20 movies like Superman Returns, ordered by similarity : Alita: Battle Angel(2019), Jack the Giant Killer(2013), Spider-Man 2(2004), Return of the Jedi(1983), Carol(2015), Captain America: The First Avenger(2011), The Hunchback of Notre Dame II(2002), Spider-Man 3(2007), Superman: Man of Tomorrow(2020), Captain America(1990), Avengers: Endgame(2019), Marvel's the Avengers(2012) ...
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Australia
2006
154 Minutes
Brandon Routh Kate Bosworth James Marsden Frank Langella Eva Marie Saint Parker Posey Kal Penn Sam Huntington Kevin Spacey Tristan Lake Leabu James Karen
superhero love interest villain mastermind thrilling suspenseful new york city newsroom hideout rescue love deception superheroes quest future
Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan|Canada
2019
122 Minutes
Rosa Salazar Christoph Waltz Keean Johnson Mahershala Ali Jennifer Connelly Ed Skrein Jackie Earle Haley Lana Condor Idara Victor Eiza González Jeff Fahey
cyborg doctor love interest robot assassin assistant creative confident uplifting thrilling incredible emotional city junkyard doctor's office market workshop destroyed city artificial intelligence mysterious past
A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Ben Cross Jane March Julian Boote Jon Campling Robert F. Boyle Dylan Jones Jamie Atkins Vicki Glover Tanya Winsor Harry Dyer Steve McTigue
princess man hero giant soldier uncle monk love interest romantic interest enemy family tense suspenseful gripping engaging mythical land rescue escape fighting love
A giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. When the creatures make their way to the ground, Jack must figure out how to get back down before they destroy earth and everyone in it.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2004
122 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons Donna Murphy Daniel Gillies Dylan Baker Bill Nunn Vanessa Ferlito
peter parker mary jane watson editor mad scientist superhero dr. octopus thrilling suspenseful melodramatic spectacular new york city queens, n.y. newsroom broadway theater laboratory apartment work-life balance loyalty disillusionment spider-man
Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
1983
133 Minutes
Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Sebastian Shaw Ian McDiarmid David Prowse Alec Guinness Kenny Baker
jedi knight princess monster hero robot emperor thrilling powerful charming outer space fantasy world war battle love friendship rebellion self-discovery quest adventure love
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), now an experienced Jedi knight, tries to discover Darth Vader's identity.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
124 Minutes
Chris Evans Hayley Atwell Sebastian Stan Tommy Lee Jones Hugo Weaving Dominic Cooper Richard Armitage Stanley Tucci Samuel L. Jackson Toby Jones Neal McDonough
soldier nazi best friend love interest supervillain superhero charming thrilling spectacular military base war zone laboratory germany united states times square good versus evil patriotism absolute power captain america world war ii
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.
Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family
USA
2002
68 Minutes
quasimodo cartoon character villain magician magician's assistant love interest amusing witty suspenseful shocking heartwarming cathedral france animation love circus magic greed thievery love at first sight
An attractive and popular teenager, who is mean-spirited toward others, finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2007
133 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace Bryce Dallas Howard Rosemary Harris J.K. Simmons James Cromwell Theresa Russell Dylan Baker
spider-man girlfriend nemesis grandmother reporter scientist suspenseful spirited thrilling dark powerful new york city newsroom festival church tunnel construction site superheroes good versus evil secret identity
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
2020
86 Minutes
superman journalist hero love interest villain engaging gripping spirited suspenseful smallville united states saving the day hidden identity conflict of interest family love adventure discovery growing up 2010s
Young Clark Kent works as an intern at the Daily Planet while learning how to save the city of Metropolis.
Action
USA|Yugoslavia
1990
100 Minutes
Matt Salinger Ronny Cox Ned Beatty Darren McGavin Michael Nouri Melinda Dillon Francesca Neri Kim Gillingham Scott Paulin Carla Cassola
american soldier soldier superhero enemy villain love interest engaging suspenseful thrilling gripping charming witty united states alaska vietnam experiments superheroes superhuman abilities fighting saving the world
Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against archcriminal The Red Skull.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2019
181 Minutes
Joe Russo Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Brie Larson Paul Rudd Don Cheadle Karen Gillan
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city space building spaceship superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork adventure
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2012
143 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Samuel L. Jackson Jeremy Renner Tom Hiddleston Stellan Skarsgård Clark Gregg Gwyneth Paltrow
thor brother iron man captain america director superhero spectacular thrilling amusing city airship germany superheroes good versus evil teamwork super powers adventure rescue 2010s
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits a team of superheroes to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
149 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth Josh Brolin Chadwick Boseman Mark Ruffalo Zoe Saldana Chris Evans Chris Pratt Benedict Cumberbatch Dave Bautista
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city school bus building field space superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Sam Worthington Sigourney Weaver Stephen Lang Michelle Rodriguez Giovanni Ribisi Joel David Moore Dileep Rao Matt Gerald Sean Anthony Moran Jason Whyte Scott Lawrence
marines native soldier alien love interest scientist thrilling creative crafty outer space spaceship jungle pandora aliens greed nature showdown love redemption rise
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2005
140 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Ian McDiarmid Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Jimmy Smits Peter Mayhew Ahmed Best Oliver Ford Davies Temuera Morrison
jedi knight sith lord droid wife clone dark melodramatic frenetic suspenseful thrilling coruscant space utapau mustafar betrayal murder love political coup adventure love
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Elisabeth Röhm Jon Prescott Julie Mond Robert Mailhouse Jessica Amlee April Audia Tanner Stine Ser'Darius Blain Cade Carradine Alexandria Basso
widow woman con man love interest murder suspect lover charming cheeky emotional passionate suspenseful disheartening germany city beach love love interest relationships betrayal trust
A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.
Romance, Action
UK
2015
82 Minutes
Brett Goldstein Catherine Tate Natalia Tena Laura Haddock Ruth Sheen Camilla Beeput Christian Contreras Ricky Grover
young man superhero date love interest witty amusing uplifting lighthearted united kingdom great britain superheroes dating romance love interest comedy action figures love 2010s
Robert Kenner is a lonely man looking for love. Today, if he can actually get his boss to give him some time off, he is going on his first date for 6 years. Oh, and he is also the world's only SuperHero.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy
Canada|France
2012
107 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Jim Sturgess Timothy Spall James Kidnie Jayne Heitmeyer Holly O'Brien Nicholas Rose Frank M. Ahearn Vincent Messina Jesse Sherman
young man young woman love interest inventor charming moving emotional engaging fantasy world imaginary world future reverse world corporate headquarters star-crossed lovers universe love future science fiction romance love
Adam and Eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions. Ten years after a forced separation, Adam sets out on a dangerous quest to reconnect with his love.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2009
163 Minutes
Billy Crudup Malin Akerman Jackie Earle Haley Matthew Goode Patrick Wilson Jeffrey Dean Morgan Carla Gugino Matt Frewer Stephen McHattie Laura Mennell Rob LaBelle
superhero doctor vigilante mother comedian billionaire suspenseful thrilling melodramatic new york city mars antarctica alternate reality conspiracy murder violence scientific experiments betrayal superheroes adventure
In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.