Best tv shows like Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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Plot Summary:
Set against the backdrop of a UNSC military academy, a group of highborn cadets are training to be the next generation of soldiers in the UNSC’s ongoing war with insurrectionists in the outer colonial planets. Among these cadets, Thomas Lasky struggles with his doubts about this war, and with the burden of expectations he may not be able to carry. As Lasky comes to terms with his potential as a military leader, the terrifying alien alliance known as the Covenant arrives and turns his world upside down. Inspired by the Master Chief, he must decide what it means to be a hero.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: futuristic, stylized, suspenseful, serious, enigmatic, talky, saga, brutal, exciting, light
Best tv shows and movies like Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012):
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Princess of Mars (2009)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a US soldier finds himself inexplicably transported to Mars in the midst of a war between two alien races.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, mockbuster, tense, captivating, psychotronic, hood
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One Shot (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Kyle Matthews, an elite Sniper from the World Defense Force, is trapped in enemy territory - his skills are put to the test as he attempts to survive against a whole armada of Cerulean soldiers, Hell bent on wiping all humans from existence. But when a beautiful Cerulean woman is shot and left for dead by her own kind, Kyle must chose between his own life and the life of one of the very beings he is out to kill.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, futuristic
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War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the Martian invasion, George Herbert's worst fears are realized: The Aliens have returned. As a second wave of Martian walkers lay waste to what's left of Earth, an alliance of military forces prepares a daring attack on the Red Planet itself. Once again, the future of mankind hangs in the balance.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, mockbuster, bleak, saga, independent film, dark comedy, exciting
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Hunter Prey (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Prometheus has dropped out of orbit. Communications and life support systems are down. Situation Critical: Status of Crew and Prisoner unknown. With orders to catch their Alien Prisoner alive the surviving crew of the spaceship Prometheus pursue a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with their escaped prisoner on a deserted and barren planet. But, who is the hunter and who is its prey?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, rough, independent film
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V (1983)
Plot Summary:
Aliens pretending to be friendly come to Earth and are received openly. The aliens have masqueraded themselves to look just like humans. When it is discovered that the aliens' planet is dying and that they have come to rape the Earth of its natural resources, the war for Earth begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 197 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, epic, atmospheric, slasher, saga, allegory, futuristic
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Halo: Nightfall (2014)
Plot Summary:
Taking place between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Nightfall follows the origin story of legendary manhunter Jameson Locke (Mike Colter) and his team as they are caught in a horrific terrorist attack while investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra. Led by Locke, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) agents are forced to coordinate with a Sedran commander with a remarkable history and deep-rooted mistrust of ONI. As the plot unravels, they’re drawn to an ancient, hellish artifact where they’re forced to fight for their survival, question everything, and ultimately choose between their loyalties and their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, War
Country:
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, saga, futuristic
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Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Plot Summary:
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, atmospheric, stylized, apocalyptic, uplifting, epic, saga, futuristic, vintage
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Wing Commander (1999)
Plot Summary:
The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher Blair and Todd "Maniac" Marshall as they arrive at the Tiger Claw and are soon forced to stop a Kilrathi fleet heading towards Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, uplifting, action adventure, disgusting, fast, futuristic, bleak, suspenseful, serious, humorous
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Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sixty days on and Rygel is retrieving pieces of John and Aeryn from the sea bed. The Diagnosan re-crystalises them and they start getting to know the local species. Meanwhile, Scorpius and Sikozu are aboard a Peacekeeper Command Carrier on a recon mission. They attack a Scarren ship, which provokes the Scarrens into declaring war on The Peacekeepers.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 182 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, emotional, witty, talky, serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, intense, epic
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Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
Plot Summary:
Space: Above and Beyond is a short-lived mid-1990s American science fiction television show on the FOX Network, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Originally planned for five seasons, it ran only for the single 1995–1996 season. It was nominated for two Emmy Awards and one Saturn Award. It was ranked "50" in IGN's top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows, described as "yet another sci-fi show that went before its time". Set in the years 2063–2064, the show focuses on the "Wildcards", members of the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron. They are stationed on the space carrier USS Saratoga, and act as infantry and pilots of SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet fighters.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, cliffhanger, atmospheric, thrilling, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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V (1984)
Plot Summary:
Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human, half-spaceling Starchild. But that's something the world's Resistance Fighters cannot allow.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, apocalyptic, atmospheric, epic, saga, spooky, serious, suspenseful, stylized, feel good
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Halo (2022)
Plot Summary:
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tense, anime, suspense, exciting, disturbing, suspenseful, apocalyptic
