24 Movies to Watch if You Liked 'Dune'

If you've even seen the trailer for Dune, Denis Villeneuve's epic 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same name, one thing is abundantly clear: it. is. big. That's going to be the first observation that anyone has when looking at the massive scale at which the sci-fi tale was created. It's huge. Beyond that—and don't get us wrong, filming on location and merging special and practical effects makes for a grand visual spectacle—the movie tells the first part of its story in an accordingly fitting, but, again, epic, manner.

Once you're done with that, though, we wouldn't blame you if you sort of found yourself starting to get a taste for more of what you just got. We may have to wait a little bit for the Dune sequel or spinoff, but there's plenty that's tangentially related to Villeneuve's Dune that you can use to further immerse yourself in the same kind of world.

Obviously, you can start looking for other space and Sci-Fi epics. You can look for general epics, too—the idea of a hero's story told on a grand scale is far from limited to outer space. You could look into past adaptations of Dune to compare, and you could watch documentaries about failed attempts to adapt Dune. The history is rich. Hell, maybe you even just want some Sci-Fi but want to scale everything back a bit.

No matter the mood, there are plenty of worthy follow ups to Villeneuve's 2021 Dune. Here, we've gathered some of the very best.