A rocketship drifts through the dark recesses of space, with its crew desperately laboring to safeguard their survival. But, hidden amongst these well-meaning workers is an Imposter, an inconspicuous figure who is hell-bent on killing their comrades without getting caught. Will the crew correctly identify this Imposter, or will an innocent astronaut be shot into space’s vacuum instead?
Originally debuting in 2018 but blowing up in popularity in August of 2020, Among Us has overtaken Fall Guys to become the party game of the summer, causing many heated arguments between friends. In fact, the game is so popular at the moment, the developers have cancelled plans for a sequel, to instead focus on polishing up the existing game to hopefully maintain this jump in popularity.
Half-paranoid thriller, half-sci-fi adventure, Among Us offers players a very specific tone and aesthetic. Enamored with the game, many users are looking for films that capture and echo the feeling of Among Us (of essentially feeling paranoid on a spaceship). So, here are 5 games that any fan of Among Us are sure to adore.
Among Us and Sunshine are so similar, it borderlines on copyright infringement. The 2007 film follows a group of astronauts as they shuttle a mega-bomb towards the sun, hoping that a big enough explosion will re-awaken the dying star and save a freezing Earth. Made up of an international cohort, this group is the planet’s last ever chance following the failure of a previous attempt. However, with the spaceship facing problems at every step, it would seem someone in the crew of eight doesn’t want the group to complete their mission.
Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later) and penned by sci-fi super-writer Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation), Sunshine has everything fans of Among Us could possibly want: a surprisingly retro space aesthetic, subterfuge and paranoia between the crewmates, and sudden bursts of slasher-esque violence. Starring Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans, the film ticks all the boxes, and so shouldn’t be missed.
A sci-fi classic, John Carpenter’s 1982 film The Thing pretty much wrote the rulebook on how to combine science and paranoia. Based off the novella Who Goes There?, the film follows a group of American scientists who encounter an alien “thing” in the ice in Antarctica. After studying the parasitic extra-terrestrial, they discover that it can imitate the appearance of other organisms and that has escaped its holdings… in other words, they can’t trust anyone, as any of them could be “the Thing”.
Starring a young Kurt Russell, The Thing was trashed when it was first released, but fans and modern critics have realized the brilliance of the film’s concept – that nothing is more terrifying than not knowing who to trust. Fans of Among Us can definitely empathize with the film’s characters, as they attempt to discern who the ‘Thing’ is, and if they can stop it before it can escape.
Solaris is basically what happens when you combine Sunshine and The Thing. George Clooney is Dr. Chris Kelvin, a scientist sent to a space station orbiting the mysterious eponymous planet, Solaris. Once there, he discovers that the station has been overcome by shapeshifting aliens, who assume the form of the scientists and their loved ones, and who inadvertently disrupt the mission. The real kicker? The aliens don’t know that they’re aliens, meaning no one’s sure of who the imposters are (yeah, it’s essentially ‘Total Rickall’ from Rick and Morty, but serious).
Solaris may not be as good as either Sunshine or The Thing, but it does a great job at balancing the sci-fi with the paranoia. Much like the audience, the characters themselves don’t know who’s real and who’s an alien copy, allowing for the tension to skyrocket as the stakes get raised. It’s like playing Among Us, without even the Imposter not knowing who the Imposters are… imagine the hijinks!
So, Life is more ‘tense-horror’ than ‘paranoia’, but it otherwise fits the bill quite nicely. After obtaining soil samples from Mars that show evidence of extra-terrestrial life, scientists aboard the International Space Station discover that the life they found (which they nickname ‘Calvin’) is actually a sentient, blood-thirsty monster that poses a massive threat to mankind… and that it’s somewhere loose in the station.
The paranoia in Life doesn’t stem from not knowing who the imposter is, but rather not knowing where they are and how they’re planning on disrupting the spaceship, something that Among Us fans can empathize with all too well. With a stacked cast that carries the action and sells the stakes (Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson), Life is a fun spin on the trapped-in-space genre, and not one that fans should miss.
Yes, there is a Cloverfield movie actually set in a spaceship (The Cloverfield Paradox), but that film isn’t great, so instead watch 10 Cloverfield Lane (plus, they’re trapped inside anyway, so it’s almost as if they’re in space). The film centers around Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who wakes up in a bunker and is told by the overbearing Howard (John Goodman) that the air outside has been radiated by some sort of “attack”, and that he rescued her by bringing her inside. However, as time passes and Howard’s paranoia increases, Michelle begins to wonder if she really was rescued, or instead has been kidnapped.
A spiritual successor to 2008’s Cloverfield, 10 Cloverfield Lane is probably the most paranoia-inducing entry on this list. Filled to the brim with threat, subterfuge, lies, and violence, the film pushes the idea of working with someone untrustworthy to the very limit. With an explosive climax, 10 Cloverfield Lane may not be a space movie, but it’s one fans of Among Us will absolutely love.
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