Movies like John Carter

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   The Host

   Strong story similarity

   2013 · 126 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 133 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

   Similar atmosphere

   2017 · 137 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   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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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: alien and space travel

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   Avatar

   Similar atmosphere

   2009 · 162 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Alita: Battle Angel

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   2019 · 122 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Star Trek

   Similar atmosphere

   2009 · 127 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   The 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 fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Martian

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 141 min · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Guardians of the Galaxy

   Similar atmosphere

   2014 · 121 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   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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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Man of Steel

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   2013 · 143 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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   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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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    The 5th Wave

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 112 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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    16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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