Best Movies like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Seven Samurai centers on a diverse group assembled to undertake a desperate mission, echoing Rogue One's structure of a ragtag team uniting for a greater cause. Both films explore self-sacrifice and collective action in the face of overwhelming threats to their communities.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. Seven Samurai is a movie from Japan in Japanese, with a total 3h 27m runtime, released in 1954 with an average rating of 8.5 by 4,296 people. The movie made an estimated total of $105,000,000 in the box office.

The Dirty Dozen follows a band of unlikely heroes tasked with a dangerous sabotage operation, paralleling Rogue One’s narrative of resistance fighters risking everything for a crucial mission that could turn the tide of war.

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences. The Dirty Dozen is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 29m runtime, released in 1967 with an average rating of 7.6 by 1,346 people. The movie made an estimated total of $45,300,000 in the box office.

The Guns of Navarone features a group of specialists joining forces for a high-stakes infiltration to defeat a seemingly invincible enemy, mirroring Rogue One's story of individuals coming together to execute a critical guerrilla operation.

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. The Guns of Navarone is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 40m runtime, released in 1961 with an average rating of 7.3 by 884 people. The movie made an estimated total of $28,900,000 in the box office.

The Great Escape features a plan requiring the cooperation of a diverse team working under extreme pressure, resonating with the assemble-the-team narrative and mission-focused structure of Rogue One.

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story. The Great Escape is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 53m runtime, released in 1963 with an average rating of 7.9 by 2,888 people. The movie made an estimated total of $11,700,000 in the box office.

Kelly's Heroes depicts a mismatched group of soldiers setting out with a bold, dangerous goal in enemy territory, similarly to how Rogue One’s characters band together for an almost impossible heist in wartime conditions.

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines. Kelly's Heroes is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 24m runtime, released in 1970 with an average rating of 7.4 by 834 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,200,000 in the box office.

Saving Private Ryan explores themes of sacrifice, team dynamics, and carrying out a near-suicidal mission during war, which aligns with the central premise of assembling a group for a pivotal operation in Rogue One.

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home. Saving Private Ryan is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 49m runtime, released in 1998 with an average rating of 8.2 by 17,521 people. The movie made an estimated total of $481,840,909 in the box office.

Black Hawk Down depicts soldiers banding together during a difficult military objective, highlighting camaraderie, chaos, and the cost of resistance—a thematic resonance with Rogue One's focus on unity and struggle under fire.

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground. Black Hawk Down is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 25m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.4 by 6,471 people. The movie made an estimated total of $172,989,651 in the box office.

Children of Men unfolds in a dystopian future where a small resistance fights for hope against overwhelming odds, paralleling Rogue One’s themes of rebellion, teamwork, and striving to spark change in the face of oppression.

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. Children of Men is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,987 people. The movie made an estimated total of $70,595,464 in the box office.

Edge of Tomorrow presents war against a superior force with protagonists who undertake strategic missions pivotal to humanity’s survival, sharing with Rogue One both a science fiction war setting and high-stakes team-centered conflict.

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop. Edge of Tomorrow is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 54m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.6 by 15,309 people. The movie made an estimated total of $370,541,256 in the box office.

Star Wars directly connects as it continues the saga directly impacted by Rogue One's events, sharing the same universe, themes of rebellion, and the overarching conflict between an oppressive regime and a rising resistance.

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. Star Wars is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 1977 with an average rating of 8.2 by 22,576 people. The movie made an estimated total of $775,398,007 in the box office.

The Empire Strikes Back expands on the struggle between empire and rebellion established in Rogue One, continuing the saga’s themes of hope, resistance, and ensemble-driven stories set within a galaxy at war.

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. The Empire Strikes Back is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 1980 with an average rating of 8.4 by 18,641 people. The movie made an estimated total of $538,400,000 in the box office.

Return of the Jedi continues the struggle introduced in Rogue One, tying together the fate of the galaxy while highlighting themes of alliance, sacrifice, and hope against tyranny within the Star Wars universe.

