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Movies that feel likeDune (1984)

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.

If you loved Dune, the closest films we have are Superman (1978), Star Wars (1977) and Superman Returns (2006). All three share Dune's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

πŸ… 36% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Lynchkineticcerebralepic
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Superman
1978 Β· dir. Richard Donner
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4science fiction Β· action Β· adventureMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: galaxy

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

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Star Wars
1977 Β· dir. George Lucas
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.6adventure Β· action Β· science fictionDisney+

Common ground in both: empire and rebellion

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 beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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Superman Returns
2006 Β· dir. Bryan Singer
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.1science fiction Β· action Β· adventureMax

Kinetic where it counts, cerebral underneath

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2000s show

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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Hulk
2003 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 63%β˜… 5.7science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Both are working the same pair: monster, mutation

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Dune does

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.

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Ra.One
2011 Β· dir. Anubhav Sinha
πŸ… 62%β˜… 5adventure Β· action Β· science fiction

Both lean on scale more than on action

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.

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The Rocketeer
1991 Β· dir. Joe Johnston
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· science fictionDisney+

Cerebral science fiction in both cases

The difference: Easier on the momentum than Dune

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

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The Time Machine
2002 Β· dir. Simon Wells
πŸ… 28%β˜… 6science fiction Β· adventure Β· action

Common ground: the future

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 Β· dir. Brad Peyton
πŸ… 44%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· action Β· science fiction

Kinetic adventure, and it commits to that

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

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Rampage
2018 Β· dir. Brad Peyton
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.1action Β· adventure Β· science fictionMax

Both are built on the same subject: monster

Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

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Hardcore Henry
2015 Β· dir. Ilya Naishuller
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Action built on scale, twice over

Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore Henry takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· action Β· science fictionStarz

Science fiction with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

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Batman & Robin
1997 Β· dir. Joel Schumacher
πŸ… 11%β˜… 3.8action Β· science fiction Β· adventureMax

Both lean on ideas more than on adventure

Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

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