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Movies like Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Finished Star Trek: First Contact and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Star Trek: First Contact, and what it does not.
What did you love about Star Trek: First Contact? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Individuality vs conformity Resistance against oppression Time travel Space opera Sacrifice Spectacle Formal composition Loyalty Your best matches Ranked against what Star Trek: First Contact is actually about, not its genre labels.
76% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Also space opera at heart Built around the same sacrifice Shares its spectacle and formal composition look More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Does not promise space battles or time travel Not built around loyalty or survival Commitment 2h 12m
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2009 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Also space opera at heart Shares its spectacle and formal composition look Centres on the same mentor figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around sacrifice or loyalty Does not promise space battles or time travel Much less frightening Darkness Fairly light
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1980 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera at heart Shares its spectacle look Built around the same loyalty What's different Not built around sacrifice or survival Does not promise time travel or time travel Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Star Trek: First Contact.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera at heart Travelers 2016
Watched for the same thing: time travel and time travel Built around the same sacrifice and survival
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