Movies like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
135K
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 exile and captures the power of creation itself.
Style:
epic, futuristic, action adventure, exciting, psychotronic, anamorphic, cynical, serious, suspenseful, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
star trek, revenge, self sacrifice, midlife crisis, space opera, space station, planet, teleportation, trap, alien, birthday, space battle, funeral, villain, brainwashing, spacecraft, doctor, engineer, cheating, father son relationship, genetic engineering, marooned, death of friend, father son estrangement, space adventure ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1982
Place:
space western
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Most similar movies to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, futuristic, saga and epic films with plots about space, space opera, space adventure, outer space, space travel, spacecraft and alien mostly in Adventure, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek (1966), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: First Contact (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Style:
futuristic, saga, epic, exciting, talky ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space travel, space opera, artificial intelligence, alien, space adventure, teleportation, planet, space exploration, space station, bald woman, man versus machine ...
Time:
23rd century, future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
100K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the ...
Style:
exciting, intellectual, futuristic, retro, saga ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space travel, outer space, friendship, space and aliens, heroic mission, benign alien, spacecraft, alien species, alien planet, space exploration, scientist ...
Time:
23rd century, future, 20th century
Place:
space western, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction TV series and a prequel to the original Star Trek set 100 years before. The series premiered September 26, 2001 on the UPN television network with the final episode airing on May 13, 2005.
The series takes ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, erotic, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
outer space, space travel, space and aliens, time travel, alien invasion, spacecraft, space exploration, space opera, alien life-form, good versus evil, escapades, adventurer ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, anamorphic, epic, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space opera, planet, space and aliens, murder, sacrifice, space battle, warp speed, soul, prisoner, fire, blizzard ...
Time:
future, year 1984, 23rd century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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636K
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from ...
Style:
futuristic, epic, saga, exciting, anamorphic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space travel, time travel, cyborgs, first contact, space adventure, sent to the past, intergalactic, technology, robot, space battle, experimental technology ...
Time:
future, 24th century, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
montana, space western
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Capt. Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's half brother who kidnaps three diplomats and hijacks the Enterprise in his obsessive search for God.
Style:
futuristic, saga, exciting, action adventure, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
star trek, space opera, space travel, desert, god, teleportation, intergalactic, alien invasion, star wars, consciousness, space exploration, hostage ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
Place:
space western, usa, california, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. The show is set in the nearby regions of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately during the 2360s and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, epic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, space exploration, outer space, alien planet, spacecraft, space battle, captain, alien encounter, benign alien, alien contact ...
Time:
future, 24th century
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Style:
cult classic, futuristic, independent film, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
space battle, space opera, spaceship, mercenary, space travel, female warrior, mad scientist, vengeance, tyrant, psychic, space station, spacecraft ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, future
Place:
space western, california
Similarity:
100%
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:
75%
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%
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%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, epic, saga, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space opera, alien, star trek, space travel, outer space, alien race, space battle, creature, alien planet, technology, fantasy world, wilhelm scream ...
Time:
future, year 2016, 23rd century, 2010s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.
Style:
saga, futuristic, exciting, action adventure, epic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
star trek, space opera, space travel, spacecraft, alien, space adventure, conspiracy, space battle, intergalactic, assassination, space exploration, political conspiracy ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
44%
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%
107K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, retro, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, time travel, space and aliens, parallel universe, parallel world, alien planet, alien race, save the world, ancient mystery, space opera, stargate, escapades ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, near future, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, outer space, space travel, space opera, intergalactic, friendship, space and aliens, talking animal, good versus evil, teamwork, escapades ...
Time:
future, year 2014, year 2016, 80s, 2010s ...
Place:
london, space western, usa, missouri, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Fugitives of the Federation for their daring rescue of Spock from the doomed Genesis Planet, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew begin their journey home to face justice for their actions. But as they near Earth, they find it at the mercy of ...
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, clever, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
time travel, star trek, space travel, space opera, spacecraft, teleportation, space, marine biologist, space adventure, planet earth, falling from height, beer ...
Time:
future, year 1986, 80s, 23rd century, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their ...
Style:
intense, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
space opera, space travel, survival, dystopian future, space and aliens, post apocalypse, danger, maze, daring rescue, rescue, heroic mission, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 1983, future, 80s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, saga, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, space exploration, spacecraft, outer space, space battle, alien encounter, spaceship, getting home, space adventure, allies ...
Time:
future, 90s, 24th century
Similarity:
100%
1.5M
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:
100%
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:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, exciting, anamorphic, epic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
star trek, space opera, space, space and aliens, androids, space battle, crossover, robot, desert, death, time, sacrifice ...
Time:
future, 24th century, 23rd century
Place:
idaho
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, exciting, epic, action adventure ...
Plot:
star trek, space opera, space adventure, space battle, robot, spacecraft, utopia, teleportation, intergalactic, cyborgs, consciousness, space exploration ...
Time:
future, year 1998, 24th century
Place:
space western
Similarity:
30%
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%
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:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, bleak, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, space travel, spacecraft, space battle, save the world, parallel universe, space wars, battles, chaos, heroes, supernatural, danger ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter ...
Style:
saga, psychotronic, uplifting, cult classic, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space adventure, space opera, time travel, astronaut, alien invasion, spacecraft, space, superhero, cosmic horror, intergalactic, master criminal, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
year 1979, future, year 1987, 80s, 20th century
Similarity:
26%
298K
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:
25%
218K
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%
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