Best movies like Man of Steel
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Plot Summary:
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 802000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, visually stunning, suspenseful, stylized, saga, visual, action packed, action adventure, tense
Best tv shows and movies like Man of Steel (2013):
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Superman (1978)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, saga, sentimental, cult classic, sexy, uplifting
Similar in 75%
X2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses – Magneto and Mystique – to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: exciting, action packed, humorous, intense, serious, stylized, entertaining, saga, action adventure, epic
Similar in 90%
X-Men (2000)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 638000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, action packed, saga, action adventure, exciting, psychotronic, epic, cult classic, sexy, thought provoking
Similar in 86%
Batman (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker, who has seized control of Gotham's underworld.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 398000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, bleak, visual, neo noir, saga, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, cult classic, stylized
Similar in 81%
Smallville (2001)
Plot Summary:
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series follows the adventures of Clark Kent, who resides in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focus on Clark and his friends' high school years. After season five, the show ventured into more adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the Daily Planet, as well as introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, entertaining, exciting, captivating, epic, bad ending, saga, juvenile, teen, sensitive
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Supergirl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, humorous, sad, saga, emotional, serious, entertaining, light
Similar in 81%
Spider-Man (2002)
Plot Summary:
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, nerdy high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 862000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, entertaining, suspense, intense, action packed, saga, visual, epic, action adventure
Similar in 82%
Supergirl (1984)
Plot Summary:
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: serious, stylized, suspenseful, tense, epic, saga, anamorphic, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
Similar in 77%
Captain Marvel (2019)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 599000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, humorous, action adventure, psychotronic, saga, inspirational, epic, slasher, smart
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The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 517000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, gloomy, serious, action packed, action adventure, saga, stylized, epic, psychotronic
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Green Lantern (2011)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 293000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, epic, psychotronic, humorous, semi serious, spiritual, saga
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Plot Summary:
Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 883000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, psychotronic, entertaining, stylized, epic, saga, action packed, action adventure, intense
Similar in 79%
I Am Number Four (2011)
Plot Summary:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 244000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, teen, romantic, touching, suspenseful, serious, emotional, scenic, apocalyptic, action adventure
Similar in 90%
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to release on July 16, 2021. The third film will see Peter Parker deal with the aftermath of Quentin Beck outing him as Spider-man, but also to deal with a familiar old foe who has joined a group of "Sinister Six" villains.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 849000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: exciting, disturbing, psychotronic, sad, saga, captivating, funny, atmospheric, epic, emotional
Similar in 82%
The Avengers (2012)
Plot Summary:
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!.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: exciting, heroic, epic, entertaining, humorous, action packed, captivating, saga, visual, visually stunning
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Spectral (2016)
Plot Summary:
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural being that have taken over a European city.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, intense, tricky, suspense, futuristic, psychotronic, scenic
Similar in 75%
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Plot Summary:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 736000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, epic, intense, visually stunning, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action adventure, suspense
Similar in 86%
Black Widow (2021)
Plot Summary:
Natasha Romanoff, on the run from the government following her disobedience to the Sokovia Accords and for aiding Steve Rogers, finds herself on her own and is forced to deal with some of the red in her ledger.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 415000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: suspense, epic, anamorphic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, entertaining, sad
Similar in 89%
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 887000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, witty, saga, suspenseful, visually stunning, action adventure, intellectual, epic, intense
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Plot Summary:
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 744000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, epic, serious, suspenseful, visually stunning, psychotronic, philosophical, cult classic, action adventure
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 907000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, humorous, witty, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending, semi serious, epic
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, action packed, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, action adventure, epic, saga, humorous, intellectual
Similar in 84%
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Plot Summary:
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: exciting, sad, action adventure, epic, saga, entertaining, humorous, captivating, tear jerker, psychotronic
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Plot Summary:
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Norway
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, saga, surprise ending, action adventure, sad, captivating, anamorphic, semi serious, tense
Similar in 78%
Transformers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Young teenager, Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 667000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: action packed, entertaining, saga, action adventure, mecha, exciting, breathtaking, anamorphic, cult classic, sentimental
Similar in 82%
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty….
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 193000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, fairy tale, suspenseful, visually stunning, psychotronic, light, disturbing, mystic, futuristic
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Men in Black 3 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 382000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: futuristic, entertaining, exciting, action comedy, tricky, humorous, not serious, psychotronic, epic, saga
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Masters of the Universe (1987)
Plot Summary:
The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe that will bestow god-like power upon him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: cult classic, serious, surprise ending, crying, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, grindhouse, epic, sentimental
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The 5th Wave (2016)
Plot Summary:
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, apocalyptic, futuristic, absurd, serious, teen, suspense, romantic, freeze frame
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Plot Summary:
Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League (2017).
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 429000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 242 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, saga, cult classic, suspense, disturbing, anime, mystic, perverse, thrilling