20 best movies like Doctor Who (2005)


List of the best movies like Doctor Who (2005): Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., The Jungle Book, Paul, seaQuest DSV, Stargate: Continuum, Explorers, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark, Fantastic Four, Children of the Sun, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantastic, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:24

Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devastated entire continents and turned the survivors into Robomen.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:45

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:44

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family
CountryUSA

In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:38

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from director Joe Dante, who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:15

This latest installment of Babylon 5 is in two parts: the first, is about an entity that has possessed a worker. It wants to be exorcised but Col. Lochley prevents the priest & sends it & the host both back to Earth. The second is about Galen trying to dupe President Sheridan into assassinating the future Centauri President to stop him possibly attacking Earth in 30 years time.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom
Duration02:40

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

A story from the life in the beginning of XX century based on the theater play by Maxim Gorky.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
Duration02:44

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

This 1986 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, he finds that eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but just as perplexed as he is by the fact that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration02:49

    Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:10

    The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

      After a construction project begins digging in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. When everyone around them refuses to take the messages seriously, the three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source. But taking matters into their own hands gets the trio in way over their heads when they discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The epic, suspenseful and exciting journey that follows will change all of their lives forever.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrefantastic, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, Spain, France, Canada, United Kingdom
      Duration02:22

      Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family
      CountryCanada

      Based on a children's series by the same name. Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Hungary, Jordan
      Duration03:34

      During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
      CountryJapan
      Duration02:18

      In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration01:16

      In 2065, the crew of the Pegasus are searching for a new home for humanity. As they approach their potential new world, the discovery of another ship could be the key to their salvation, or doom them and the rest of humanity to extinction.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:49

      Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      In a planet where humans must scavenge the post-apocalyptic barren wasteland, Hirokin – a reluctant warrior with a dark past – sets off on mission to fulfill his destiny. Having fought to the death to save his wife and son from the planets evil dictator – Griffin – and his elite army of hunters, the lone warrior is left for dead in the vast desert. Armed with his samurai blade, Hirokin is forced to choose between avenging the murder of his family and fighting for the freedom his people. In a twist of fate and with a small rebellion by his side Hirokin s vision finally becomes clear.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:30

      16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama, adventure, family, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
      Duration01:30

      Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Japan, France
      Duration01:44

      Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrefantastic, drama, family
      CountryRussia

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      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, adventure, family
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration01:49

      Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family, military
      CountryNetherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany

      Dolf a 15 year old boy is sent back in time by a timemachine. Accidentally he is sent back to the Middle Ages. He is rescued by children who are part of a childrens' crusade, on their way to rescue Jeruzalem. During the trip Dolf finds out the danger is not coming from outside the crusade, but from within.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished whilst searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Mexico, Guatemala
      Duration01:59

      Seven years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have spread worldwide. Humans have been knocked off the top of the food chain, with disparate communities struggling for survival. American soldiers are being sent abroad to protect US interests from the Monsters, but the war is far from being won.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrefantastic, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:43

      Based on the HG Wells story. The world is delighted when a space craft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, they think for the first time. But the delight turns to shock when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrefantastic, adventure, family
      CountryAustralia

      The adventure begins when Lucas, a 13 year old boy, embarks on the vacation of a lifetime. When disaster strikes, Lucas finds himself stranded in a strange land littered with ghost ships and prehistoric creatures. While searching for other signs of life, Lucas hears a radio broadcast in the distance and is drawn into the jungle where he encounters a beautiful young girl who claims to have come from the 1950s. Together they set out on a quest to get home all the while uncovering secrets that will forever change the future.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA

      When three high-school friends invent a time-machine, they decide to use it to go back in time and prevent other youngsters from making humiliating mistakes.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:53

      After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

        A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they're also trying desperately to escape people who have made them their targets.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, West Germany, United Kingdom
        Duration01:48

        A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrefantastic, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, Canada, France
        Duration01:54

        When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
        CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, USA, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belgium, China, Thailand
        Duration01:47

        In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

        Markimdb: 4.1
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:34

        In a hyper-linked social media age, an orphaned teenage girl, Jerrica Jem Benton, becomes an online recording sensation, and she and her sisters embark on a music-driven scavenger hunt - one that sends them on an adventure across Los Angeles - in an attempt to unlock a final message left by her father.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany
        Duration01:41

          When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure
          CountryCanada

          In the year 2961, the time is after humanity and nature has recovered the land. A hunter named Cygnus is called to rise above his duty. He provides for Last Arc, a once nomadic band of survivors in need of food and water that is now growing scarce. The answer must be found before a group of outlandish Heretics descend upon them. Cygnus must voyage across the treacherous landscape to defend his people. Sent by Nova, the matriarch of the band, she acts based on her vision for Cygnus to find a seed of hope. The future of Last Arc is for him to discover, Cygnus ventures into a hostile landscape in search of an answer for his people. On this journey of encountering many traps and dangers, Cygnus discovers what has been hunting him is his identity.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration03:06

          Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story of his travels.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, detective
          CountryWest Germany

          A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family, detective
          CountryUSA, Japan
          Duration02:25

          In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

          Markimdb: 5.2
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
          CountryUSA

          As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
          Duration02:24

          Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.




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