Films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Star Wars: The Force Awakens, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Otherworldly and expansive: an emotionally cool sci-fi film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are tags such as jedi, android and space opera.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping. Common ground: space opera, spacecraft.
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The Fifth Element (1997)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and inventive. Common ground: space opera.
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Serenity (2005)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping. Common ground: space opera, spacecraft.
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Stargate (1994)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping. Common ground: space opera.
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A Trip to the Moon (1902)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping.
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping. Common ground: spacecraft.
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Project Hail Mary (2026)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and inventive.
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Pacific Rim (2013)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping.
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping.
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and sweeping.
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Why it's like Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Also heightened and glossy.
Boxlist compares Star Wars: The Force Awakens with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
- Picks with a similar feel include Star Trek Into Darkness, The Fifth Element, Bumblebee and Serenity. Each shares part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens chosen?
- Boxlist compares Star Wars: The Force Awakens with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
- Is there a lighter film like Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
- Guardians of the Galaxy has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.