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Movies that feel likeGreen Lantern (2011)

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.

If you loved Green Lantern, the closest films we have are Superman Returns (2006), Ra.One (2011) and The Flash (2023). All three share Green Lantern's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is X2 (2003).

🍅 26% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Martin Campbellepickineticcerebral
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Superman Returns
2006 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 72%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventureMax

Another earnest hero carrying cosmic-scale duty on very human shoulders

The difference: Slow and reverent where Green Lantern is breezy — action is sparse

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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Ra.One
2011 · dir. Anubhav Sinha
🍅 62%★ 5adventure · action · science fiction

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superhero

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.

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

Both are built on the same subject: superpowers

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

One thread runs through both: alien

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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X2
2003 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 85%★ 7.4adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

A hero ensemble stretched thin by an enemy who knows their weaknesses

The difference: Tighter and better made — grounded conspiracy, no cosmic spectacle

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

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

The same preoccupation in both: superhero

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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🍅 38%★ 5.6science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

A planet-threatening cosmic force handled with the same light comic-book touch

The difference: Even thinner — broader team banter and stakes that feel weightless

The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.

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

Common ground: alien

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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Fantastic Four
2015 · dir. Josh Trank
🍅 9%★ 4.3action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

Ordinary people remade by cosmic power and struggling to control it

The difference: Grim and joyless — the fun Green Lantern at least aims for is gone

Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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

The same preoccupation in both: superpowers

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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Independence Day: Resurgence
2016 · dir. Roland Emmerich
🍅 29%★ 5.2action · adventure · science fiction

Earth mounting a spectacular last stand against an overwhelming alien force

The difference: No hero's journey — a disaster-scale ensemble with even shakier writing

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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Bloodshot
2020 · dir. David S. F. Wilson
🍅 31%★ 5.7action · science fiction · adventureHulu

A remade soldier testing the limits of powers he barely understands

The difference: Grittier and smaller — nanotech revenge, no cosmic sweep

After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.

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