🎬 Movies Like Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Loved Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)? Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) battles horrible Jabba the Hut and cruel Darth Vader to save his comrades in the Rebel Alliance and triumph over the Galactic Empire. Here are 24 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 VI - Return of the Jedi itself.

1. 1
   Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980

   8.7 IMDb93% RT critics82% Metacritic97% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·97

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Lawrence Kasdan, writer George Lucas

2. 2
   Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope1977

   8.6 IMDb93% RT critics90% Metacritic96% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·96

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Lucas, Peter Mayhew

3. 3
   Jagged Edge1985

   6.5 IMDb79% RT critics59% RT audience63% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling79·59

   Shared talent: director Richard Marquand; Same era (1980s)

4. 4
   Flash Gordon1980

   6.5 IMDb83% RT critics69% RT audience62% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: emperor, space opera

5. 5
   Raiders of the Lost Ark1981

   8.4 IMDb94% RT critics96% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·96

   Shared talent: writer Lawrence Kasdan, writer George Lucas; Both are adventure films

6. 6
   Solo: A Star Wars Story2018

   6.9 IMDb69% RT critics63% RT audience66% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Lawrence Kasdan, writer George Lucas

7. 7
   Wings of Desire1987

   7.9 IMDb95% RT critics93% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·93

   Both are fantasy films; Matching emotional, epic tone

8. 8
   Alien1979

   8.5 IMDb93% RT critics94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

   Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft; Both are sci-fi films

9. 9
   Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984

   8.0 IMDb91% RT audience80% TMDB

   Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching cerebral, epic tone

10. 10
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016

    7.8 IMDb84% RT critics87% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·87

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas

11. 11
    Back to the Future1985

    8.5 IMDb93% RT critics88% Metacritic95% RT audience83% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·95

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching funny, cerebral tone

12. 12
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982

    7.9 IMDb99% RT critics72% RT audience75% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling99·72

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching light, cerebral tone

13. 13
    Conan the Barbarian1982

    6.9 IMDb68% RT critics74% RT audience68% TMDB

    Both are fantasy/adventure films; Matching epic, weird tone

14. 14
    Star Trek Into Darkness2013

    7.7 IMDb84% RT critics89% RT audience73% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft, sequel

15. 15
    Eye of the Needle1981

    7.1 IMDb85% RT critics74% RT audience66% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Richard Marquand; Same era (1980s)

16. 16
    Brazil1985

    7.8 IMDb98% RT critics90% RT audience77% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

17. 17
    Starman1984

    7.0 IMDb83% RT critics70% RT audience69% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

18. 18
    2010: The Year We Make Contact1984

    6.7 IMDb68% RT critics61% RT audience67% TMDB

    Shared themes: space opera, sequel; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

19. 19
    The Blues Brothers1980

    7.9 IMDb72% RT critics92% RT audience77% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser72·92

    Both are adventure films; Same era (1980s)

20. 20
    The Ewok Adventure1984

    5.3 IMDb39% RT critics43% RT audience59% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer George Lucas; Shared themes: set in endor, forest

21. 21
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005

    7.7 IMDb79% RT critics66% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Lucas, Ian McDiarmid

22. 22
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker2019

    6.3 IMDb51% RT critics86% RT audience63% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser51·86

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Anthony Daniels

23. 23
    Star Trek Beyond2016

    7.0 IMDb86% RT critics79% RT audience68% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft, sequel

24. 24
    Star Trek: Insurrection1998

    6.4 IMDb54% RT critics44% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft