IN THE SAME KEY
Movies like The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back runs on crowd pleaser, fantasy spell, and wonder and awe. We scored our full corpus against that fingerprint: the films below sit closest to the same key.

Return of the Jedi
1983

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002

Star Trek: Generations
1994

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
2009

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999

Serenity
2005

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008

Star Trek: First Contact
1996

Wrath of Daimajin
1966

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
2025

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989

Troll 2
2025