
Movies that feel likeMoonraker (1979)
If you loved Moonraker, the closest films we have are The Wandering Earth II (2023), Aliens (1986) and Sunshine (2007). All three share Moonraker's cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Planet of the Apes (1968).
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If Moonraker hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Dr. No (1962) · From Russia with Love (1963) · Goldfinger (1964) · Thunderball (1965) · You Only Live Twice (1967) · On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space travel
The difference: Trades the tension of Moonraker for an angle of its own

Both are built on the same subject: space marine
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The same preoccupation in both: space suit
The difference: 28 years apart, and the 2000s show

Common ground: space battle

One thread runs through both: space travel

Both keep coming back to the same thing: space marine
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Moonraker does

Common ground: space suit

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

Both land ideas and awe at once

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction
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