If You Liked X-Men: First Class, Watch These Next
Finished X-Men: First Class (2011) 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 X-Men: First Class, most of them are action, science fiction, adventure.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Incredible Hulk(2008)
6.3Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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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2.Justice League: The New Frontier(2008)
6.8ActionAdventureAnimationAlso action and adventure
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?
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4.Superman Returns(2006)
5.8Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
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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5.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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6.Secret Headquarters(2022)
6.3ActionComedyScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
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7.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1(2012)
7.7Science FictionActionAnimationAlso science fiction and action
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
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8.X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)
7.5ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
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.
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9.Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)
7.0ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and adventure
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…
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10.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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11.Superman: Red Son(2020)
7.1Science FictionAnimationActionAlso science fiction and action
Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.
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12.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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14.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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15.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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16.Oblivion(2013)
6.7ActionScience FictionAdventureAlso action and science fiction
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed…
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17.I Am Number Four(2011)
6.2ActionThrillerScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. 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,…
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18.Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)
6.7AdventureScience FictionActionAlso adventure and science fiction
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share…
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19.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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