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Movies that feel likeThe Wandering Earth (2019)

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.

If you loved The Wandering Earth, the closest films we have are Europa Report (2013), Salyut-7 (2017) and Aniara (2019). All three share The Wandering Earth's contemplative and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Star Trek Beyond (2016).

🍅 70% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Frant Gwocerebralkineticcontemplativeawe
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Wandering Earth II (2023)

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

One thread runs through both: jupiter

The difference: Trades the momentum of The Wandering Earth 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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Salyut-7
2017 · dir. Klim Shipenko
🍅 100%★ 7.2action · drama · adventure

Both are built on the same subject: space station

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

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

The same mix in both: ideas, then stillness

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than The Wandering Earth does

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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Space Sweepers
2021 · dir. Jo Sung-hee
🍅 70%★ 6.5drama · fantasy · science fictionNetflix

Science fiction with a pulse of awe, in both cases

The difference: Easier on the momentum than The Wandering Earth

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.

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The Marvels
2023 · dir. Nia DaCosta
🍅 63%★ 5.4science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than The Wandering Earth does

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

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Star Trek Beyond
2016 · dir. Justin Lin
🍅 86%★ 7action · adventure · science fictionParamount+

Both lean on ideas more than on drama

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

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Deep Impact
1998 · dir. Mimi Leder
🍅 45%★ 6.3action · drama · science fictionParamount+

Kinetic science fiction in both cases

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

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

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🍅 22%★ 5.6science fiction · action · adventureNetflix

Action built on awe, twice over

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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Power Rangers
2017 · dir. Dean Israelite
🍅 51%★ 5.9action · adventure · science fictionRent or buy

Drama built on ideas, twice over

Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it’s too late, band together as the Power Rangers.

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Moonfall
2022 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 35%★ 5.2science fiction · adventure · actionRent or buy

Kinetic science fiction, and it commits to that

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

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Venom
2018 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
🍅 31%★ 6.6science fiction · actionDisney+

Another one that scratches it

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

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John Carter
2012 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 52%★ 6.6action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

Both play science fiction straight

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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