Movies Like Making Contact (1985)

Making Contact is a 1985 adventure, fantasy, horror, science fiction film from Roland Emmerich with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Puppet Master 5 and Demonic Toys.

Adventure Fantasy Horror Science Fiction

Puppet Master 5

1994

Sutekh, the dark pharaoh from another dimension, sends his own puppet, Totem, to continue his quest to kill Rick and steal the magic which animates the puppets.

5.1

MagicScore

Demonic Toys

1992

While on a stakeout, Judith Gray, a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped inside a warehouse full of toys that have been awakened to murderous life by a strange child of darkness.

5.3

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City of the Living Dead

1980

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

6.4

MagicScore

Annabelle: Creation

2017

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

6.6

MagicScore

Annabelle

2014

A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

5.8

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Black Devil Doll from Hell

1984

A woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.

3.5

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Cathy's Curse

1977

A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off.

4.9

MagicScore

Scanners

1981

After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

6.7

MagicScore

A Dark Song

2016

A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Patrick

1978

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Painted Skin

1993

A roving ghost spirit controlled by Ying Yang the Evil paints her face in the guise of a concubine. Her spirit can only be released by a ghostbusting monk who comes to her rescue.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Patrick Still Lives

1980

A group of strangers are summoned to the secluded home of Patrick, a young man rendered comatose after a freak accident, but soon find themselves falling victim to Patrick's mysterious psychic powers and murderous rage.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Patrick

2013

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.

5.0

MagicScore

#14

Hellboy

2004

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Satan's Slaves 2: Communion

2022

After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

The Power

1968

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Dead Birds

2005

Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

J.D.'s Revenge

1976

Although notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who got him killed.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

The Atoning

2017

Vera, Ray, and Sam, a seemingly normal family, are haunted by more than mere ghosts. The lingering horror of their past threatens their ability to function as a loving family until they become enlightened by a mystical encounter. From that moment on, they're thrust into a horror worse than anything they've ever experienced. Personal demons manifest and tear the family apart from the inside out as they come to terms with their past.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Making Contact?

The top films similar to Making Contact by MovieMagicScore are Puppet Master 5 (5.1), Demonic Toys (5.3), City of the Living Dead (6.4). Each shares adventure/fantasy/horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Making Contact worth watching?

Making Contact holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 59 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Making Contact?

Making Contact (1985) is a adventure, fantasy, horror, science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll, Tammy Shields.

Where can I find more recommendations like Making Contact?

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About movies like Making Contact

This ranked list pairs Making Contact (1985), a adventure and fantasy and horror and science fiction film from Roland Emmerich, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joshua Morrell 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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