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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 Thunderbolts* (2025).

🍅 91% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Joss Whedonkineticepicwittyplayful
12 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Hulu · Disney Plus

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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 · adventureDisney+

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

Common ground: superhero

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

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

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

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

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

Misfits forced onto one team, bickering their way toward heroism

The difference: Darker and inward — mental health, not saving-the-world swagger

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

The rival league assembling its own gods-and-gadgets lineup

The difference: Gloomier tone, shakier chemistry

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

A powerhouse hero anchoring an alien-invasion spectacle

The difference: A 90s-set solo origin — smaller ensemble energy

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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Captain America: Civil War
2016 · dir. Joe Russo
🍅 90%★ 7.8adventure · action · science fictionDisney+

The team dynamic itself becomes the battlefield

The difference: The banter curdles — heroes fighting heroes, heavier mood

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

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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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