
Movies that feel likeDark Star (1974)
If you loved Dark Star, the closest films we have are Ikarie XB 1 (1963), Kin-dza-dza! (1986) and Spaceballs (1987). All three share Dark Star'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 The Man in the White Suit (1951).
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If Dark Star hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: the future, space travel
The difference: Reviewed even better

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Dark Star does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space travel

Cerebral where it counts, awestruck underneath
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Science fiction with a pulse of play, in both cases
The difference: Trades the awe of Dark Star for an angle of its own

Common ground: the future

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

Both lean on awe more than on comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: artificial intelligence
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