Movies like The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter (1984) is a sci-fi movie directed by Nick Castle. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,974 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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2. Spaceballs (1987)
★ 6.9 · 3,585 votes · Comedy, Sci-Fi
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
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3. Blade Runner (1982)
★ 7.9 · 15,511 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
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4. Tron (1982)
★ 6.6 · 2,893 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
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5. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7 · 8,263 votes · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
★ 7.2 · 21,014 votes · Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
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7. Men in Black (1997)
★ 7.2 · 15,309 votes · Action, Adventure, Comedy
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
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8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
★ 7.5 · 12,331 votes · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family
An 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 form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
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9. Prometheus (2012)
★ 6.6 · 13,720 votes · Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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10. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
★ 7.3 · 9,926 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When 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 crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
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11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
★ 7.9 · 30,471 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
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12. Ready Player One (2018)
★ 7.6 · 17,477 votes · Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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13. Oblivion (2013)
★ 6.7 · 11,912 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
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14. The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7.0 · 5,208 votes · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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15. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6 · 9,576 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
Through 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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16. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
★ 7.3 · 10,459 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
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17. Man of Steel (2013)
★ 6.7 · 16,698 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
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