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10 Best Movies Like District 9

If you loved District 9, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Moon

Moon

2009★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpect...

#2
Contact

Contact

1997★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action...

#3
Paul

Paul

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 outl...

#4
Elysium

Elysium

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 Ear...

#5
Chappie

Chappie

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surr...

#6
Super 8

Super 8

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to District 9 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances...