Similar movies to Dune movies that fans might enjoy.

[HarryCanyon]

If you enjoyed the Dune movies, i recommend these similar movies that have the similar themes and stuff like Dune:

Avatar.
The Fifth Element.
Stargate.
Star Wars Saga.
Flash Gordon.
Star Trek movies.
The Black Hole.
Barbarella.
Heavy Metal.
Nausssica: Valley of the Winds.
Serenity.
The Matrix Series.
Dark City.
Metropolis (1927 and 2001).
2001.
2010.
The Dark Crystal.
Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Total Recall.
Starship Troopers.
300.
Lightyears (Animated).
Fantastic Planet.

[Nekhrun]

You forgot Spaceballs.

[trang]

Avatar. 2 Lasguns o' 5
The Fifth Element. 3 Lasguns o' 5
Stargate. 2.5 Lasguns o' 5 (miss casting)
Star Wars Saga. Original three 5 o' 5 Lasguns. New movies, .5 o' 5 Lasguns
Flash Gordon. 5 o' 5 Lasguns (Flash...Awwwwww... He'll save everyone of us!)
Star Trek movies. 3-4 o' 5 Lasguns save the new one, 1.5 at best.
The Black Hole. 4 o' 5 Lasguns
Barbarella. Early Sci Fi kicks ass
Heavy Metal. 5 o' 5 Lasguns
Nausssica: Valley of the Winds. Not seen it, will investigate
Serenity. 5 o' 5 Lasguns (everyone at FOX should be killed for canceling)
The Matrix Series. #1 5 o' 5 Lasguns, #2 3.5 o ' 5 Lasguns, #3 1.5 o' 5 Lasguns
Dark City. 4.5 o' 5 Lasguns
Metropolis (1927 and 2001). 4 o' 5 Lasguns
2001. 5 o' 5 Lasguns
2010. 5 o' 5 Lasguns
The Dark Crystal. 5 o' 5 Lasguns
Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 5 o' 5 Lasguns
Total Recall. 3 o' 5 Lasguns
Starship Troopers. ZERO___ABOMINATION
300. 5 o' 5 Lasguns THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!
Lightyears (Animated). NEver seen will check into
Fantastic Planet. NEver Seen, will check into


SOme for you

THX-1138
Forbidden Planet
Sword and Sorcerer
Excaliber
Logans Run
1951 Day the Earth Stood Still
Soylent Green
1981 Dragonslayer

[Nekhrun]

i recommend these similar movies that have the similar themes and stuff like Dune

Care to elaborate on "similar themes and stuff" like Dune?

[Freakzilla]

i recommend these similar movies that have the similar themes and stuff like Dune

Care to elaborate on "similar themes and stuff" like Dune?

Yeah, I don't see any similarities in most of that list.

[TheDukester]

Also elaborate on "Dune movies," please.

If you mean theatrical releases, there's been only one — singular. Do you mean the TV miniseries, too?

[Robspierre]

If you enjoyed the Dune movies, i recommend these similar movies that have the similar themes and stuff like Dune:

Avatar. 3D pretty otherwise meh.
The Fifth Element. Metal Hurlant live action.
Stargate. Kurt Russell needed another paycheck.
Star Wars Saga. There are only three films in the saga.
Flash Gordon. Queen rules.
Star Trek movies. Kaaaaaaaaahhhhhhnnnnnnnnnn!
The Black Hole. Bad drug trip.
Barbarella. Needs to be remade as a hard core porno.
Heavy Metal. Oh look! Animated titties! Jerk away boys!
Nausssica: Valley of the Winds. Captain Picard needed a paycheck.
Serenity. Oh look, another small petite girl demolishing everything!
The Matrix Series. Obvious that there were only plans for one movie.
Dark City. Most audiences missed the symbolism.
Metropolis (1927 and 2001). German fetish porn or animated robot cuteness?
2001. Still waiting.
2010. Still waiting.
The Dark Crystal. Freaky ass muppet horror movie.
Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Not enough dwarves.
Total Recall. Sharon Stone needed to reprise her bit from Basic Instinct, the three titty whore was a nice touch though.
Starship Troopers. Fascism is bad! BAD! Bad satire.
300. You have a thing for gay porn don't you?
Lightyears (Animated) yawn.
Fantastic Planet boring.



