feelsalike.comSign in
Avatar: Fire and Ash poster

Movies that feel likeAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

If you loved Avatar: Fire and Ash, the closest films we have are Space Sweepers (2021), The Marvels (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024). All three share Avatar: Fire and Ash's cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ikarie XB 1 (1963).

🍅 66% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. James Cameroncerebralepicdreamlikeawe
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

Can't choose? Answer three questions and get one movie for tonight.

Stream it:Disney+ ↗
See it on the Mood Map

When is Avatar: Fire and Ash streaming? →

If Avatar: Fire and Ash hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Avatar (2009) · Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Space Sweepers poster
Space Sweepers
2021 · dir. Jo Sung-hee
🍅 70%★ 6.5drama · fantasy · science fictionNetflix

A makeshift space family risking it all to protect one small charge

The difference: Junkyard-scale stakes and effects — charm over Cameron polish

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

The Marvels poster
The Marvels
2023 · dir. Nia DaCosta
🍅 63%★ 5.5science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Cosmic adventure where tangled powers force strangers into family

The difference: Zippy and disposable — nothing lingers after the light show

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

Dune: Part Two poster
Dune: Part Two
2024 · dir. Denis Villeneuve
🍅 92%★ 8.4science fiction · adventureMax

Total-immersion world-building where the planet is a character

The difference: Desert war mythos, no Pandora lushness

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Star Trek Beyond poster
Star Trek Beyond
2016 · dir. Justin Lin
🍅 86%★ 7action · adventure · science fictionParamount+

Crews pushed into uncharted, hostile frontiers

The difference: Starship ensemble, optimism intact

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

The Wandering Earth II poster
The Wandering Earth II
2023 · dir. Frant Gwo
🍅 83%★ 6.7science fiction · action · adventure

Planet-scale spectacle where survival hinges on audacious engineering

The difference: Hard-sci-fi machinery over character — emotion arrives in briefings

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.

Ikarie XB 1 poster
Ikarie XB 1
1963 · dir. Jindřich Polák
🍅 100%★ 6.9science fiction

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien

The difference: Reviewed even better

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire poster
🍅 22%★ 5.6science fiction · action · adventureNetflix

Another lush alien world where farmers and families defy an empire

The difference: Snyder slow-mo pastiche — style outpaces feeling at every turn

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

Project Hail Mary poster
Project Hail Mary
2026 · dir. Phil Lord
🍅 95%★ 8.2science fiction · adventurePrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: alien

The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Avatar: Fire and Ash does

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 poster
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · dir. James Gunn
🍅 82%★ 7.9science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

The same mix in both: ideas, then scale

The difference: Trades the dream logic of Avatar: Fire and Ash for an angle of its own

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

Moonfall poster
Moonfall
2022 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 35%★ 5.2science fiction · adventure · actionRent or buy

Both lean on awe more than on science fiction

The difference: Leans harder into action than Avatar: Fire and Ash does

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

John Carter poster
John Carter
2012 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 52%★ 6.6action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

Adventure built on ideas, twice over

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

Alienoid: Return to the Future poster
Alienoid: Return to the Future
2024 · dir. Choi Dong-hoon
★ 6.5action · fantasy · adventure

Genre-blending alien warfare that leaps between worlds and eras

The difference: Time-travel whiplash — a dense Korean sequel best seen after part one

Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.

In the mood for more cerebral?

all cerebral movies →

The best-reviewed films that share Avatar: Fire and Ash’s defining feeling.