🎬 Movies Like Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Loved Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)? Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Here are 23 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope itself.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back19808.7 IMDb93% RT critics82% Metacritic97% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·97Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Kenny Baker
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American Graffiti19737.4 IMDb95% RT critics84% RT audience70% TMDBShared talent: director George Lucas; Same era (1970s)
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story20167.8 IMDb84% RT critics87% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·87Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas
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Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker20196.3 IMDb51% RT critics86% RT audience63% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser51·86Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Anthony Daniels
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Raiders of the Lost Ark19818.4 IMDb94% RT critics96% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·96Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Harrison Ford; Both are adventure films
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THX 113819716.6 IMDb72% RT critics73% RT audience64% TMDBShared talent: director George Lucas; Both are sci-fi films
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The Star Wars Holiday Special19782.2 IMDb25% RT critics24% RT audience34% TMDBShared talent: writer George Lucas, Peter Mayhew; Shared themes: space opera, space
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Flash Gordon19806.5 IMDb83% RT critics69% RT audience62% TMDBOften recommended together; Both are sci-fi/adventure films
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Alien19798.5 IMDb93% RT critics94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94Shared themes: space opera, android, space; Both are sci-fi films
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Solo: A Star Wars Story20186.9 IMDb69% RT critics63% RT audience66% TMDBOften recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial19827.9 IMDb99% RT critics72% RT audience75% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling99·72Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching light, cerebral tone
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Wings of Desire19877.9 IMDb95% RT critics93% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·93Both are fantasy films; Matching emotional, epic tone
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind19848.0 IMDb91% RT audience80% TMDBBoth are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching cerebral, epic tone
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail19758.1 IMDb92% RT critics95% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·95Both are fantasy/adventure films; Matching funny, epic tone
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Back to the Future19858.5 IMDb93% RT critics88% Metacritic95% RT audience83% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·95Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching funny, cerebral tone
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire20235.6 IMDb22% RT critics56% RT audience62% TMDB⚡ Polarizing22·56Often recommended together; Shared themes: rebellion, space opera, space
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Star Trek Into Darkness20137.7 IMDb84% RT critics89% RT audience73% TMDBOften recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, space
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2010: The Year We Make Contact19846.7 IMDb68% RT critics61% RT audience67% TMDBShared themes: space opera, space; Both are sci-fi/adventure films
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Starman19847.0 IMDb83% RT critics70% RT audience69% TMDBBoth are sci-fi films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone
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Young Sherlock Holmes19856.8 IMDb71% RT critics63% RT audience67% TMDBBoth are fantasy/adventure films; Matching cerebral, epic tone
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens20157.7 IMDb93% RT critics84% RT audience72% TMDBOften recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Carrie Fisher
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Star Trek: Insurrection19986.4 IMDb54% RT critics44% RT audience64% TMDBOften recommended together; Both are sci-fi/adventure films
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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver20245.3 IMDb67% RT critics76% RT audience61% TMDBOften recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, space