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What should I watch tonight?
Pick a mood and get three: the masterpiece, what's trending and a recent hit.
If you liked Cocoon: The Return (1988), these 24 movies have a similar feel, best Lantern Score first.
The Man in the White Suit8.6
Galaxy Quest8.0
Robot & Frank7.6
Regular Show: The Movie7.4
The End of Oak Street7.3
Monkey Business7.2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension6.8
Dark Star6.7
Lilo & Stitch6.4
Strange Brew6.4
Oblivion6.1
Short Circuit6.1
*batteries not included6.1
Muppets from Space6.1
Tomorrowland6.0
Star Trek: The Motion Picture5.7
Real Men5.6
Project: ALF5.4
Beneath the Planet of the Apes5.0
A.R.C.H.I.E.4.9
Henry Danger: The Movie4.8
Planet 514.3
My Stepmother Is an Alien4.2
Absolutely Anything3.9These movies come from TMDB's recommendations for Cocoon: The Return, a comedy and science fiction film by Daniel Petrie. Each carries its Lantern Score, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic in one 10-point number, so the strongest matches rise to the top. The best of them right now: The Man in the White Suit (8.6), Galaxy Quest (8.0), Robot & Frank (7.6). Open any title for its full score breakdown, cast, and where to stream, rent or buy it.