Hurt
Plot:
alien,
spaceship,
outer space,
creature,
female protagonist,
minimal cast,
android,
monster,
first of series,
trapped
...
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#9
Venom
Synopsis:
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Jenny Slate,
Scott Haze
#10
Prometheus
Synopsis:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
Charlize Theron,
Guy Pearce
Plot:
prequel,
alien,
mission,
planet,
cryogenics,
cave,
one word title,
immolation,
cave painting,
disembodied head
...
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#11
Arrival
Synopsis:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Starring:
Mark O'Brien,
Amy Adams,
Jeremy Renner
#12
A Quiet Place
Synopsis:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Starring:
John Krasinski,
Emily Blunt,
Millicent Simmonds
Movie in categories
#13
Akira
Synopsis:
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Starring:
Mitsuo Iwata,
Nozomu Sasaki,
Mami Koyama
Plot:
cyberpunk,
biker gang,
based on manga,
anime,
nudity,
military,
psychic,
supernatural power,
government,
science runs amok
...
#14
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Synopsis:
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
Starring:
Jason Momoa,
Ben Affleck,
Amy Adams
With the same actors
#15
Suspiria
Synopsis:
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.
Starring:
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Tilda Swinton,
Mia Goth
#16
Superman: Doomsday
Synopsis:
When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
Starring:
John DiMaggio,
Cree Summer,
Chris Cox
#17
Riddick
Synopsis:
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance b…
Starring:
Dave Bautista,
Jordi Mollà,
Katee Sackhoff
#18
Overlord
Synopsis:
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.
Starring:
Wyatt Russell,
Pilou Asbæk,
Mathilde Ollivier
Plot:
world war two,
nazi,
supernatural power,
secret laboratory,
year 1944,
1940s,
zombie,
soldier,
american soldier,
german soldier
...
#19
Underworld: Awakening
Synopsis:
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
Starring:
Theo James,
Kate Beckinsale,
Charles Dance
#20
The Suicide Squad
Synopsis:
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Starring:
Jai Courtney,
John Cena,
Margot Robbie