Films like Approaching the Unknown (2016)

Approaching the Unknown (2016) is drama, science fiction, thriller. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.4/10

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to…
Blade Runner (1982)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.9/10

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking…
I Am Legend (2007)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.2/10

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.3/10

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community…
Gravity (2013)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.2/10

Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while…
Glass (2019)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.7/10

In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four…
Contagion (2011)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.7/10

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster…
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Also drama and science fiction. 5.7/10

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the…
Transcendence (2014)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.1/10

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where…
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.0/10

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the…
Gemini Man (2019)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.3/10

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a…
The Platform (2019)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.0/10

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Elysium (2013)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.5/10

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined…
WarGames (1983)

Also drama and science fiction. 7.1/10

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the…
Chronicle (2012)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.9/10

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use…
Under the Skin (2014)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.1/10

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.8/10

Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with…
Outbreak (1995)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.6/10

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which…
Dreamcatcher (2003)

Also drama and science fiction. 5.7/10

Four childhood friends reunite for a hunting trip in the Maine woods, bound by a psychic force born from a childhood friend's dreamcatcher. They find themselves caught in a…
Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.0/10

Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Archive (2020)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.4/10

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be…
Volcano (1997)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.0/10

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar…
The Jacket (2005)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.9/10

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
Dual (2022)

Also drama and science fiction. 6.0/10

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned…