Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Contact

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

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#1
Occupation: Rainfall

Occupation: Rainfall

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors in Sydney, Australia, fight back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their un...

#2
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#3
The Host

The Host

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms ...

#4
Superman: Man of Tomorrow

Superman: Man of Tomorrow

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alie...

#5
The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

2016★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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...

#6
Jonathan

Jonathan

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contact for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested...

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