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Movies that feel like The Wandering Earth (2019)

If you loved The Wandering Earth, the closest films we have are Salyut-7 (2017), Europa Report (2013) and Prospect (2018). All three share The Wandering Earth's awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

πŸ… 70% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Frant Gwocerebralkineticcontemplativeawe
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Wandering Earth II (2023)

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Salyut-7
2017 Β· dir. Klim Shipenko
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.2action Β· drama Β· adventure

Both are built on the same subject: space station

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

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Europa Report
2013 Β· dir. SebastiΓ‘n Cordero
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.4science fiction Β· thriller Β· drama

One thread runs through both: jupiter

The difference: None of the momentum The Wandering Earth is built on

A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.

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Prospect
2018 Β· dir. Zeek Earl
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.3science fiction

Cerebral where it counts, awestruck underneath

The difference: Missing the momentum of The Wandering Earth

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 Β· dir. Jonathan Liebesman
πŸ… 37%β˜… 5.7science fiction Β· action

Kinetic science fiction in both cases

When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.

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Deep Impact
1998 Β· dir. Mimi Leder
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.3action Β· drama Β· science fiction

Both lean on stillness more than on action

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2018 Β· dir. Tatsuya Nagamine
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.7action Β· science fiction Β· animation

Drama built on ideas, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into animation than The Wandering Earth does

Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.

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Aniara
2019 Β· dir. Pella KΓ₯german
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· drama

Contemplative science fiction, and it commits to that

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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Space Sweepers
2021 Β· dir. Jo Sung-hee
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.5drama Β· fantasy Β· science fiction

Drama with a pulse of awe, in both cases

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

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Warriors of Future
2022 Β· dir. Ng Yuen-Fai
πŸ… 88%β˜… 5.6drama Β· action Β· science fiction

Action built on momentum, twice over

When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse.

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Blue Beetle
2023 · dir. Ángel Manuel Soto
πŸ… 78%β˜… 5.9action Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

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The Marvels
2023 Β· dir. Nia DaCosta
πŸ… 63%β˜… 5.5science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

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

Drama built on awe, twice over

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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