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Movies that feel like Blue Beetle (2023)

If you loved Blue Beetle, the closest films we have are Justice League (2017), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and The Marvels (2023). All three share Blue Beetle's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

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Justice League
2017 · dir. Zack Snyder
🍅 39%6action · adventure · science fiction

The same two preoccupations: superhero, and dc extended universe (dceu)

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · dir. Peyton Reed
🍅 46%6action · adventure · science fiction

Common ground: family

Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.

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The Marvels
2023 · dir. Nia DaCosta
🍅 63%5.5science fiction · adventure · action

The same preoccupation in both: superhero

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · dir. Matt Shakman
6.8science fiction · adventure · action

Kinetic where it counts, cerebral underneath

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

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Thunderbolts*
2025 · dir. Jake Schreier
🍅 88%7.1action · science fiction · adventure

The same mix in both: scale, then awe

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

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Black Adam
2022 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 39%6.1action · adventure · science fiction

One thread runs through both: dc extended universe (dceu)

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · dir. James Gunn
🍅 82%7.9science fiction · adventure · action

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

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Eternals
2021 · dir. Chloé Zhao
🍅 48%6.2science fiction · action · adventure

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

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Black Panther
2018 · dir. Ryan Coogler
🍅 96%7.3action · adventure · science fiction

Epic adventure in both cases

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

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The Flash
2023 · dir. Andy Muschietti
🍅 63%6.6action · science fiction · adventure

Action built on awe, twice over

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

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The Wandering Earth II
2023 · dir. Frant Gwo
🍅 83%6.7science fiction · action · adventure

Science fiction with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.

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Captain Marvel
2019 · dir. Ryan Fleck
🍅 79%6.7action · adventure · science fiction

Cerebral adventure, and it commits to that

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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