If you loved Hardcore Henry, try Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Hardcore Henry

2015 · dir. Ilya Naishuller

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017 · dir. Luc Besson

What they share

Theysit in Action / Adventure / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hardcore Henry, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is

Space station Alpha, a marketplace hums. Valerian and Laureline track a dark force through alien bazaars and virtual reality clubs. Luc Besson stages sci-fi spectacle on a grand scale.

If you loved Hardcore Henry, try Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Hardcore Henry

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What they share

What Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is

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