Movies like Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: 20 to watch next

If you loved Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) — a science fiction and adventure film directed by Daniel Haller — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like android, laser gun and starship. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Star Trek 2009★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
2
Star Trek: Nemesis 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Oblivion 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019★ 6.2
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
5
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
6
The Adam Project 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Stream in India on Netflix
7
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014★ 7.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
8
Babylon 5: Thirdspace 1998★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens from another (third)space.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Star Trek Beyond 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Stream in India on Netflix
10
Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
11
Cherry 2000 1987★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the treacherous and lawless region of 'The Zone', Treadwell learns the hard way that the perfect woman is made not of computer chips and diodes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Star Trek: First Contact 1996★ 7.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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John Carter 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
15
Stargate: Continuum 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986★ 7.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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65 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the planet.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Time Machine 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning 1998★ 7.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent war, for an eager pair of youngsters wanting a story about love and conflict.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.
Stream in India on Netflix