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Movies that feel likeAvatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

If you loved Avatar: The Way of Water, the closest films we have are Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Stargate (1994) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). All three share Avatar: The Way of Water's epic and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Salyut-7 (2017).

🍅 76% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. James Cameronepicawekineticromanticmelancholy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Avatar (2009) · Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · dir. Gareth Edwards
🍅 84%★ 7.8action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

The same mix in both: scale, then awe

The difference: Trades the romance of Avatar: The Way of Water for an angle of its own

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

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Stargate
1994 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 53%★ 7action · adventure · science fiction

Both land momentum and melancholy at once

The difference: Takes it somewhere less romantic than Avatar: The Way of Water does

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

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

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

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.

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Salyut-7
2017 · dir. Klim Shipenko
🍅 100%★ 7.2action · drama · adventure

Adventure built on awe, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Avatar: The Way of Water does

USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

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

Kinetic science fiction, and it commits to that

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.

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

Both lean on scale more than on action

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.

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🍅 47%★ 6.4adventure · science fiction · actionMaxHulu

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien planet

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 35%★ 6.2action · science fiction · adventureParamount+Starz

Common ground: alien planet

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

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

Both are built on the same subject: alien life-form

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.

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Jumper
2008 · dir. Doug Liman
🍅 15%★ 6.1action · adventure · science fiction

Chases across breathtaking locations

The difference: Teleport thriller, thin story

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

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Spider-Man 3
2007 · dir. Sam Raimi
🍅 62%★ 6.3action · adventure · science fictionHuluDisney+

Family and identity strained under blockbuster spectacle

The difference: Raimi melodrama, symbiote black

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · dir. Rian Johnson
🍅 91%★ 6.8adventure · action · science fictionHuluDisney+

Awestruck adventure in both cases

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.

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