Rob

[SandRider]

good to hear from you, Rob, and in the 60s, Barbarella was porn ....

the memory of Jane Fonda's tits in zero-gravity got me thru many a dark day ....

[MrFlibble]

Yeah, I don't see any similarities in most of that list.

Neither do I. Well, perhaps some of the films mentioned share visual style or certain other elements with either Lynch's Dune or the miniseries, but that's it. Thematically, most of the stuff listed isn't even close to anything Dune IMAO.

[SandChigger]

IMAO.

Was that some kind of impromptu blend of "In My Honest Opinion" and "Laughing My Ass Off"? I like it!

[Tleszer]

"In My Ass's Opinion."

I think I like that!

[SandChigger]

Your attachment to your ass is ... um ... anatomically correct but, uh, still disturbing.

[Tleszer]

I find your lack of faith disturbing, IMAO of course.

[inhuien]

Remember where you saw it 1st kidz.

[SandChigger]

Who could forget where they first saw Tleszer's tushie?!

[Tleszer]

Sadly just looked it up and found that it means: "In My Arrogant Opinion." I like the other meaning better...

[Ampoliros]

Informing my ass off?

In my asses' opinion?

[Lisan Al-Gaib]

Nausicaa: The Valley of the Wind is a animation movie directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, a japonese, the master of animation. The plot is about a princess of a small peaceful country protected winds from poison pollens expelled by the Toxic Jungle that infectes their world. A war starts between the two most powerful nations, one a kingdom and other a fundamentalist nation. Nausicaa get into the war to protect her small country and all living beings, and because of a profecy and her actions, she starts to be respected and followed has a messias.

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Nausissa: The valley of the wind started has a series of seven comic books written and drawed by Miyazaki, and years after became a movie. Both are beautyful and very well made. The similarities between Dune and Nausicaa are huge. Both shares many themes has ecology, warfare, politics, messianism. Both has a people how lives in the extreme conditions of the planeta, equal to Fremen (And make important part of the history). Both has giant worms, he. IMO, Nausicca is the unique work that has a strong influence of Dune and is in the same level. However, Nausicaa has more "heart" than "plot within plots" like in Dune. The force of Nausicaa is the carefully developed world, the draws and strong characters and their fellings.

I strong recommend this masterpiece of animation and science fiction.

[MrFlibble]

For some reason I did not like Nausicaä - didn't even bother watching the entire thing. I enjoyed My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away and, to some extent, Howl's Moving Castle.

Sadly just looked it up and found that it means: "In My Arrogant Opinion." I like the other meaning better...

The "other" meaning is completely FUBAR

Back on topic, I do agree that in the various films listed in the OP, certain similarities with Dune can be found on different levels. For example, the Strangers from Dark City somewhat resemble Guildsmen as portrayed in David Lynch's film, and their conflict with the protagonist, who shares their powers and uses them against them, can be compared to the Navigator's animosity towards Paul who has their power of prescience.

[lotek]

thing is with a book as rich in archetypes and typicals as Dune, you probably could find parallels with just about any story
I am not saying that to depreciate your post though, just saying that this fact itself is a tribute to the masterful storytelling involved here

[MrFlibble]

thing is with a book as rich in archetypes and typicals as Dune, you probably could find parallels with just about any story

Actually, this thread made me think that with some effort, similarities can be found between any two or more things

[Freakzilla]

This winner was on Syfy last night... so was Mongolian Death Worms...

Sand Serpents

[MrFlibble]

Right, how could I have forgotten that one! But it rather lends towards a case of plagiarism, I mean inspiration, though, doesn't it?

[Freakzilla]

I think it was Penny Arcade that said the difference between "plagiarism" and "a tribute to" is whether you like it or not.

[trang]

This winner was on Syfy last night... so was Mongolian Death Worms...

Sand Serpents

How many true sci-fi fans have commited Seppuku because of all the horrifically bad D list made for tv movies?? Might be spontaneous laughing self to death syndrome too. As much as I would rather swallow a bucket of razor blades than watch Starship Troopers, I would take that over anything syfry makes.

Just bad bad bad bad bad... not even b film bad... just freaking KJA level bad!!