Movies Like Lightyear

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Planet of the Apes

2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton

Themes: alien planet, space travel, time travelTMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

Planet 51

2009·1h 31m·★ 6.0·Jorge Blanco

Themes: alien life-form, alien planetFans also likedAnimation & Family & Science Fiction & Adventure

Cars

2006·1h 57m·★ 7.3·John Lasseter

TMDB recommendsDP: Jeremy LaskyAnimation & Adventure & Family

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

Themes: time warp, space travelAdventure & Science Fiction

Avengers: Endgame

2019·3h 1m·★ 8.4·Anthony Russo

Themes: space travel, time travelStarring Chris EvansAdventure & Science Fiction

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022·3h 12m·★ 7.5·James Cameron

Themes: alien life-form, alien planetAdventure & Science Fiction

Avatar

2009·2h 42m·★ 7.9·James Cameron

Themes: alien planet, space travelScience Fiction & Adventure

Aladdin

1992·1h 31m·★ 8.0·John Musker

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family & Adventure

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild

2022·1h 22m·★ 4.4·John C. Donkin

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family & Adventure

Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Animation & Family

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Hoppers

2026·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Daniel Chong

DP: Jeremy LaskyAnimation & Family & Science Fiction & Adventure

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

WALL·E

2008·1h 38m·★ 8.4·Andrew Stanton

DP: Jeremy LaskyAnimation & Family & Science Fiction

Toy Story 2

1999·1h 32m·★ 7.9·John Lasseter

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family

BURN·E

2008·8m·★ 7.5·Angus MacLane

Animation & Family & Science FictionStarring Angus MacLaneDir. Angus MacLane

Shrek 2

2004·1h 32m·★ 7.4·Conrad Vernon

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family

Galaxy Quest

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Dean Parisot

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

The Simpsons Movie

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.3·David Silverman

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Family

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

How Good Is Lightyear?

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