
Movies that feel like Dune (1984)
If you loved Dune, the closest films we have are Moonraker (1979), Star Wars (1977) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). All three share Dune's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.
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If Dune hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: space marine
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Dune does

Common ground in both: empire and galaxy
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both keep coming back to the same thing: prophecy

Both land momentum and ideas at once

The same preoccupation in both: rebellion

The same mix in both: scale, then awe
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

One thread runs through both: the future

Action built on momentum, twice over

Common ground: space marine
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Dune does

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

Both keep coming back to the same thing: galaxy
The difference: Missing the awe of Dune

Common ground: the future
The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as Dune
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