Movies like Spaceballs
If Spaceballs's mix of galaxy, android and space marine stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Spaceballs's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Galaxy Quest
1999 · Directed by Dean Parisot · 102 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: space battle, parody, spoof · Also comedy and science fiction
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space...
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Mars Attacks!
1996 · Directed by Tim Burton · 106 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: laser gun, parody, playful · Also comedy and science fiction
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S.
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The Last Starfighter
1984 · Directed by Nick Castle · 101 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: android, space marine, laser gun · From the same decade (1980s)
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.
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · Directed by Jay Roach · 95 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: android, space marine, laser gun
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the…
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Star Wars
1977 · Directed by George Lucas · 121 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: galaxy, android, quest
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…
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Alien
1979 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 117 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: android, space marine, space travel
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…
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 · Directed by Jim Mallon · 73 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: satire, spoof · Also science fiction and comedy
In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind.
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Star Trek
2009 · Directed by J.J. Abrams · 127 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: space battle, space mission
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.
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Titan A.E.
2000 · Directed by Don Bluth · 95 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Bill Pullman · Shares: galaxy
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Directed by Irvin Kershner · 124 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: android, space battle · From the same decade (1980s)
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.
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Hot Shots!
1991 · Directed by Jim Abrahams · 85 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: parody
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name.
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2002 · Directed by Steve Oedekerk · 81 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: spoof
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together.