Movies like Dune

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Dune (1984)
 6.2
 192K
Dune (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 137 min.
Story: In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Dune – the only place where the time-travel substance 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.
Style: atmospheric, futuristic, visually stunning, dark, cerebral, visual, psychedelic, retro, epic, natural horror ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: desert, space travel, prophecy, messiah, dystopia, space opera, outer space, future war, dune, desert planet, chosen one, nobility, eugenics, alien invasion, space adventure, space wars, vengeance, imagination, spaceship, planet, space exploration, dictator, empire, rebellion, alien life-form ...
Time: future, distant future, 20th century, year 1984
Place: south pole, space western

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Most similar movies to Dune

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, epic, exciting and cult classic films with plots about outer space, alien, space, destiny, weapons, chase and space opera mostly in Sci-Fi, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like Dune: John Carter (2012), Dune: Part One (2021), The Fifth Element (1997), Enemy Mine (1985), Avatar (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
 6.6
 298K
John Carter (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: exciting, epic, entertaining, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot: mars, alien, superhuman powers, space opera, heroic mission, monster, space travel, mysterious planet, distant planet, imaginary kingdom, space adventure, warrior ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, future, 1880s, 19th century ...
Place: virginia, arizona, new york, space western, seattle
Similarity:
89%
 8.0
 1.0M
Dune: Part One (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure ...
Style: cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, captivating, philosophical ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: desert, space opera, alien planet, politics, prophecy, messiah, premonition, outer space, survival, mind control, epic battle, desert planet ...
Time: future, distant future, 2020s
Place: space western
Similarity:
77%
The Fifth Element (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style: futuristic, breathtaking, visually stunning, colorful, entertaining ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, boys' night, teens
Plot: alien, space opera, dystopia, cyberpunk, space and aliens, good versus evil, dystopian future, space travel, save the world, end of the world, space adventure, heroic mission ...
Time: future, year 1997, 90s, 1910s, 23rd century ...
Place: usa, brooklyn new york city, egypt, new york
Similarity:
89%
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky ...
Style: futuristic, epic, visually stunning, cult classic, action packed ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot: star wars, space opera, outer space, space and aliens, sword fight, spacecraft, space travel, space battle, alien, creature, mentor, jedi ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
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 6.9
 54K
Enemy Mine (1985)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds ...
Style: futuristic, cult classic, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: alien, stranded, evil alien, space exploration, space and aliens, friendship, space wars, space, extraterrestrial, alien life-form, space opera, dystopian future ...
Time: future, 20th century, 80s, 21st century
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from ...
Style: futuristic, epic, cult classic, emotional, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: star wars, alien, space wars, space opera, sword fight, robot, spaceship, heroic mission, personality change, tragic villain, outer space, volcano ...
Time: future, year 2005, 20th century, year 2016, 2000s
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
 7.9
 1.5M
Avatar (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story: In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style: futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot: fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time: future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place: iran, space western
Similarity:
67%
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story: Under Paul ‘Muad'Dib’ Atreides' rule as Emperor, the planet Arrakis has enjoyed a renaissance. However, the revolution that Muad'dib inspired has transformed into a brutal jihad that has plunged all of humanity into a bitter, ...
Style: atmospheric, futuristic, epic, intense, bleak ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, desert, space opera, heroic mission, space travel, space and aliens, imaginary, escapades, leadership, political unrest, fantasy world ...
Time: future
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
 8.4
 715K
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Jordan
Duration: 166 min.
Story: Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul ...
Style: epic, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience: adult
Plot: space opera, desert, desert planet, dune, fictional war, creature, sandstorm, monster, alien, star wars, messiah, exploration ...
Time: distant future, future
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
 7.8
 314K
Serenity (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl ...
Style: futuristic, action packed, visually stunning, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: space travel, dystopia, space opera, escapades, spaceship, space adventure, outer space, spacecraft, space and aliens, psychic, super soldier, distopia ...
Time: future, year 2005, 2000s, distant future
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the ...
Style: cerebral, epic, saga, entertaining, futuristic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, date night, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: space opera, star wars, outer space, robot, spaceship, rebellion, intergalactic, space station, space, wilhelm scream, space travel, space wars ...
Time: future, 20th century, 90s, year 1977, year 2016 ...
Place: space western
Similarity:
50%
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Style: futuristic, saga, intense, serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, preschool, adult
Plot: alien, star wars, sword fight, jedi, space adventure, space wars, good versus evil, apprentice, master apprentice relationship, intergalactic, prophecy, spaceship ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2016, future
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 265 min.
TV show
Story: A three part mini-series based on Frank Herbert's classic Science Fiction novel entailing politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah.
Style: atmospheric, epic, futuristic, stylized, light ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: space opera, rebel, dune, prophecy, desert, distopia, chosen one, technology, brutality, space travel, vengeance, alien planet ...
Time: future, year 2000
Similarity:
50%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Style: futuristic, saga, exciting, scenic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, family outing, boys' night, adult
