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Movies like Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Finished Star Wars: The Force Awakens 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 Wars: The Force Awakens, and what it does not.
What did you love about Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Rebellion Space opera Spectacle Action adventure Sci-fi Formal composition Power struggle Friendship Your best matches Ranked against what Star Wars: The Force Awakens is actually about, not its genre labels.
78% Reverina match Top pick 2019 · Film · Adventure · Action
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 128 candidates
Shares its spectacle and stylised look
Also about power struggle What's different Not about rebellion or identity Does not promise heroic quest or good vs evil Commitment 2h 22m
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Where it streams Disney Plus Hulu Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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1980 · Film · Adventure · Action
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: heroic quest and space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and stylised look Also about power struggle What's different Not about rebellion or identity Not built around redemption Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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2016 · Film · Adventure · Action
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera at heart Shares its spectacle and stylised look Built around the same redemption What's different Not built around self-discovery or friendship Not about power struggle or rebellion Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Add to watchlist Not for me
Return of the Jedi 1983 · 2h 12m
Watched for the same thing: space battles and good vs evil Also space opera and action adventure at heart Star Trek 2009 · 2h 7m
Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and formal composition look Stargate Atlantis 2004
Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and stylised look Final Space 2018
Also space opera at heart Built around the same friendship and redemption Supergirl 2026 · 1h 48m
Also space opera and action adventure at heart Centres on the same reluctant leader figure
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