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Movies that feel likeIron Man (2008)

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

If you loved Iron Man, the closest films we have are The Avengers (2012), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and The Marvels (2023). All three share Iron Man'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 Salyut-7 (2017).

🍅 94% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jon Favreauwittykineticplayfulepicawe
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Iron Man 2 (2010) · Iron Man 3 (2013)

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

Stark's charisma scaled up to the full team

The difference: An ensemble — his solo wit gets shared airtime

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

Tech, heart, and a hero's final growth spurt

The difference: An emotional farewell — heavier than any origin

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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The Marvels
2023 · dir. Nia DaCosta
🍅 63%★ 5.5science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superhero

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Star Trek
2009 · dir. J.J. Abrams
🍅 94%★ 7.9science fiction · action · adventureParamount+

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: Trades the wit of Iron Man for an angle of its own

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

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Avatar
2009 · dir. James Cameron
🍅 81%★ 7.9science fiction · action · adventureHuluDisney+

Awestruck action, and it commits to that

The difference: Easier on the wit than Iron Man

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · dir. J.J. Abrams
🍅 93%★ 7.7adventure · action · science fictionDisney+Starz

Science fiction built on momentum, twice over

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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Salyut-7
2017 · dir. Klim Shipenko
🍅 100%★ 7.2action · drama · adventure

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Iron Man does

USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

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John Carter
2012 · dir. Andrew Stanton
🍅 52%★ 6.6action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

Both lean on awe more than on action

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

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🍅 47%★ 6.4adventure · science fiction · actionMaxHulu

Kinetic science fiction in both cases

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 35%★ 6.2action · science fiction · adventureParamount+Starz

Same instincts, 3 years apart

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

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Jurassic World
2015 · dir. Colin Trevorrow
🍅 72%★ 6.9adventure · science fiction · thrillerHuluApple TV+

Awestruck science fiction in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Iron Man does

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · dir. Ron Howard
🍅 69%★ 6.9science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Action in the same key

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

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