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15 Movies Like The Transformers: The Movie

Loved The Transformers: The Movie? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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The Last Starfighter

1984

The Last Starfighter shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie 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 feature robots

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70%

Aliens

1986

Aliens shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Adventure, Science Fiction genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share violent and suspenseful tones✓ Both feature robots

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66%

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

1980

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

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

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66%

They Live

1988

They Live shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Transformers: The Movie, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival✓ Also stars Norman Alden

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64%

The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant shares meaningful genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both feature robots✓ Both explore coming of age

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61%

Back to the Future

1985

Back to the Future shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Transformers: The Movie, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

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

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60%

Christine

1983

Christine shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share violent and suspenseful tones

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59%

The Rocketeer

1991

The Rocketeer shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both explore coming of age

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58%

Transformers

2007

Transformers shares meaningful genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both feature robots✓ Both explore coming of age

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58%

Predator

1987

Predator shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival✓ Both have a suspenseful tone

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55%

Weird Science

1985

Weird Science shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

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

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54%

DeepStar Six

1989

DeepStar Six shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a suspenseful tone✓ Very similar runtime

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54%

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

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

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53%

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Transformers: The Movie, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Leonard Nimoy✓ Similar movie-night length

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53%

Enemy Mine

1985

Enemy Mine shares key genre characteristics with The Transformers: The Movie and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival

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Match

51%

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