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10 Best Movies Like Firefly

If you loved Firefly, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Flypaper

Flypaper

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love....

#2
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

2015★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the S...

#3
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Go...

#4
Avatar

Avatar

2009★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization....

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firefly for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...