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10 Best Movies Like Showdown at Area 51

If you loved Showdown at Area 51, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Tyrannosaurus Azteca

Tyrannosaurus Azteca

2007★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The Aztecs summoned a Tyrannosaurus Rex to keep Cortes and his army out of Mexico. Now they need the Conquistadors' help to stop the T-Rex from killing them all....

#2
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#3
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#4
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#5
Road House

Road House

1989★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educat...

#6
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Showdown at Area 51 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into questio...