Movies Like Encounters at the End of the World

Loved Encounters at the End of the World? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

Into the Inferno 2016 ★ 6.9

Into the Abyss 2011 ★ 6.9

Frozen Planet 2011 ★ 8.4

Antarctica: A Year on Ice 2013 ★ 7.3

Penguins 2019 ★ 7.1

March of the Penguins 2005 ★ 7.1

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step 2017 ★ 6.9

Farce of the Penguins 2006 ★ 4.2

Incident at Loch Ness 2004 ★ 5.9

Eight Below 2006 ★ 7.0

The Thing 1982 ★ 8.1

The Swarm 2023 ★ 6.4

The Thing 2011 ★ 6.3

Blood Glacier 2013 ★ 5.7

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020 ★ 8.5

Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 ★ 6.9

Planet Earth II 2016 ★ 8.6

Antarctica 1983 ★ 7.2

Africa 2013 ★ 8.4

Ocean with David Attenborough 2025 ★ 8.0

A Place Further than the Universe 2018 ★ 7.9

The Head 2020 ★ 7.1

Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 ★ 6.4

The Most Unknown 2018 ★ 6.5