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10 Best Movies Like The Space Children

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

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#1
Rim of the World

Rim of the World

2019★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Space Children for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world....

#2
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951★ 7.5

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

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction....

#3
Paul

Paul

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Space Children 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
The Tomorrow War

The Tomorrow War

2021★ 7.5

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

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a dea...

#5
Ick

Ick

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Space Children for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town....

#6
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

1987★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Space Children for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mec...

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