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Movies that feel likeStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.

If you loved Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, the closest films we have are Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Star Trek Beyond (2016) and Independence Day (1996). All three share Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones' epic and kinetic 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).

🍅 62% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. George Lucasepickineticcerebralawedreadromantic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Hulu · Disney Plus

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Star Wars (1977) · The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Return of the Jedi (1983) · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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

A galaxy-far-away backstory filling in beloved lore

The difference: A heist romp — no Jedi, no doomed romance, lower stakes

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

A starship crew tested at the edge of known space

The difference: Trek's team banter — breezier and far less operatic

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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Independence Day
1996 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 77%★ 7action · adventure · science fiction

Epic where it counts, kinetic underneath

The difference: Lighter on dread

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

A found family of misfits in a candy-colored cosmos

The difference: Jokes and needle drops — irreverence over mythology

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

Cerebral and awestruck in the same breath

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

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

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

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

Massive sci-fi armies clashing over Earth's fate

The difference: Bayhem excess — spectacle with none of the saga's soul

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

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

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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🍅 47%★ 6.4adventure · science fiction · actionMaxHulu

Cerebral science fiction in both cases

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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🍅 22%★ 5.6science fiction · action · adventureNetflix

Common ground: space opera

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Adventure built on awe, twice over

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

Both are built on the same subject: space opera

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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