Movies like Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) is a action movie directed by J.J. Abrams. 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. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. Independence Day (1996)
★ 6.9 · 10,811 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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7. Dune (2021)
★ 7.8 · 15,716 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
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8. Interstellar (2014)
★ 8.5 · 41,491 votes · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The 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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9. The Martian (2015)
★ 7.7 · 21,956 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
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10. Passengers (2016)
★ 7.0 · 14,596 votes · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
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11. Arrival (2016)
★ 7.6 · 20,018 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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12. Ender's Game (2013)
★ 6.6 · 6,465 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
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13. Prometheus (2012)
★ 6.6 · 13,719 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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14. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7 · 8,264 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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15. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
★ 7.6 · 15,620 votes · Action, Sci-Fi
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
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16. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
★ 7.6 · 4,506 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
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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