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Movies that feel likeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

If you loved Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the closest films we have are The Suicide Squad (2021), The Avengers (2012) and Superman (2025). All three share Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'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 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

🍅 85% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. James Gunnwittykineticwarmepic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

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The Suicide Squad
2021 · dir. James Gunn
★ 7.2action · comedy · adventureMax

James Gunn directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Goes its own way on the warmth

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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The Avengers
2012 · dir. Joss Whedon
🍅 91%★ 8science fiction · action · adventureHuluDisney+

Squabbling heroes who only work when they finally sync

The difference: The original team-up template, earthbound

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

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Superman
2025 · dir. James Gunn
🍅 83%★ 7science fiction · adventure · actionPrime VideoMax

The same hand behind both of them: James Gunn

The difference: Less witty, more its own thing

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

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

Fathers' legacies forcing heroes to define themselves

The difference: Earthbound royal drama over neon space opera

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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Captain America: Civil War
2016 · dir. Joe Russo
🍅 90%★ 7.8adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

Chosen family straining under divided loyalties

The difference: Hero-politics slugfest, less heart-on-sleeve

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

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

Cosmic Marvel with a hero unpacking a manipulated past

The difference: Straighter tone, '90s nostalgia instead of '70s AM gold

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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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
🍅 92%★ 7.3action · adventure · fantasyDisney+

Two things both keep coming back to: superhero and fathers and sons

The difference: Lighter on wit

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

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Deadpool
2016 · dir. Tim Miller
🍅 85%★ 8action · adventure · comedyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: superhero

The difference: Played as comedy first

The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

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

Quippy Marvel adventure about living up to a father figure

The difference: Teen scale — Europe trip, not the cosmos

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

Family ties tested across a trippy cosmic landscape

The difference: Quantum-realm CGI sprawl, thinner charm

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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🍅 59%★ 7.4action · adventure · fantasyMax

Both land momentum and warmth at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

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🍅 73%★ 6.9fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

Epic adventure in both cases

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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