No fans of sci-fi action movies that focus on time travel and fighting aliens should miss out on watching the new Chris Pratt movieThe Tomorrow War. Having premiered this summer, the film offers a captivating story as well as a lot of intense action scenes in which the heroes find themselves in grave danger.
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While the story of the film is unique, the audience members who enjoy watching it and want to find similar movies, have a lot to choose from. Netflix, in particular, offers a lot of movies that deal with similar topics asThe Tomorrow War- either time travel or fighting aliens, sometimes both. As a result,The Tomorrow Warfans can easily hold a marathon of similar movies, should they decide to do so.
10Back To The Future (1985)
Albeit much more peaceful thanThe Tomorrow War, the first film in theBack to the Future seriesalso works with time travel. Young student Marty accidentally travels back in time and has to make sure his parents get together or he’ll never be born. He also has to figure out how to get back to the future, hence the film’s name.
Thanks to its comedic tone, memorable performances, and the danger Marty faces, the film has become classic. It also created the iconic duo Marty (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) that went on to havetwo more time-traveling adventures in the sequels.
9The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Traveling through time is tempting, both into the past and into the future. However, it can be extremely dangerous, especially when somebody changes the past. That’s what Ashton Kutcher’s hero Evan does inThe Butterfly Effect.
Its way of time travel might initially seem confusing to the audience but once they get used to it, the film is captivating and makes sense.The Tomorrow Warheroes mostly travel to the future, but just like in this film, their past is forever changed because of the action of someone who doesn’t respect the law of time.
8Doom (2005)
Space can be beautiful but in sci-fi action movies, it’s also often dangerous. InThe Tomorrow War, the threat comes to Earth, while inDoom, the heroes meet it on Mars.
What remains the same, however, is that the heroes might be in well over their heads and both films offer a large number of tension-filled action scenes.Doomis based on the popular game series, so it wouldn’t be entirely remiss ifThe Tomorrow Wargot its own game adaptation one day.
7Star Trek (2009)
The first Star Trek rebooted movie once again uses the concept of time travel which isn’t new in the franchise (it did so inStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeorStar Trek VIII: First Contact). This time, the heroes' lives change forever because of an intervention from the future which is similar to what the heroes ofThe Tomorrow Warexperience.
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When the revengeful Romulan Nero travels back in time, he accidentally changes the history and creates an alternate timeline, proving once again, that messing with the past is never a good idea.
6Looper (2012)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt often takes on challenging roles in independent films but he’s no stranger to sci-fi blockbusters either (InceptionorLooper). In this film’s case, the time-travel aspect is once again present, just like inThe Tomorrow War.
Except for this time, the story is more personal, albeit still full of action scenes. The main hero travels back in time to kill someone, as this is his job, but this particular job is like no other - his task is to kill his younger self. Both Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis excel at this role and it also makes the audience think about whether it’s a good choice to affect the past or not.
5Ender’s Game (2013)
Ender’s Gameis a classic in the world of sci-fi series. Even though the film only adapts the first book, it creates a coherent story about humanity’s fight against aliens. Unlike inThe Tomorrow War, the fighters are children but that doesn’t mean they’re helpless.
Asa Butterfield shines in the titular role andHailee Steinfeld also draws attention to her performance in the movie.Ender’s Gamehas the potential to surprise the audience, especially if they haven’t read the books, because it’s both clever and unexpected.
4Edge Of Tomorrow (2014)
Time travel can be dangerous enough but time loops are often even worse. Especially if the hero only keeps dying over and over again. That’s what happens in this manga-inspired movie.Tom Cruise plays a soldierwho gets the chance to relive each day until he learns how to defeat the enemies of Earth, alongside Emily Blunt’s more experienced soldier Rita.
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Making the concept of a time loop interesting isn’t easy because the story has to move forward despite the time loop repeating the same events (more or less). However, Edge of Tomorrow manages it since the audience wants to know if the heroes will succeed or not, and if yes, what price will they have to pay.
3Terminator: Genisys (2015)
Fighting aliens is one thing but fighting robots - or, in this case, the terminators - can be just as dangerous, if not more.
The Terminatorfranchise has always worked with time travel as a significant plot point, which is an important similarity between the movie andThe Tomorrow War. What’s more, the stakes are similarly high since if the heroes lose, it will not only lead to their death but to the death of the entire humanity.
2The 5th Wave (2016)
Many sci-fi movies are based on books, comics, or manga series but not that many of them draw their inspiration from young adult literature.The 5th Waveis an exception to this rule. Its young heroine, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is trying to find her younger brother in a world mostly destroyed by four waves of alien attacks. Cassie, however, is running out of time since the 5th wave might be very well approaching.
Facing hostile aliens can have many forms, as both this movie andThe Tomorrow Wardemonstrated. It never goes without sacrifices, though, andThe 5th Waveexcels at building an intense atmosphere of a world where nothing is certain least of all a person’s survival.
1See You Yesterday (2019)
One of the newest sci-fi movies that deal with the topic of time travel likeThe Tomorrow Warbut offers a new spin on it isSee You Yesterday. Two intelligent teenagers manage to travel back in time but they face many dangers because of society’s intolerance.
Sci-fi films don’t always deal with social topics in a clever way butSee You Yesterdayoffers a story that will make the audience both think and fear for the film’s heroes.
