20 best movies like Project X (1987)


List of the best movies like Project X (1987): The Divide, War for the Planet of the Apes, Shirley Valentine, The Jungle Book, Time Lapse, Robot & Frank, Coherence, Threesome, Victor Frankenstein, Leaves of Grass.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration02:02

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada, New Zealand
Duration02:01

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:48

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

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: 6.5
Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

A delightful dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, a heist film. Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:29

    On the night a comet is passing near Earth, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. When the power goes out, they discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    Eddy and Stuart share two-thirds of a dormitory suite. Due to bureaucratic error, a woman named Alex is added to their room. At first, relations among the three are tense. Soon, however, Alex falls for Eddy, and Stuart lusts after Alex.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:52

      Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
      Duration01:36

        In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:11

        The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time-from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call-an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:10

        A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Ray Liotta stars as a medical examiner who has been acquitted for his wife's murder but many still question his innocence. Obsessed with finding his wife's killer, a possible solution presents itself in an experimental serum designed by a neurobiology Linda Fiorentino which has the ability to transfer memories from one person to another, but not without consequences. Liotta driven to solve the case injects himself with the serum, bringing him closer and closer to finding her killer but bringing him closer to death.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

          On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

          Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:06

          When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:16

          Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
          CountryLithuania, USA

          In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family, while coping with what it means to be human in this new reality.

          Markimdb: 4.5
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA

          What happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, run by the most powerful computers, to follow, listen and predict human behavior? The program learns, becomes sentient and begins to behave like a human. When a master computer program, Echelon, takes over America's entire online system, our country is threatened to be brought to its knees. Hacking into DARPA, Echelon gains the ability to manipulate the weather, create earthquakes, and cause a level of destruction unlike anything the country could ever imagine. But how do you stop a computer program when it has control over any and every defense you have?

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:37

          A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:47

          Two researchers in a green alternative energy project forced on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

          Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

          Markimdb: 2.4
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA

          A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada, India
          Duration02:32

          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.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryGermany
          Duration01:41

          What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA, Germany
          Duration02:22

          On a bleak future Earth, a soldier endures a radical genetic transformation to save humanity. But his wife fears he's becoming more creature than man.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:32

          Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration01:26

          Just in time for the joyous holiday season, this film connects the ancient Mayan prophecy of worldwide destruction at the end of 2012, and the iconic holiday song, The 12 Days of Christmas. But there is hope: a father learns that his daughter is really the "Chosen One" who, alone, can stop further catastrophe - if he can stave off the lunatic townspeople blaming her for the community's destruction.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrecomedy, drama, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.

          Markimdb: 3.5
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

          With much of America lying in ruins, the rest of the world braces for a global sharknado, Fin and his family must travel around the world to stop them.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada
          Duration02:13

          In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, China
          Duration02:09

          In a series of escalating encounters, security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Mexico, United Kingdom
          Duration01:30

          Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

          Markimdb: 3
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA

          A fanatical animal rights activist releases giant pythons into the Everglades, believing the wild animals should be set free. When they start decimating the native animal population, an over-zealous park ranger feeds experimental steroids to wild alligators so they can fight back. The giant pythons and gargantuan alligators go on a killing spree, and it is now left up to the two feuding women to put aside their differences to put a stop to the creatures and the destruction.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, South Africa, USA
          Duration01:54

          Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:34

          Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students regains consciousness, he finds himself in a waking nightmare.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:48

          In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:44

          Revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment. Based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama
          CountryChina

          INSEPARABLE is a genre-bending dramedy with a psychological suspense overtone. Selected as Wall Street Journal's "Top 10 Asian Films To Watch for in 2011" and an Official Selection of 16th Busan Film Festival, Inseparable tells the tale of a troubled engineer, Li (Daniel Wu) who faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife (Gong Beibi). American expat Chuck (Kevin Spacey), rescues Li from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor. Co-starring Peter Stormare and Yan Ni.

          Markimdb: 3.1
          Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:45

          A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.

          Markimdb: 3.1
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
          CountryRussia, USA
          Duration01:30

          A group of young people stuck in the small Texas town of Fossil Ridge have to fight for their lives against dinosaurs that have been reanimated by a local scientist.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

          A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.




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