If You Liked Superman Returns, Watch These Next
Finished Superman Returns (2006) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Superman Returns, most of them are science fiction, action, adventure.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut(2006)
7.4Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
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2.Man of Steel(2013)
6.7ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
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.
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4.Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)
7.3ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
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…
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5.Eternals(2021)
6.8Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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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6.Superman: Man of Tomorrow(2020)
7.1AnimationActionScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and x-ray vision in the battle for good, there’s even greater trouble on the horizon.
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7.Justice League(2017)
6.1ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
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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8.Dark Phoenix(2019)
6.0Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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…
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9.Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons(2022)
7.6AnimationActionScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
After discovering he has powers, 11-year-old Jonathan Kent and assassin-turned-Boy-Wonder Damian Wayne must join forces to rescue their fathers (Superman & Batman) and save the planet from the malevolent alien force known as Starro.
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10.The Avengers(2012)
8.1Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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!
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11.Green Lantern: Beware My Power(2022)
6.8AnimationScience FictionActionAlso science fiction and action
Recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart is at a crossroads in his life, one which is only complicated by receiving an extraterrestrial ring which grants him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth. Unfortunately, the ring doesn't come with instructions - but it does come with baggage, like a horde of…
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12.Iron Man 2(2010)
6.9AdventureActionScience FictionAlso adventure and action
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side,…
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13.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)
7.9Science FictionAdventureActionAlso science fiction and adventure
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
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14.Captain America: Civil War(2016)
7.5AdventureActionScience FictionAlso adventure and action
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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15.Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
8.2AdventureActionScience FictionAlso adventure and action
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…
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16.The Flash(2023)
6.6ActionScience FictionAdventureAlso action and science fiction
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…
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17.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023)
6.2ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought…
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18.Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)
6.0Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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.
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19.Reign of the Supermen(2019)
7.0Science FictionAnimationActionAlso science fiction and action
In the wake of The Death of Superman, the world is still mourning the loss of the Man of Steel following his fatal battle with the monster Doomsday. However, no sooner as his body been laid to rest than do four new bearers of the Superman shield come forward to take on the mantle. The Last Son of Krypton, Superboy,…
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20.X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)
6.5Science FictionFantasyActionAlso science fiction and action
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
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