Dune
“It begins.”
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
How Dune compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of Dune, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #2 of 2
- Rank in the series by rating
- The first film
- Where it sits in the series
- 64%
- Share of the series audience
Dune (2021) ranks 2nd of the 2 rated films in the Dune series, at 7.8/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.9/10.
It is the film that started the series, 2 years before the most recent entry, Dune: Part Two (2024).
Its 15,569 TMDB ratings are 64% of the 24,161 cast across the series, more than any other film in it.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Dune, comparing all 2 released films in the series. Last recalculated September 2026.
