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Movies that feel likeHancock (2008)

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?

If you loved Hancock, the closest films we have are Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Underworld (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). All three share Hancock's dreamlike and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Fallen Angels (1995).

🍅 42% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Peter Bergdreamlikekineticromantic
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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 65%★ 7action · drama · fantasy

Same dreamlike, romantic sweep wrapped around a story turning dark

The difference: A lavish imperial court tragedy, worlds from LA superhero satire

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

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Underworld
2003 · dir. Len Wiseman
🍅 31%★ 7fantasy · action · thrillerStarz

A forbidden romance blooming in the middle of supernatural warfare

The difference: Straight-faced gothic horror-romance, no washed-up-hero satire

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · dir. Gore Verbinski
🍅 43%★ 7.2adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Sweeping fantasy adventure with a love story tangled through the action

The difference: Swashbuckling pirate epic, not a burnt-out hero's image rehab

After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip on the seas under Lord Cutler Beckett—now in control of Davy Jones—the fate of piracy hangs by a thread. Now, they must unite the pirate lords for one final stand. But as loyalties are tested and alliances shift, each must ultimately choose where they stand in the battle for freedom on the high seas.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · dir. Guillermo del Toro
🍅 86%★ 7fantasy · actionStarz

A superhero who doesn't fit the mold, awkward and out of step

The difference: Del Toro's ornate creature-fantasy visuals over dry image-rehab comedy

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

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The Old Guard
2020 · dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
🍅 80%★ 6.7action · fantasyNetflix

Immortal-feeling power carried by someone weary of their own legend

The difference: Centuries-old mercenary drama, more solemn than Hancock's comic tone

Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.

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I Am Dragon
2015 · dir. Indar Dzhendubaev
★ 6.8fantasy · romancePrime Video

Both land dream logic and romance at once

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Hancock does

In the midst of the wedding princess Miroslava is kidnapped by a dragon and carried away into his castle on the remote island. Mira left everything behind in the past - family, friends and groom. Now the only things she had were a stone cage and a mysterious young man named Arman ... but who is he and what is he doing on that island? Miroslava will know the truth too late: loving a dragon will reveal the bitter truth - love is scary.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010 · dir. Jon Turteltaub
🍅 40%★ 6.1fantasy · adventure · actionDisney+

An unlikely, reluctant hero pressed into a job he never asked for

The difference: Wizard-mentor fantasy, no alcoholism or celebrity-image satire

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

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Daredevil
2003 · dir. Mark Steven Johnson
🍅 42%★ 5.3fantasy · actionDisney+

A masked vigilante wrestling with the cost of a very public power

The difference: Grim comic-book vigilante drama, not Hancock's satirical comedy

By day, blind attorney Matt Murdock toils for justice in Hell's Kitchen. By night, he's Daredevil, The Man Without Fear - a powerful, masked vigilante stalking the dark streets with an uncanny "radar sense" that allows him to "see" with superhuman capabilities. But when the love of his life, fiery Elektra Natchios, is targeted by New York City's ruthless Kingpin of crime and his deadly assassin Bullseye, Daredevil may be about to meet his match.

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Beauty and the Beast
2014 · dir. Christophe Gans
🍅 41%★ 6.4fantasy · romancePrime Video

Dreamlike fantasy in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Hancock does

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.

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Emerald Green
2016 · dir. Katharina Schöde
★ 5.9fantasy · action · mystery

A fantasy world where romance and danger stay tightly wound together

The difference: Teen time-travel romance trilogy closer, not a superhero satire

Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.

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Mortal Kombat
1995 · dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
🍅 44%★ 5.8action · fantasyMax

Action built on momentum, twice over

For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.

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Fallen Angels
1995 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 96%★ 7.5action · romance · crimeMax

Both lean on momentum more than on action

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.

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