Movies like The Avengers (2012)

Name: The Avengers
Released: 2012

10 films to watch after The Avengers, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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!

1

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Fit 71%

Shares Action, Adventure and Science Fiction with The Avengers.

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.
2

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Fit 70%

Shares Action, Science Fiction and Adventure with The Avengers.

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
3

Black Panther (2018)

Fit 69%

Shares Action, Adventure and Science Fiction with The Avengers.

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.
4

The Fifth Element (1997)

Fit 63%

Shares Science Fiction, Action and Adventure with The Avengers.

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
5

Armageddon (1998)

Fit 62%

Shares Action, Science Fiction and Adventure with The Avengers.

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
6

Justice League (2017)

Fit 59%

Shares Action, Adventure and Science Fiction with The Avengers.

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.
7

Predator (1987)

Fit 57%

Shares Science Fiction, Action and Adventure with The Avengers.

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
8

The Dark Knight (2008)

Fit 55%

Shares Action with The Avengers.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
9

War of the Worlds (2005)

Fit 46%

Shares Adventure and Science Fiction with The Avengers.

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
10

Predator 2 (1990)

Fit 41%

Shares Science Fiction and Action with The Avengers.

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.