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Movies that feel likeCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011)

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.

If you loved Captain America: The First Avenger, the closest films we have are The Incredible Hulk (2008), Black Panther (2018) and Iron Man 3 (2013). All three share Captain America: The First Avenger's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Thunderbolts* (2025).

🍅 80% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joe Johnstonkineticepiccerebral
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) · Captain America: Civil War (2016) · Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

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The Incredible Hulk
2008 · dir. Louis Leterrier
🍅 68%★ 6.6science fiction · action · adventureHuluDisney+

Super-soldier science and the men it breaks or makes

The difference: A fugitive's story — the experiment gone wrong

Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.

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Black Panther
2018 · dir. Ryan Coogler
🍅 96%★ 7.3action · adventure · science fictionHuluDisney+

A hero whose strength is character first, powers second

The difference: Contemporary statecraft over wartime pulp

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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Iron Man 3
2013 · dir. Shane Black
🍅 79%★ 7.1action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

A hero proving the suit and serum aren't the point

The difference: Snark-forward and modern, no USO earnestness

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

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Captain Marvel
2019 · dir. Ryan Fleck
🍅 79%★ 6.7action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

A military hero discovering the mission they were given was a lie

The difference: '90s cosmic setting, memory-mystery structure

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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Thunderbolts*
2025 · dir. Jake Schreier
🍅 88%★ 7.1action · science fiction · adventureDisney+

What happens to soldiers the program chewed up

The difference: Cynical castoffs where Steve stays true-blue

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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The Rocketeer
1991 · dir. Joe Johnston
🍅 73%★ 6.6adventure · science fictionDisney+

Joe Johnston working the same nerve twice

The difference: Lighter on momentum

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · dir. Jon Watts
🍅 91%★ 7.3action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

An earnest kid measuring himself against a hero's legacy

The difference: Teen comedy pace, decades on

Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.

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X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 56%★ 6.6adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

Common ground: superhero

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 · dir. Gavin Hood
🍅 37%★ 6.5adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: superhero

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

After seeking to live a normal life after 200 years, Logan sets out to avenge a death by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

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

Old-fashioned heroism asked to anchor a modern team

The difference: DC's rushed assembly, thinner sincerity

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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Eternals
2021 · dir. Chloé Zhao
🍅 48%★ 6.2science fiction · action · adventureDisney+

Heroes woven through human history, defending a world that forgot them

The difference: Solemn cosmic sprawl — a team of strangers, not one good man

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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Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · dir. Joss Whedon
🍅 75%★ 7.3action · adventure · science fictionDisney+Starz

Steve's ideals stress-tested by the modern team's compromises

The difference: Ensemble apocalypse, ideals in the minority

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

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