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Movies that feel likeOblivion (2013)

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

If you loved Oblivion, the closest films we have are TRON: Legacy (2010), The Creator (2023) and Serenity (2005). All three share Oblivion's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Total Recall (1990).

🍅 53% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joseph Kosinskikineticcerebralepictwistybleakawe
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TRON: Legacy
2010 · dir. Joseph Kosinski
🍅 51%★ 6.8adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

Kosinski's other gleaming world — pristine surfaces, synth score, lonely awe

The difference: Neon abstraction over mystery — the story is even thinner

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

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The Creator
2023 · dir. Gareth Edwards
🍅 67%★ 6.7science fiction · action · adventureHulu

Ravishing future-war imagery around a soldier questioning his side

The difference: Its AI-war themes sprawl — less tightly wound than Jack's mystery

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

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Serenity
2005 · dir. Joss Whedon
🍅 82%★ 7.8science fiction · action · adventure

Survivors skirting a ruined system where the official story is a lie

The difference: Scrappy, talky crew dynamics instead of sleek solitary mystery

A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.

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The Fifth Element
1997 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 70%★ 7.6science fiction · action · adventure

A future built with total visual conviction, strange and immersive

The difference: Campy pop-art chaos — the opposite of Oblivion's austere hush

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

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

Big-canvas space adventure that still finds moments of real awe

The difference: Crew banter and optimism — no dread, no unraveling identity

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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Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · dir. Ron Howard
🍅 69%★ 6.9science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Slick spacecraft spectacle built on franchise-scale craft

The difference: A heist-flavored origin story — familiar beats, no mystery box

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

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Total Recall
1990 · dir. Paul Verhoeven
🍅 80%★ 7.5action · adventure · science fictionPrime VideoParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia

The difference: Reviewed even better

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.

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The Chronicles of Riddick
2004 · dir. David Twohy
🍅 29%★ 6.6action · science fiction

One thread runs through both: dystopia

The difference: Trades the scale of Oblivion for an angle of its own

After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.

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

Sky-filling sci-fi spectacle engineered for maximum scale

The difference: Bludgeoning and incoherent — spectacle with no quiet in it

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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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 · dir. Ted Post
🍅 37%★ 6adventure · science fiction · mystery

Cerebral where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

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🍅 47%★ 6.4adventure · science fiction · actionMaxHulu

Kinetic and awestruck in the same breath

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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Planet of the Apes
2001 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 42%★ 5.7thriller · science fiction · actionHulu

Action with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Oblivion does

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

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