Movies Like Xtro (1982)

Xtro is a 1982 horror, science fiction film from Harry Bromley Davenport with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Xtro 2: The Second Encounter and Xtro 3: Watch the Skies.

Horror Science Fiction

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

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

1995

Marines on a deserted island are ordered to defuse bombs, but then an alien creature terrorizes them.

4.4

MagicScore

Alien Invasion

2018

The police confirms the presence of a "86-Code" in the National Park. A beast, coming from another world, could have woken up from its lethargy.

3.4

MagicScore

Progeny

1998

An unsuspecting woman is impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population.

4.8

MagicScore

War Witch

2012

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.

6.6

MagicScore

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

2005

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...

6.4

MagicScore

Nowhere

1997

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

6.8

MagicScore

Seedpeople

1992

The citizens of Comet Valley are being taken over by seeds from an alien plant that has taken root there. A sheriff investigates the strange goings-on.

4.3

MagicScore

Species: The Awakening

2007

A scientist, Dr Hollander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.

4.7

MagicScore

#10

The Last House on the Left

2009

When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Deathstalker

1983

The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, Deathstalker joins with other travelers going to the Big Tournament to determine the strongest warrior. The false king holds the true princess in captivity, and plots to have Deathstalker killed, and Deathstalker must fight to free the princess.

4.8

MagicScore

#12

From Beyond

1986

The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a beautiful psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she unwittingly opens the door to a hostile parallel universe.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Blazing World

2021

Ever since Margaret was six years old, she has been haunted by the memory of watching her sister drown during an explosive fight between her parents. As a young woman, she slides further into her twisted inner life, ultimately finding herself on the brink of suicide. Through an epic journey down the smokiest and scariest corridors of her imagination, she tries to exorcise the demons pushing her closer and closer to the edge.

4.4

MagicScore

#14

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997

A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord bent on taking control of Earth.

4.5

MagicScore

#15

Santa Sangre

1989

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

The Other Lamb

2020

For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

The Encounter

2015

When Collin Bastrow is found in the forest, alone and afraid, he has a shocking story to tell. As he struggles to recount the events of the previous night his memories return in a series of horrific flashes of what became of his friends and fiancée. What started as a simple camping trip in the mountains of Northern Arizona quickly descended into an amazing and terrifying story that is truly out of this world. As the sole survivor of this deadly close encounter Collin must try and explain the unexplainable

3.5

MagicScore

#18

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

5.4

MagicScore

#19

Freaked

1993

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

1998

After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow he and his brothers back to their home all hell breaks lose.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Xtro?

The top films similar to Xtro by MovieMagicScore are Xtro 2: The Second Encounter (4.8), Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (4.4), Alien Invasion (3.4). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Xtro worth watching?

Xtro holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 230 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Xtro?

Xtro (1982) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Harry Bromley Davenport, starring Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin.

Where can I find more recommendations like Xtro?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Xtro

This ranked list pairs Xtro (1982), a horror and science fiction film from Harry Bromley Davenport, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Philip Sayer 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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