Movies Like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a 1983 adventure, science fiction film from Lamont Johnson with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Soldier and Prospect.

Adventure Science Fiction

Soldier

1998

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.

6.4

MagicScore

Prospect

2018

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

6.2

MagicScore

Prospect

2014

On the surface of a hostile planet of green forests where the atmosphere is toxic, a teenage girl and her father look for precious materials to enrich themselves. When the father is attacked by a wandering bandit, the daughter must take control of the situation.

6.1

MagicScore

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

7.5

MagicScore

Serenity

2005

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

7.4

MagicScore

Stargate

1994

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

7.0

MagicScore

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.

5.7

MagicScore

The Ice Pirates

1984

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

5.6

MagicScore

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

5.3

MagicScore

#10

Oblivion

1994

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.

4.9

MagicScore

#11

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

The American Astronaut

2001

Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. Including music by alternative rock group The Billy Nayer Show, this film began life as a live show with a loyal following.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

BraveStarr: The Legend

1988

Marshall Bravestarr is the lawman of the wild-west planet "New Texas" with help from Thirty-Thirty, his cybernetic talking horse and Deputy Fuzz, his sidekick and Shaman, his mentor. Bravestarr with his special powers fights the outlaw Tex-Hex, the leader of the Carrion Bunch, who are after the mineral Kerium, Bravestarr sets out to set things right and enforce peace and justice on "New Texas".

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Space Cowboys

2000

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Outland

1981

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Moon Zero Two

1969

On the Moon in the year 2021, a former-astronaut-turned-salvager helps a millionaire space industrialist capture a 6000-ton sapphire asteroid, while also assisting a woman in finding her missing miner/prospector brother

4.8

MagicScore

#17

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

1983

A seeker named Dogen rescues Dhyana after her father is murdered by the evil Jared-Syn. To avenge her father's death, Dogen must find Jared-Syn's hideout in the mysterious "Lost City", but the only person who knows where it is an aging, burned-out seeker named Rhodes. Along the way, they will need to do battle against the hunter Baal and his Cyclopean minions for engaging Jared-Syn in a final encounter.

4.5

MagicScore

#18

Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996

In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) from Crowley in a game of cards, meets up with Redeye's brother, Jaggar, who wants the mine for himself to rule the galaxy. It's a fight over Lash between the sheriff of Oblivion, Jaggar, and Sweeney. But who will emerge victorious?

4.2

MagicScore

#19

Galaxina

1980

Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.

4.0

MagicScore

#20

Predator: Badlands

2025

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?

The top films similar to Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone by MovieMagicScore are Soldier (6.4), Prospect (6.2), Prospect (6.1). Each shares adventure/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone worth watching?

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 131 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) is a adventure, science fiction film directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?

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About movies like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

This ranked list pairs Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), a adventure and science fiction film from Lamont Johnson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Peter Strauss 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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