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Movies that feel likeTransformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet.

If you loved Transformers: Age of Extinction, the closest films we have are Bumblebee (2018), Superman Returns (2006) and Ra.One (2011). All three share Transformers: Age of Extinction's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

🍅 18% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Michael Baycerebralkineticepic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Transformers (2007) · Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) · Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) · Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

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Bumblebee
2018 · dir. Travis Knight
🍅 91%★ 6.7action · adventure · science fictionParamount+

The same universe scaled down to one robot and one kid

The difference: A gentle coming-of-age story — sweetness instead of overload

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

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Superman Returns
2006 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 72%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventureMax

Earnest large-scale heroics with an old-school savior at the center

The difference: Slow and reverent — long stretches with nothing exploding

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

A homegrown blockbuster throwing everything at robot mayhem

The difference: Bollywood song breaks and video-game logic — far rougher CGI

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 Wolverine
2013 · dir. James Mangold
🍅 70%★ 6.7action · science fiction · adventureDisney+

Superpowered action grounded in one weathered, reluctant hero

The difference: Mostly a character piece in Japan — restraint over rampage

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

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Ender's Game
2013 · dir. Gavin Hood
🍅 63%★ 6.6science fiction · action · adventure

Cerebral and kinetic in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

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The Incredible Hulk
2008 · dir. Louis Leterrier
🍅 68%★ 6.6science fiction · action · adventureHuluDisney+

One thread runs through both: life on the run

Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 · dir. Steven Caple Jr.
🍅 51%★ 6science fiction · adventure · actionParamount+

More Autobot-scale destruction with a fresh robot faction in the mix

The difference: Tamer and more conventional — the unhinged Bay maximalism is gone

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

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

Planet-level alien menace met with maximum hardware

The difference: Even the spectacle feels tired — a sequel critics wrote off

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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Green Lantern
2011 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 26%★ 5.5adventure · action · science fictionMax

Intergalactic threats answered with big, shiny CGI firepower

The difference: The effects wobble and the jokes thud — a famous misfire

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.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 · dir. Brad Peyton
🍅 44%★ 5.7adventure · action · science fiction

Family-friendly spectacle hopping from one set piece to the next

The difference: A kids' adventure at heart — no menace, no metal

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

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Dark Phoenix
2019 · dir. Simon Kinberg
🍅 22%★ 5.7science fiction · action · adventureDisney+

A world-ending force battled at franchise-finale scale

The difference: Somber where Bay is loud — a finale even the fans skipped

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

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

A planet-eating threat fought with breezy popcorn energy

The difference: Lightweight and kid-glove safe — the mayhem stays modest

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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