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Movies that feel likeX-Men (2000)

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

If you loved X-Men, the closest films we have are Superman Returns (2006), The Wolverine (2013) and The Flash (2023). All three share X-Men's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Thunderbolts* (2025).

🍅 82% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Bryan Singerepickineticcerebral
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: X2 (2003) · X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) · X-Men: First Class (2011) · X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) · Dark Phoenix (2019)

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

Both are Bryan Singer's work, and they rhyme

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

Common ground in both: superhero and mutant

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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The Flash
2023 · dir. Andy Muschietti
🍅 63%★ 6.6action · science fiction · adventureMax

Both are working the same pair: superhuman, superpowers

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

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Superman
1978 · dir. Richard Donner
🍅 87%★ 7.4science fiction · action · adventureMax

Common ground: superhero

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

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

Both land scale and momentum at once

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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Thunderbolts*
2025 · dir. Jake Schreier
🍅 88%★ 7.1action · science fiction · adventureDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superpowers

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

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Justice League
2017 · dir. Zack Snyder
🍅 39%★ 6action · adventure · science fictionMax

Cerebral adventure, and it commits to that

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.

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

Action built on scale, twice over

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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Batman & Robin
1997 · dir. Joel Schumacher
🍅 11%★ 3.8action · science fiction · adventureMax

Kinetic science fiction in both cases

Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

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Eternals
2021 · dir. Chloé Zhao
🍅 48%★ 6.2science fiction · action · adventureDisney+

Both lean on ideas more than on adventure

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

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

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

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

Science fiction built on momentum, twice over

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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