Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like They Live

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

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#1
Bugonia

Bugonia

2025★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Live for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth....

#2
Extinction

Extinction

2018★ 6.0

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

A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction....

#3
Predator 2

Predator 2

1990★ 6.3

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

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target....

#4
Repo Man

Repo Man

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Live for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, ...

#5
Long Distance

Long Distance

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Live for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other ...

#6
The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

2016★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Live for fans of Action. 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...

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