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Movies that feel likeStar Trek Into Darkness (2013)

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

If you loved Star Trek Into Darkness, the closest films we have are Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Project Hail Mary (2026). All three share Star Trek Into Darkness' epic and cerebral 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).

πŸ… 84% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. J.J. Abramskineticepiccerebralwarmawe
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Star Trek (2009) Β· Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 Β· dir. J.J. Abrams
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.7adventure Β· action Β· science fictionDisney+Starz

J.J. Abrams' other galaxy-spanning legacy sequel, same propulsive scale

The difference: A new generation displaces old heroes instead of reuniting a crew

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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Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 Β· dir. Ron Howard
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.9science fiction Β· adventure Β· actionDisney+

A younger crew's origin story told with the same swaggering scale

The difference: A heist-and-smuggling prequel, less crew camaraderie under fire

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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Project Hail Mary
2026 Β· dir. Phil Lord
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.2science fiction Β· adventurePrime Video

The same two preoccupations: friendship, and alien

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Star Trek Into Darkness does

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 Β· dir. James Gunn
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.9science fiction Β· adventure Β· actionDisney+

A crew's loyalty tested while defending the galaxy from a new threat

The difference: Darker backstory reveals, more emotionally raw than Trek's polish

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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Independence Day
1996 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: spacecraft

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

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The Wandering Earth II
2023 Β· dir. Frant Gwo
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· action Β· adventure

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

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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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.2action Β· science fiction Β· adventureParamount+Starz

Big, effects-driven spectacle chasing awe at a planetary scale

The difference: Robot warfare on Earth, no ship's crew or exploration at all

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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John Carter
2012 Β· dir. Andrew Stanton
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· science fictionDisney+

A stranded hero thrust into a wondrous, dangerous alien world

The difference: A solitary warrior's tale, not an ensemble crew's shared mission

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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πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.4adventure Β· science fiction Β· actionMaxHulu

One thread runs through both: alien

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023 Β· dir. Zack Snyder
πŸ… 22%β˜… 5.6science fiction Β· action Β· adventureNetflix

A ragtag band rallying against an empire's overwhelming force

The difference: A grim farming-village siege, far bleaker than Trek's crew banter

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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Power Rangers
2017 Β· dir. Dean Israelite
πŸ… 51%β˜… 5.9action Β· adventure Β· science fictionRent or buy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spacecraft

Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove β€” and the world β€” 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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The Marvels
2023 Β· dir. Nia DaCosta
πŸ… 63%β˜… 5.5science fiction Β· adventure Β· actionDisney+

Cerebral where it counts, awestruck underneath

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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