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. Return of the Jedi is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 12m runtime, released in 1983 with an average rating of 7.9 by 17,102 people. The movie made an estimated total of $572,700,000 in the box office.

Stargate involves a small team traveling to a distant world to confront a powerful regime, echoing Rogue One’s blend of science fiction setting, ensemble cast, and insurgent battle against oppressive forces.

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. Stargate is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 1994 with an average rating of 7.0 by 3,898 people. The movie made an estimated total of $196,567,262 in the box office.

District 9 is set in a world shaped by oppressive systems and alien technology, centering around marginalized resistance—a parallel to Rogue One’s focus on insurgency, the cost of rebellion, and the blending of science fiction and social commentary.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9. District 9 is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.5 by 10,501 people. The movie made an estimated total of $210,888,950 in the box office.

Serenity brings together a misfit crew on the run from authoritarian oppression, with an emphasis on their internal dynamics and a critical mission, mirroring Rogue One’s ensemble-driven resistance narrative within a science fiction context.

A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them. Serenity is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2005 with an average rating of 7.4 by 3,936 people. The movie made an estimated total of $38,869,464 in the box office.

Battle: Los Angeles presents military forces defending humanity against alien invaders on a large scale, aligning with Rogue One’s war-driven science fiction setting and its depiction of ground-level combat within an existential conflict.

When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles. Battle: Los Angeles is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 56m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 5.8 by 3,792 people. The movie made an estimated total of $211,800,000 in the box office.

Inglourious Basterds revolves around a clandestine group operating behind enemy lines with the goal of striking a major blow to their oppressors, similar to Rogue One’s focus on assembling a team for a decisive act of sabotage.

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. Inglourious Basterds is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 33m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 8.2 by 24,486 people. The movie made an estimated total of $321,457,747 in the box office.

The Magnificent Seven retells the story of assembling skilled outsiders to protect a community from an overwhelming threat, structurally and thematically echoing Rogue One’s gathering of resistors for a perilous collective mission.

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. The Magnificent Seven is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 8m runtime, released in 1960 with an average rating of 7.5 by 2,019 people. The movie made an estimated total of $19,500,000 in the box office.

Battle Royale involves a group thrust into a life-or-death scenario, grappling with the nature of sacrifice and survival, themes that also underpin the ensemble dynamics and moral choices in Rogue One.

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Battle Royale is a movie from Japan in Japanese, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2000 with an average rating of 7.3 by 3,896 people. The movie made an estimated total of $30,600,000 in the box office.

Blindspotting navigates themes of resistance against social injustice and grappling with power structures, offering a contemporary parallel to Rogue One’s exploration of challenging authority and uniting for transformative change.

Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in. Blindspotting is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 35m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.3 by 739 people.

V for Vendetta centers on fighting against totalitarian oppression, focusing on individual and collective acts of rebellion much like Rogue One’s narrative of hope and insurgency against an overwhelming imperial presence.

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain. V for Vendetta is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 12m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.9 by 15,760 people. The movie made an estimated total of $134,686,457 in the box office.

Das Boot takes viewers inside an ensemble facing relentless danger on a claustrophobic mission, evoking the peril and camaraderie found among the crew in Rogue One’s high-risk infiltration plot.

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits. Das Boot is a movie from Germany in German, with a total 2h 30m runtime, released in 1981 with an average rating of 8.1 by 2,562 people. The movie made an estimated total of $85,000,000 in the box office.

The Battle of Algiers depicts an oppressed group employing guerrilla tactics against a dominating force, paralleling Rogue One’s central theme of rebellion, covert operations, and the moral complexity of insurgent warfare.

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable. The Battle of Algiers is a movie from Italy in Italian, with a total 2h 2m runtime, released in 1966 with an average rating of 7.9 by 905 people. The movie made an estimated total of $964,028 in the box office.

Sunshine follows a handpicked team assigned to a critical mission in space, sharing with Rogue One the ensemble dynamics, looming stakes, and the urgency of completing a single, potentially world-changing objective.

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope. Sunshine is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.0 by 4,355 people. The movie made an estimated total of $34,800,000 in the box office.

