Movies Like Contamination (1980)

Contamination is a 1980 horror, science fiction film from Luigi Cozzi with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Quiet Place Part II and Without Warning.

Horror Science Fiction

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

7.5

MagicScore

Without Warning

1980

Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon encounter aliens, who are using the area as a hunting ground.

5.3

MagicScore

Mars Attacks!

1996

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

6.4

MagicScore

Altered

2006

Fifteen years ago, five men were abducted by aliens. Only four returned. Now, these same four men have managed to capture one of the creatures who killed their friend and ruined their lives.

5.4

MagicScore

Creepozoids

1987

Five Army deserters wander the post-apocalyptic, post-industrial LA landscape seeking shelter from an increasingly toxic environment and poisonous rain.

4.5

MagicScore

No One Will Save You

2023

A lonely woman battles extraterrestrials who threaten her future while forcing her to face her past.

6.7

MagicScore

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955

At a decrepit farm outside a remote American desert community, something takes over the minds of some of the local humans and animals and is able to see through their eyes and control their actions.

3.7

MagicScore

Signs

2002

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

6.7

MagicScore

Pixels

2015

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

War of the Worlds: Annihilation

2021

A mother and son find themselves faced with a brutal alien invasion where survival will depend on discovering the unthinkable truth about the enemy.

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars

2017

Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Split Second

1992

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Angry Red Planet

1959

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Queen of Blood

1966

A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. Uses footage from Encounter in Space (1963).

5.2

MagicScore

#16

Night of the Howling Beast

1975

Waldemar, the renowned adventurer, joins an expedition to find the Yeti in the Himalayas. While hiking the mountains, he's captured by two cannibalistic demon nymphets guarding a remote Buddhist temple and becomes their sex-slave. They transform him into a werewolf setting him loose to roam the mountain where he encounters a sadistic bandit.

4.9

MagicScore

#17

Night of the Bloody Apes

1969

A surgeon transplants the heart of an ape into his ailing son with horrific results.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

John Carter

2012

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

C.H.U.D.

1984

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

Mission to Mars

2000

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Contamination?

The top films similar to Contamination by MovieMagicScore are A Quiet Place Part II (7.5), Without Warning (5.3), Mars Attacks! (6.4). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Contamination worth watching?

Contamination holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 139 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Contamination?

Contamination (1980) is a horror, science fiction film directed by Luigi Cozzi, starring Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé.

Where can I find more recommendations like Contamination?

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 Contamination

This ranked list pairs Contamination (1980), a horror and science fiction film from Luigi Cozzi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ian McCulloch 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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