Movies Like Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song is a 2015 comedy, drama, science fiction film from Douglas Mackinnon with a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Doctor Who: The Next Doctor and Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.

Comedy Drama Science Fiction

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 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

Flight to Mars

1951

Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.

5.1

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

The McPherson Tape

1989

On October 8th, 1983, the Van Heese family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder — including the alien invasion.

5.2

MagicScore

The Fifth Element

1997

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

7.6

MagicScore

Out of Time

2021

Three mysterious figures emerge from the Mojave Desert and make their way to Los Angeles, leaving a trail of bodies in their path.

5.4

MagicScore

The Time Travelers

1964

Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.

5.0

MagicScore

Flight of the Navigator

1986

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

World Without End

1956

Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first unaware where they are, but finding the atmosphere safe to breathe, they start exploring and find themselves in a divided future where disfigured mutants living like cavemen inhabit the surface, while the normals live comfortably below the surface but are dying as a race from lack of natural water, air and sunlight.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

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

#12

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993

It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Cyborg She

2008

A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

2011

A spin-off scenario taking place after the events of the TV special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, in which Bardock survives the destruction of Planet Vegeta and is sent into the past, combating Frieza's ancestor Chilled and turning into a Super Saiyan.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

7.8

MagicScore

#16

Death Saved My Life

2021

On the surface it seems Jade has it all, including a successful marketing career, a heart surgeon husband who is admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. However, behind closed doors, her life is far from perfect.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

8.2

MagicScore

#19

The Terminator

1984

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

7.7

MagicScore

#20

Star Trek: First Contact

1996

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song?

The top films similar to Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song by MovieMagicScore are Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (7.4), Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (7.1), Flight to Mars (5.1). Each shares comedy/drama/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song worth watching?

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.0/10 from 159 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song?

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) is a comedy, drama, science fiction film directed by Douglas Mackinnon, starring Peter Capaldi, Alex Kingston, Greg Davies.

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This ranked list pairs Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015), a comedy and drama and science fiction film from Douglas Mackinnon, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Peter Capaldi 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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