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Movies that feel likeRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

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

If you loved Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the closest films we have are Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Stargate (1994) and The Creator (2023). All three share Rogue One: A Star Wars Story's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Wandering Earth II (2023).

🍅 84% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Gareth Edwardskineticepiccerebralawemelancholy
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Hulu · Disney Plus

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

Another standalone corner of the galaxy, scoundrels included

The difference: A caper, not a sacrifice — the stakes stay personal and light

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

Both are working the same pair: space travel, space western

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

The same director's eye: war filmed in wet, worn, lived-in places

The difference: Melancholy and intimate, driven by one man rather than a squad

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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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · dir. J.J. Abrams
🍅 93%★ 7.7adventure · action · science fictionDisney+Starz

The rebellion reborn with breathless pace and new blood

The difference: A hopeful hero's journey — none of your doomed-mission weight

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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

A crew stranded and improvising a long way from any help

The difference: Adventurous and warm — problem-solving fun without the dread

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space opera

The difference: Goes its own way on the melancholy

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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🍅 22%★ 5.6science fiction · action · adventureNetflix

Farmers, rebels and a ragtag stand against a fascist war machine

The difference: A Star Wars echo without the soul — critics savaged it

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.

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🍅 47%★ 6.4adventure · science fiction · actionMaxHulu

Common ground: space travel

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

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

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.

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

Space-hopping heroics with a female lead front and center

The difference: Quippy Marvel bounce — nothing like your war-movie gravity

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.

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

Both land ideas and awe at once

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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Power Rangers
2017 · dir. Dean Israelite
🍅 51%★ 5.9action · adventure · science fictionRent or buy

Both are built on the same subject: spacecraft

Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers.

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