Movies Like Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead is a 2009 fantasy, mystery, science fiction, tv movie, thriller film from James Strong with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Sand and Doctor Who: The Next Doctor.

Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction TV Movie Thriller

The Sand

2015

After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over students wakes up under the blazing sun to find their numbers somewhat depleted. An enormous alien creature has burrowed down deep and anyone foolish enough to make contact with the sand finds themselves at the mercy of a sea of flesh-eating tentacles. Will they ever be able to escape its carnivorous clutches?

5.0

MagicScore

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008

The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familiar silver giants from an alternate reality are amassing in numbers. The Cybermen are on the move again, and the only beings who can stop them are the Doctor and... another Doctor?

7.4

MagicScore

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

2013

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.

8.1

MagicScore

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012

The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel, involving the death of her predecessor in ice and the sinister Dr. Simeon, who controls monsters made of sentient snow. And there is another mystery afoot: Clara is the spitting image of Oswin Oswald, whom the Doctor saw die in the Dalek asylum...

7.7

MagicScore

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990

Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.

7.6

MagicScore

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

8.2

MagicScore

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.

8.0

MagicScore

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

2011

It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

7.1

MagicScore

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008

Following the defeat of Majin Buu, Son Goku and friends travel to Mr. Satan's newly-opened hotel for an all-you-can-eat banquet, when they are paid a visit by Vegeta's younger brother Tarble. They are informed by Tarble that the terrible brother duo of Abo and Cado have terrorized his planet and are on their way to Earth.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Woman in the Dunes

1964

A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

8.2

MagicScore

#11

Dune

2021

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

The Wind

1928

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Spider-Man 3

2007

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Blood Beach

1980

Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand, disappearing without a trace. What is the creature responsible? Where does it live, and where did it come from? And is there any chance of it reproducing? Meanwhile, David Huffman and Mariana Hill are once-almost-married old friends, reunited over the death of her mother on the beach, and searching for clues in the abandoned buildings where they used to play when they were young.

4.9

MagicScore

#15

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?

7.6

MagicScore

#16

Fauve

2018

Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

The White Meadows

2009

Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant's tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on his mysterious journey by a young boy searching for his father. As their travel nears its end, a potent critique of Iran's political leadership emerges.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

Summer of '42

1971

Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Hermie falls in love with the married Dorothy, whose husband is an army pilot recently sent to the battlefront of World War II.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.

7.9

MagicScore

#20

Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small

2017

Two-hour remake of the original 1st episode, in celebration of the anime celebrating 20 years in broadcast. The special retells what happened on the day Shinichi was transformed into the body of a child. The special includes new scenes that weren't in the original manga or the first anime episode.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead?

The top films similar to Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead by MovieMagicScore are The Sand (5.0), Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (7.4), Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (8.1). Each shares fantasy/mystery/science fiction/tv movie/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead worth watching?

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 214 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead?

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) is a fantasy, mystery, science fiction, tv movie, thriller film directed by James Strong, starring David Tennant, Michelle Ryan, Lee Evans.

Where can I find more recommendations like Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead?

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This ranked list pairs Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009), a fantasy and mystery and science fiction and tv movie and thriller film from James Strong, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Tennant 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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