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Movies that feel likeThe Avengers (2012)

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!

If you loved The Avengers, the closest films we have are Deadpool (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Iron Man (2008). All three share The Avengers' kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Lost City (2022).

🍅 91% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joss Whedonkineticepicwittyplayful
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Hulu

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) · Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Avengers: Endgame (2019)

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

One thread runs through both: superhero

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than The Avengers does

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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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · dir. James Gunn
🍅 85%★ 7.6science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+

Ensemble chemistry carrying cosmic-scale fireworks

The difference: More sentimental — a family drama wearing a space opera

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

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Iron Man
2008 · dir. Jon Favreau
🍅 94%★ 7.9action · science fiction · adventureHuluDisney+

The wisecracking blueprint that made this whole team possible

The difference: One man in a garage — charisma over crossover scale

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

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

Both are built on the same subject: alien invasion

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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Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · dir. Taika Waititi
🍅 93%★ 7.9action · adventure · comedyDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: superhero

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

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Ant-Man
2015 · dir. Peyton Reed
🍅 83%★ 7.2science fiction · adventure · actionDisney+Starz

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Easier on the wit than The Avengers

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 67%★ 6.4action · adventure · comedyHulu

Witty and playful in the same breath

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

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Date Night
2010 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 67%★ 6.3comedy · action · adventureStarz

New York City shapes both of them

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.

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

Marvel spectacle that takes its world-building and stakes seriously

The difference: One hero, one nation — weightier themes, smaller roster

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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Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · dir. Frank Coraci
🍅 33%★ 5.9action · adventure · comedyDisney+

Both lean on momentum more than on action

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

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The Lost City
2022 · dir. Aaron Nee
🍅 78%★ 6.1action · adventure · comedyNetflixParamount+

Epic adventure in both cases

Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city's lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her.

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Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · dir. David Kerr
🍅 37%★ 6.2action · adventure · comedyRent or buy

Science fiction built on wit, twice over

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

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