🎬 Movies Like Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Loved Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)? 30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. 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 VII - The Force Awakens itself.

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   Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi2017

   6.8 IMDb91% RT critics41% RT audience68% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling91·41

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer George Lucas, Lupita Nyong'o

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   Star Trek Into Darkness2013

   7.7 IMDb84% RT critics89% RT audience73% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director J.J. Abrams

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   Solo: A Star Wars Story2018

   6.9 IMDb69% RT critics63% RT audience66% TMDB

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

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   Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker2019

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

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director J.J. Abrams, writer George Lucas

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   Oblivion2013

   7.0 IMDb53% RT critics61% RT audience67% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Michael Arndt

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   Star Trek Beyond2016

   7.0 IMDb86% RT critics79% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft

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   Guardians of the Galaxy2014

   8.0 IMDb91% RT critics76% Metacritic92% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·92

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: spacecraft

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   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013

   7.5 IMDb90% RT critics89% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared talent: writer Michael Arndt; Both are adventure/action films

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   Super 82011

   7.0 IMDb81% RT critics75% RT audience68% TMDB

   Shared talent: director J.J. Abrams; Both are sci-fi/action films

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    Arrival2016

    7.9 IMDb94% RT critics83% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim94·83

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

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    Inception2010

    8.8 IMDb87% RT critics74% Metacritic91% RT audience84% TMDB

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

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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016

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

    Shared talent: writer George Lucas; Shared themes: space opera, spacecraft

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    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014

    7.6 IMDb91% RT critics88% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching intense, epic tone

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    Captain America: Civil War2016

    7.8 IMDb90% RT critics89% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/action films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    The Martian2015

    8.0 IMDb91% RT critics91% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·91

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

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    Skyfall2012

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics86% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    X-Men: Days of Future Past2014

    7.9 IMDb90% RT critics91% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·91

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

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    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011

    7.4 IMDb60% RT critics77% RT audience71% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser60·77

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    Mad Max: Fury Road2015

    8.1 IMDb97% RT critics86% RT audience76% TMDB

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

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    Logan2017

    8.1 IMDb93% RT critics91% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·91

    Both are sci-fi/action films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983

    8.3 IMDb83% RT critics94% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim83·94

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

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    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002

    6.6 IMDb62% RT critics56% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: director George Lucas

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    Babylon 5: In the Beginning1998

    7.7 IMDb88% RT audience71% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are adventure/action films