# Movies like The Abyss

> Films most similar to The Abyss (1989) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-abyss-1989/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[The Terminator](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-terminator-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.7 · 14,530 votes · paranoid, raw, unhinged
- **[Aliens](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/aliens-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 8.0 · 10,801 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, unhinged
- **[Mad Max 2](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/mad-max-2-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.4 · 4,153 votes · epic, raw, unhinged
- **[Leviathan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/leviathan-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.0 · 554 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/terminator-2-judgment-day-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 8.1 · 14,208 votes · epic, uplifting
- **[Escape from New York](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/escape-from-new-york-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.0 · 3,497 votes · neon-soaked, raw, unhinged
- **[They Live](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/they-live-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 7.3 · 3,443 votes · paranoid
- **[WarGames](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/wargames-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.1 · 2,143 votes · cerebral, paranoid, raw
- **[Predator](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/predator-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.5 · 9,051 votes · dread, raw
- **[DeepStar Six](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/deepstar-six-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.5 · 346 votes · dread
- **[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 7.1 · 978 votes

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