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Movies that feel like The Wandering Earth II (2023)

If you loved The Wandering Earth II, the closest films we have are Salyut-7 (2017), The Marvels (2023) and Moonfall (2022). All three share The Wandering Earth II's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 83% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Frant Gwocerebralkineticepicawe

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

Common ground: space station

The difference: None of the ideas The Wandering Earth II is built on

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space travel

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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Moonfall
2022 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 35%β˜… 5.2science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Both are built on the same subject: space travel

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

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

Both land ideas and momentum at once

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 Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 Β· dir. Matt Shakman
β˜… 6.8science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Epic and awestruck in the same breath

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

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The Creator
2023 Β· dir. Gareth Edwards
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· action Β· adventure

The same preoccupation in both: space station

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 warβ€”and mankind itself.

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

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

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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Thunderbolts*
2025 Β· dir. Jake Schreier
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1action Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Action built on momentum, twice over

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

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

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

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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The Blackout
2019 Β· dir. Egor Baranov
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6thriller Β· science fiction Β· action

One thread runs through both: earth in peril

The difference: Not nearly as epic as The Wandering Earth II

Contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. A small ring-like area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe even life is being reported from space. What military forces find outside the ring is shocking.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 Β· dir. Peyton Reed
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Awestruck science fiction in both cases

Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.

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

Action with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

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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