Plot: star wars, alien, space travel, death, obesity, space opera, resistance fighter, destiny, fantasy world, super weapon, space and aliens, duel ...
Time: future, year 2015, 2010s
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is ...
Style: futuristic, saga, cult classic, exciting, epic ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: star wars, space opera, intergalactic, robot, alien, fantasy world, sword fight, space travel, jedi, space wars, wedding, sword duel ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, year 2016, future, year 2002
Place: space western
Similarity:
100%
 7.5
 378K
Total Recall (1990)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who ...
Style: futuristic, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: kids, manly, boys' night
Plot: cyberpunk, mars, dystopia, secret agent, dystopian future, virtual reality, memory, memory loss, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, chase ...
Time: future, 20th century, near future, 90s, year 1990 ...
Similarity:
100%
 4.4
 18K
Wing Commander (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher ...
Style: exciting, action adventure, disgusting, uplifting, fast ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: space opera, space wars, space and aliens, spacecraft, space, heroic mission, danger, outer space, video game, space travel, alien encounter, military ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1998
Similarity:
100%
 6.8
 65K
Logan's Run (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: All citizens get a chance of being 'renewed' in a Civic Ceremony at their 30th birthday, unless they run and escape before their time comes.
Style: futuristic, apocalyptic, visually stunning, philosophical, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dystopia, apocalypse, utopia, cat, dystopian future, robot, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, artificial intelligence, escape, post-apocalyptic future, space ...
Time: future, distant future, 23rd century, 70s
Place: washington d.c., usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. He's disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, and his co-pilot isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, entertaining, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: space opera, space wars, androids and robots, battlestar galactica, space travel, cyborgs, escapades, betrayal, heroic mission, battles, military, space and aliens ...
Time: future, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
 6.2
 81K
Outlander (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.
Style: cult classic, exciting, epic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: monster, alien invasion, alien, viking, alien creature, vengeance, norse mythology, spacecraft, ancient, alien encounter, sword, human versus alien ...
Time: middle ages, year 2008, 2000s, medieval times, 8th century ...
Place: europe
Similarity:
100%
 7.9
 636K
Star Trek (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm ...
Style: futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, epic, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: space travel, star trek, space opera, spacecraft, time travel, heroic mission, heroes, space and aliens, teamwork, alien, space wars, human versus alien ...
Time: future, year 2009, 24th century, 23rd century, 2000s
Place: san francisco, iowa, bay area, space western
Similarity:
60%
 7.0
 218K
Stargate (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style: futuristic, visually stunning, entertaining, exciting, visual ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: space travel, archaeology, space opera, alien, slavery, pyramid, creature, stargate, archaeologist, teleportation, alien planet, ancient egypt ...
Time: future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place: egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa ...
Similarity:
50%
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to ...
Style: futuristic, semi serious, saga, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: space travel, outer space, spacecraft, space and aliens, space opera, space wars, star trek, heroic mission, self sacrifice, villain, mission, tough girl ...
Time: future, year 2013, 2010s, 23rd century
Place: san francisco, seattle, bay area, london, space western
Similarity:
29%
Movie in collections
 6.5
 66K
Flash Gordon (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyrant, Ming the Merciless, to save Earth.
Style: cult classic, saga, psychotronic, visual, stylized ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: space opera, flash gordon, american football, weather manipulation, mad scientist, emperor, robot, canceled wedding, mind reading, eroticism, mind control, meteor shower ...
Time: 80s, year 1980, future, 1930s
Place: new york, usa, space western
Similarity:
28%
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Admiral James T. Kirk is feeling old; the prospect of accompanying his old ship the Enterprise on a two week cadet cruise is not making him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a life or death struggle when Khan escapes from years of ...
Style: epic, futuristic, action adventure, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: star trek, revenge, self sacrifice, midlife crisis, space opera, space station, planet, teleportation, trap, alien, birthday, space battle ...
Time: future, 23rd century, year 1982
Place: space western
Similarity:
28%
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Style: futuristic, visually stunning, saga, scenic, tense ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, adult
Plot: star wars, space opera, female protagonist, robot, strong female lead, rebel, space travel, tough girl, self sacrifice, redemption, jedi, rebellion ...
Time: future, year 2016, 2010s
Place: space western, london
Similarity:
28%
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
Style: saga, action adventure, psychotronic, futuristic, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, adult
Plot: star wars, smuggler, spacecraft, organized crime, spaceship, interspecies friendship, gangster, smuggling, space travel, gambling, robot, dystopia ...
Time: 2010s, future
Place: space western
Similarity:
28%
 5.2
 77K
Lost in Space (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find ...
Style: exciting, surreal, stylized, saga, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: time travel, space travel, space and aliens, outer space, robot, alien, space exploration, spaceship, save the world, time machine, space, spacecraft ...
Time: future, year 1998
Place: space western
Similarity:
27%
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style: action packed, saga, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens
Plot: dystopia, alien, bounty hunter, lone hero, outer space, space and aliens, one man army, distant planet, space opera, one against many, tough guy, space ...
Time: future, year 2004, near future, 2000s
Place: space western
Similarity:
27%
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan ...
Style: exciting, saga, intense, serious, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: star trek, space travel, space battle, cloning, dna, alien planet, self sacrifice, heroes, heroic mission, space opera, escapades, androids and robots ...
Time: future, year 2002, 24th century
Similarity:
27%