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Movies like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Finished Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 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 Rise of Skywalker, and what it does not.
What did you love about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Space opera Legacy Spectacle Sacrifice Action adventure Friendship Power struggle Bleak Your best matches Ranked against what Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is actually about, not its genre labels.
82% Reverina match Top pick 1983 · Film · Adventure · Action
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: heroic sacrifice and space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its spectacle and desaturated look
Also about friendship and self-discovery What's different Not about power struggle Not built around sacrifice or legacy Commitment 2h 12m
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Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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2015 · Film · Adventure · Action
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and stylised look Also about friendship and power struggle What's different Not built around sacrifice or legacy Does not promise emotional conclusion or heroic sacrifice Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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1980 · Film · Adventure · Action
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and desaturated look Also about friendship and power struggle What's different Not built around sacrifice or redemption Does not promise emotional conclusion or heroic sacrifice 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 Rise of Skywalker.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023 · 2h 30m
Watched for the same thing: space battles 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 stylised look Halo 2022 · 2 seasons
Watched for the same thing: space battles Also space opera and action adventure at heart Stargate Atlantis 2004
Also space opera and action adventure at heart Shares its spectacle and desaturated look Farscape 1999 · 4 seasons
Also space opera and action adventure at heart Also about power struggle and self-discovery
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