space opera

noun

: a futuristic melodramatic fantasy involving space travelers and extraterrestrial beings

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Other notable films on Lynch’s resume include the sprawling space opera Dune in 1984, which the critics did not necessarily embrace; Wild at Heart in 1990, which was honored at the Cannes Film Festival; and the surrealist neo-noir Lost Highway in 1997. —

Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Watch on Deadline After David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune for his 1984 space opera, Villeneuve returned to the source material for his adaptation Dune (2021) and this year’s Dune: Part Two. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024 Bujold builds a familiar space opera world and fills it with incredibly vivid characters. —

The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024 Watch on Disney+ The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy More than 20 years after Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (aka simply Star Wars) helped to define the Hollywood blockbuster, George Lucas returned to the space opera well with an all-new trilogy for an all-new generation of moviegoers. —

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for space opera