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V (2009)
Plot Summary:
V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. V stars Morena Baccarin, Lourdes Benedicto, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Charles Mesure, Elizabeth Mitchell, Laura Vandervoort and Scott Wolf, and was executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, and Jace Hall. The series was produced by The Scott Peters Company, HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, apocalyptic, captivating, stylized, cliffhanger, tense, exciting, serious, atmospheric, sweet
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Defiance (2013)
Plot Summary:
Defiance is an American science fiction television show that takes place in the future on a radically transformed Earth containing new species arriving from space. In the show, Joshua Nolan works as the lawman for the town of Defiance, a community where humans and intelligent extraterrestrial species coexist. The show follows Nolan, his adopted alien daughter Irisa, and the town's new mayor Amanda Rosewater.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, tense, apocalyptic, futuristic, interesting, masterpiece
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Childhood's End (2015)
Plot Summary:
After peaceful aliens invade earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 247 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, philosophical, suspense, serious, futuristic, thought provoking, exciting, apocalyptic, stylized, intellectual
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Flash Gordon (2007)
Plot Summary:
Flash Gordon is an American science fiction television series that debuted on Sci Fi in the United States on August 10, 2007 and continued airing new episodes through February 8, 2008. It has also appeared on the United Kingdom Sci Fi Channel and SPACE in Canada. The series was developed by Peter Hume, who served as executive producer/show runner and wrote the first and last episodes, among others.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, saga, epic, fast, futuristic
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Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Plot Summary:
After a 40-year armistice in a war between the Twelve Colonies and the Cylons, the Cylons launch a surprise nuclear attack intended to exterminate the human race. Virtually all of the population of the Twelve Colonies are wiped out.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min
Plot tags: futuristic, cerebral, bleak, tense, talky, intense, exciting, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful
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Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Plot Summary:
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction TV series and a prequel to the original Star Trek set 100 years before. The series premiered September 26, 2001 on the UPN television network with the final episode airing on May 13, 2005. The series takes place in the 22nd century aboard Earth's first warp 5 capable starship Enterprise NX-01 designed for long-range exploration of the galaxy and captained by Jonathan Archer. The NX designation indicates that this Enterprise is an experimental prototype.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, serious, intellectual, erotic, epic, saga, futuristic, suspenseful, cult film
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Alien Outpost (2014)
Plot Summary:
A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, futuristic, apocalyptic, independent film, homoerotic, fake documentary
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)
Plot Summary:
Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens from another (third)space.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, futuristic, christian film, intellectual, tense, serious, suspenseful, stylized, gloomy, lovecraft
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Killjoys (2015)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters (a.k.a. Killjoys) sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, tense, dark, cynical, futuristic, humorous, witty
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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Plot Summary:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 239000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: action packed, futuristic, exciting, rough, stylized, serious, visually appealing, action adventure, epic, psychological
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Threshold (2005)
Plot Summary:
Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cliffhanger, atmospheric, disaster movie
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Battleship (2012)
Plot Summary:
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential his brother, and his fiancée's father, Admiral Shane, expect of him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 255000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, entertaining, futuristic, apocalyptic, action packed, psychotronic, inspirational, mockbuster, anamorphic
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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Plot Summary:
The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. He's disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, and his co-pilot isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft as he has only a short time before he again becomes a civilian. Their cargo is a civilian scientist, Dr. Becca Kelly, but they no sooner leave than she has new orders for them and a new destination. Although she’s less than forthcoming about the details of her mission, Adama is keen, particularly as it involves going into Cylon controlled space. However, nothing is as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, light, entertaining, tense, intense, serious, suspenseful, action packed, stylized
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The Mandalorian (2019)
Plot Summary:
Plot under wraps.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 570000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, action adventure, suspenseful, enigmatic, retro, atmospheric, epic, serious, saga
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Ender's Game (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: futuristic, serious, exciting, entertaining, intense, suspenseful, teen, inspirational, intellectual, apocalyptic
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Pacific Rim (2013)
Plot Summary:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed-up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 523000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, stylized, serious, visually stunning, entertaining, apocalyptic, mecha, breathtaking, suspenseful
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Colony (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled — and suffer the consequences.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, atmospheric, spiritual
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Falling Skies (2011)
Plot Summary:
Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, apocalyptic, serious, stylized, heroic, epic, bleak, futuristic, saga, mind blowing