# Movies like Forbidden Planet

> Films most similar to Forbidden Planet (1956) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/forbidden-planet-1956/>

## 9 films in this list

- **[Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/planet-of-the-apes-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 7.7 · 3,938 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, dread
- **[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 7.1 · 978 votes
- **[The Secret of the Third Planet](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-secret-of-the-third-planet-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.4 · 120 votes · foreign-gem, cozy, playful
- **[The Incredible Shrinking Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-incredible-shrinking-man-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 7.5 · 559 votes · bittersweet, dread
- **[Stargate](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/stargate-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.0 · 3,776 votes · epic, neon-soaked, playful
- **[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022/)** (2022) — ★ 7.0 · 7,427 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[Superman](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/superman-1978/)** (1978) — ★ 7.2 · 4,251 votes · cozy, epic, uplifting
- **[Star Trek: First Contact](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/star-trek-first-contact-1996/)** (1996) — ★ 7.3 · 1,944 votes · uplifting
- **[The Fabulous World of Jules Verne](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fabulous-world-of-jules-verne-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 7.2 · 89 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, neon-soaked

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