The Hunt for Red October features a tense atmosphere, strategic military objectives, and the theme of a small group influencing large-scale conflict, echoing Rogue One’s approach to clandestine missions within a high-tech context.

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on! The Hunt for Red October is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 15m runtime, released in 1990 with an average rating of 7.4 by 3,677 people. The movie made an estimated total of $200,512,643 in the box office.

Moon centers on isolation and individual responsibility set against the backdrop of a science fiction universe, connecting with Rogue One through its exploration of personal sacrifice amid larger existential stakes.

With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation. Moon is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 37m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.6 by 6,388 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,760,104 in the box office.

Snowpiercer creates a dystopian world of resistance against an oppressive hierarchy, using an ensemble cast journeying toward societal change—a clear thematic alignment with Rogue One’s rebellion narrative and group-driven quest.

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. Snowpiercer is a movie from South Korea in Korean, with a total 2h 7m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.9 by 10,549 people. The movie made an estimated total of $86,758,912 in the box office.

Defiance tells the story of a group coming together to resist and survive under extreme persecution, examining self-sacrifice, unity, and the drive to challenge tyrannical forces as seen in Rogue One.

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland. Defiance is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 17m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,929 people. The movie made an estimated total of $51,155,219 in the box office.

The 13th Warrior revolves around an outsider joining a band to undertake a seemingly impossible task, sharing Rogue One’s narrative of assembling a disparate group committed to a dangerous, world-altering mission.

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force. The 13th Warrior is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 43m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 6.7 by 2,086 people. The movie made an estimated total of $61,698,899 in the box office.

The Terminator involves a desperate struggle against technologically advanced enemies and highlights the power of a small group taking action to change the course of the future, resonating with Rogue One’s resistance themes.

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine? The Terminator is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 1984 with an average rating of 7.7 by 14,872 people. The movie made an estimated total of $78,371,200 in the box office.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation follows an undercover team working to expose a shadowy organization, featuring secret operations, teamwork, and high-stakes missions reminiscent of the intricate planning and peril faced in Rogue One.

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 11m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.2 by 9,827 people. The movie made an estimated total of $682,716,636 in the box office.

The Eagle Has Landed presents operatives infiltrating enemy territory on a covert mission, paralleling the infiltration and sabotage aspects central to Rogue One’s war narrative.

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler. The Eagle Has Landed is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 15m runtime, released in 1976 with an average rating of 6.7 by 389 people.

Attack the Block brings together a group of resourceful underdogs to confront an alien threat in a science fiction setting, echoing Rogue One’s team-based action, camaraderie, and empowerment through collective resistance.

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion. Attack the Block is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 28m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.5 by 2,317 people. The movie made an estimated total of $6,333,688 in the box office.

The Book of Eli portrays a lone traveler safeguarding critical information that could spark societal change, similar to Rogue One’s focus on characters risking everything to deliver hope to a beleaguered world.

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The Book of Eli is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.8 by 6,793 people. The movie made an estimated total of $157,107,755 in the box office.

Monsters takes place in a world reshaped by extraterrestrial occupation, focusing on survival and unexpected alliance—elements that echo Rogue One’s blend of science fiction, danger, and unity in the face of overwhelming odds.

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border. Monsters is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 34m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.2 by 1,807 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,639,730 in the box office.

The Man Who Would Be King follows the journey of two adventurers who undertake an ambitious mission in foreign territory, mirroring Rogue One’s narrative of outsiders challenging the established order through daring actions.

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever. The Man Who Would Be King is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 9m runtime, released in 1975 with an average rating of 7.5 by 721 people. The movie made an estimated total of $12,678 in the box office.

Blade Runner shares a science fiction setting involving powerful institutions and moral ambiguity, tying in with Rogue One’s exploration of the complexities within rebellion and the choices faced by individuals in oppressive worlds.

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans. Blade Runner is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 1982 with an average rating of 7.9 by 15,201 people. The movie made an estimated total of $41,722,424 in the box office.

