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Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
It has a 62% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
It has a 56% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and the same director.
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
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Return of the Jedi (1983)
It has a 56% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
It has a 50% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
It has a 48% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
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Flash Gordon (1980)
It has a 47% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
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The Last Starfighter (1984)
It has a 45% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
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Man of Steel (2013)
It has a 45% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
It has a 44% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Star Trek (2009)
It has a 44% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
It has a 44% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
It has a 43% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Ender's Game (2013)
It has a 43% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
It has a 43% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
It has a 42% affinity with Star Wars, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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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