Movies Like Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
If you liked Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), a science fiction and action movie directed by Leonard Nimoy, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Star Trek: Generations (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and actionCaptain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been…
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
★ 7.5/10Also action and adventureThe starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
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Star Trek Beyond (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventureThe 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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Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and actionWhen an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as…
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and actionAfter years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and adventureWhen an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventureSet more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles…
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Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and actionEn route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the…
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also action and adventureWhen the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of…
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Return of the Jedi (1983)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and actionLuke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and actionThe 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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Star Trek (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and actionThe fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As…
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Interstellar (2014)
★ 8.5/10Also adventure and science fictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and science fictionAn alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie…
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Mission to Mars (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and adventureWhen the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
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Project Hail Mary (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also science fiction and adventureScience teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the…
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Signs (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fictionA family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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Fantastic Four (2005)
★ 5.8/10Also action and science fictionDuring a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventureThrough a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
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Stowaway (2021)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thrillerA three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.