
Movies that feel likeStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
If you loved Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the closest films we have are Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). All three share Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's 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).
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If Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hit the spot, these will too
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 II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Abrams applying the same lens-flare velocity to his other franchise
The difference: Trek's talkier ethics debates sit between the set pieces

The same galaxy in scoundrel mode — heists, banter and familiar ships
The difference: A smaller origin caper — no Force, no saga-ending stakes

A found family's emotional send-off amid cosmic spectacle
The difference: Marvel irreverence and a surprisingly harrowing villain subplot

Epic and kinetic in the same breath
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both land ideas and awe at once

Chosen-one destiny and desert warfare on an overwhelming scale
The difference: Stately and severe — awe delivered slowly, without banter

Openly Star Wars-shaped rebellion myth with painterly excess
The difference: Slow-motion posturing over momentum — a copy without the warmth

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Adventure built on awe, twice over

Epic action in both cases
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