Movies Like Species: The Awakening (2007)

Species: The Awakening is a 2007 horror, science fiction, thriller film from Nick Lyon with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Species and Species II.

Horror Science Fiction Thriller

Species

1995

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.

6.0

MagicScore

Species II

1998

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

5.2

MagicScore

Species III

2005

After she delivers her child in an ambulance, alien Eve is killed by a half-breed. Fortunately, Dr. Abbot scoops up the baby alien and escapes. In time, the baby grows into a gorgeous blonde named Sara and begins her quest to find a worthy mate. But Sara is also savage and leaves a trail of deaths in her wake. This carnage makes chemistry student Dean question whether to help her race or not.

5.2

MagicScore

The Fly

1986

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

7.4

MagicScore

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956

Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.

5.3

MagicScore

It Conquered the World

1956

An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.

4.8

MagicScore

Xtro

1982

Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Joe doesn't trust Sam, and Rachel can't quite decide what her feelings are for her two men. Sam is not the same as when he left, and he begins affecting Tony in frightening ways.

5.8

MagicScore

Alien: Covenant

2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

6.2

MagicScore

Alien Resurrection

1997

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Xtro 2: The Second Encounter

1990

An underground government facility is locked down by its A.I.-controlled computer when an alien entity travels through a dimensional portal and threatens the lives of everybody inside.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

The Black Hole

2006

It's 2 A.M. in St. Louis when a routine scientific experiment goes terribly wrong and an explosion shakes the city. A scientific team investigates, clashing with an intergalactic, voltage-devouring creature that vaporizes them.

4.5

MagicScore

#12

Pacific Rim: Uprising

2018

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

The Lair

2022

Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds in Afghanistan. She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures known as Ravagers — half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh — are awakened.

5.6

MagicScore

#14

Spiders

2013

After a Soviet space station crashes into a New York City subway tunnel, a species of venomous spiders is discovered, and soon they mutate to gigantic proportions and wreak havoc on the city.

4.4

MagicScore

#15

Mimic 2

2001

Detective Klaski investigates the death and mutilation of three men and soon crosses paths with Remy, an entomologist. Soon, he discovers that she is being stalked by a giant shape-shifting insect who is bent on taking over New York.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

Horror High

1973

A nerdy high school super whiz experiments with a chemical which will transform his guinea pig "Mr. Mumps" from a gentle pet into a ravenous monster. In a fit of rage against his tormentors at the high school, Vernon Potts goes on a killing spree, eliminating all of those who ever picked on him - the Gym Coach, the School Jock, The Creepy Janitor & his hated teacher, Ms. Grindstaff.

5.5

MagicScore

#17

Alligator

1980

A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Annihilation

2018

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Lake Placid

1999

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Captive Wild Woman

1943

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Species: The Awakening?

The top films similar to Species: The Awakening by MovieMagicScore are Species (6.0), Species II (5.2), Species III (5.2). Each shares horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Species: The Awakening worth watching?

Species: The Awakening holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 283 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Species: The Awakening?

Species: The Awakening (2007) is a horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by Nick Lyon, starring Helena Mattsson, Ben Cross, Dominic Keating.

Where can I find more recommendations like Species: The Awakening?

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About movies like Species: The Awakening

This ranked list pairs Species: The Awakening (2007), a horror and science fiction and thriller film from Nick Lyon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Helena Mattsson take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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