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Movies that feel likeSpace Sweepers (2021)

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

If you loved Space Sweepers, the closest films we have are Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Europa Report (2013) and The Wandering Earth (2019). All three share Space Sweepers' cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Trekkies (1997).

🍅 70% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jo Sung-heecontemplativedreamlikecerebralawe
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 · dir. James Cameron
🍅 66%★ 7.2science fiction · adventure · fantasyDisney+

One thread runs through both: space adventure

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Space Sweepers does

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

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Europa Report
2013 · dir. Sebastián Cordero
🍅 81%★ 6.4science fiction · thriller · dramaNetflixPeacock

Both are built on the same subject: space adventure

The difference: Trades the dream logic of Space Sweepers for an angle of its own

A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.

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The Wandering Earth
2019 · dir. Frant Gwo
🍅 70%★ 5.9science fiction · action · dramaRent or buy

Contemplative and cerebral in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the dream logic than Space Sweepers

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

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Ikarie XB 1
1963 · dir. Jindřich Polák
🍅 100%★ 6.9science fiction

Both land dream logic and awe at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.

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Aniara
2019 · dir. Pella Kågerman
🍅 70%★ 6.3science fiction · drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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Solaris
1972 · dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
🍅 92%★ 7.9drama · science fiction · mysteryMax

Science fiction built on dream logic, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than Space Sweepers does

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

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Jupiter Ascending
2015 · dir. Lana Wachowski
🍅 28%★ 5.3science fiction · fantasy · action

The same preoccupation in both: space opera

In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…

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🍅 22%★ 5.6science fiction · action · adventureNetflix

Common ground: space opera

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · dir. Scott Derrickson
🍅 21%★ 5.5drama · science fiction · thrillerPrime Video

Fantasy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

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Trekkies
1997 · dir. Roger Nygard
🍅 88%★ 6.9documentaryPrime Video

Both lean on awe more than on drama

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of "Star Trek" from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.

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Vesper
2022 · dir. Kristina Buožytė
🍅 91%★ 6science fiction · drama · adventureRent or buy

Contemplative fantasy, and it commits to that

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · dir. J.J. Abrams
🍅 51%★ 6.3adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

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