Alita: Battle Angel centers on a protagonist fighting against a domineering system in a futuristic world, with themes of personal discovery and uprising aligning with Rogue One’s narrative of resistance and the quest for hope.

When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. Alita: Battle Angel is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 2m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 7.3 by 10,229 people. The movie made an estimated total of $405,000,000 in the box office.

Paths of Glory deals with the futility of war, individual courage, and the challenge of confronting institutional wrongdoing—core themes echoing the ethical and collective struggles faced by Rogue One’s team.

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. Paths of Glory is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 28m runtime, released in 1957 with an average rating of 8.3 by 3,327 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,200,000 in the box office.

The Bridge on the River Kwai follows the moral dilemmas and sacrifices of individuals tasked with a pivotal operation during wartime, paralleling Rogue One’s themes of questionable orders, rebellion, and collective action.

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 42m runtime, released in 1957 with an average rating of 7.8 by 2,407 people. The movie made an estimated total of $44,908,000 in the box office.

Come and See depicts the harsh realities and sacrifices of resistance fighters under occupation, conveying the high cost of defiance against overwhelming forces, much like the peril and moral struggle central to Rogue One.

The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope. Come and See is a movie from Soviet Union in Russian, with a total 2h 22m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 8.2 by 1,894 people. The movie made an estimated total of $20,929,648 in the box office.

Fury immerses viewers in a small unit’s trial during the closing stages of a relentless war, spotlighting camaraderie, courage, and the high personal cost of conflict—key elements that also drive Rogue One’s story.

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. Fury is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 15m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.5 by 13,077 people. The movie made an estimated total of $211,817,906 in the box office.

Escape from New York focuses on a lone protagonist infiltrating enemy territory with high stakes for humanity, reflecting Rogue One’s mission-based narrative and its depiction of marginalized characters undertaking critical actions.

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back. Escape from New York is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 1981 with an average rating of 7.0 by 3,578 people. The movie made an estimated total of $50,244,700 in the box office.

Akira unfolds in a dystopian urban environment where rebellion against authoritative control is central, connecting with Rogue One’s focus on insurgency, oppressed characters, and the struggle to ignite transformative hope.

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop. Akira is a movie from Japan in Japanese, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 1988 with an average rating of 7.9 by 4,874 people. The movie made an estimated total of $49,000,000 in the box office.

The Last Starfighter features an ordinary individual thrust into an interstellar battle against a dominant enemy, complementing Rogue One’s science fiction setting and narrative of ordinary people rising to achieve extraordinary feats.

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. The Last Starfighter is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 1984 with an average rating of 6.6 by 782 people. The movie made an estimated total of $28,733,290 in the box office.

Outland sets its story in a remote, lawless science fiction outpost where justice is fought for against corruption, paralleling Rogue One’s theme of individuals confronting institutionalized power in isolated, high-stakes settings.

On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides. Outland is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 1981 with an average rating of 6.4 by 716 people. The movie made an estimated total of $17,374,595 in the box office.

Equilibrium depicts a totalitarian regime and an individual’s awakening to rebellion, sharing with Rogue One the theme of fighting systemic oppression in a highly controlled future society.

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system. Equilibrium is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.1 by 5,115 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,400,000 in the box office.

Gundala introduces a hero rising amidst social unrest and injustice, much like Rogue One’s focus on finding hope and resistance in a world dominated by fear and authoritarian power.

Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero. Gundala is a movie from Indonesia in Indonesian, with a total 2h 3m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 6.2 by 340 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,223,384 in the box office.

Brazil satirizes the absurdity of bureaucracy and the desire for personal agency within a dystopian system, resonating with Rogue One’s depiction of rebellions sparked by individuals resisting oppression and challenging the status quo.

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies. Brazil is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 23m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 7.7 by 3,775 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,953,708 in the box office.

Enemy Mine presents two enemies who must unite to overcome adversity in an alien conflict, aligning with Rogue One’s themes of unlikely alliances and the importance of coming together across differences to survive and resist.

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way. Enemy Mine is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 7.0 by 1,100 people. The movie made an estimated total of $12,300,000 in the box office.