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15 Movies Like Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

1983

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher✓ Both explore identity
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70%

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Christine

1983

Christine shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, identity✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s
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69%

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The Transformers: The Movie

1986

The Transformers: The Movie shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore coming of age
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66%

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The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant shares meaningful genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, identity✓ Both share coming of age
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66%

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Flash Gordon

1980

Flash Gordon shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including John Morton and Kenny Baker✓ Similar movie-night length
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63%

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Red Dawn

1984

Red Dawn shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship, identity✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s
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Match

61%

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The Last Starfighter

1984

The Last Starfighter shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore coming of age
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61%

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Superman II

1980

Superman II shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including John Ratzenberger and John Hollis✓ Both explore identity
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Match

60%

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Raise the Titanic

1980

Raise the Titanic shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Adventure, Science Fiction genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Alec Guinness
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Match

60%

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Back to the Future

1985

Back to the Future shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s
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Match

59%

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Outland

1981

Outland shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars John Ratzenberger
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Match

58%

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Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Action, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Similar movie-night length
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Match

58%

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Enemy Mine

1985

Enemy Mine shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length
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58%

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The Rocketeer

1991

The Rocketeer shares meaningful genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ They share themes of coming of age, friendship✓ Similar movie-night length
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Match

58%

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Weird Science

1985

Weird Science shares key genre characteristics with Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore coming of age
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Match

57%

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