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Movies that feel likeX-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

If you loved X-Men: Apocalypse, the closest films we have are Superman Returns (2006), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). All three share X-Men: Apocalypse's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Krrish (2006).

🍅 47% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Bryan Singercerebraldreamlikekinetic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: X-Men (2000) · X2 (2003) · X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) · X-Men: First Class (2011) · X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · Dark Phoenix (2019)

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

Singer's operatic reverence for his icons

The difference: Statelier, slower Superman

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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Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 · dir. Peyton Reed
🍅 87%★ 7action · adventure · science fictionDisney+

Powered ensembles with breezier stakes

The difference: Heist-comedy scale

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

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

Ancient powers waking to reclaim the world

The difference: Del Toro's creature poetry

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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Krrish
2006 · dir. Rakesh Roshan
🍅 88%★ 6.5action · science fiction

A hidden superhuman stepping up to claim his legacy

The difference: Bollywood masala — romance and songs between the heroics

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

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

Ancient immortal warriors hunted in the modern world

The difference: Grounded action, small team

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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Alienoid
2022 · dir. Choi Dong-hoon
🍅 87%★ 6.3science fiction · action · fantasy

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

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Morbius
2022 · dir. Daniel Espinosa
🍅 15%★ 5.1action · science fiction · fantasyPrime VideoDisney+

Comic-book spectacle wobbling under its mythology

The difference: Vampire antihero misfire

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

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The Dark Tower
2017 · dir. Nikolaj Arcel
🍅 16%★ 5.6fantasy · action · science fictionParamount+

An ancient destroyer and the gifted few who resist

The difference: King multiverse, compressed

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003 · dir. Stephen Norrington
🍅 16%★ 5.8fantasy · action · thriller

A super-team assembled from legend

The difference: Victorian pulp mashup

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

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

Superpowered allies assembling against an extinction threat

The difference: DC's messiest team-up — patchwork tone and worse reviews

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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Fantastic Four
2005 · dir. Tim Story
🍅 28%★ 5.7action · fantasy · science fictionDisney+

Transformed misfits learning to function as a unit

The difference: Lighter family bickering

During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.

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Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · dir. Steven S. DeKnight
🍅 41%★ 5.6action · fantasy · science fictionMax

World-ender spectacle with a young-recruit ensemble

The difference: Mech-kaiju action

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

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