🎬 Movies Like Captain America: The First Avenger

Loved Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)? Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". Here are 21 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Captain America: The First Avenger itself.

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   Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014

   7.7 IMDb90% RT critics92% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·92

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Stephen McFeely, writer Christopher Markus

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   The Avengers2012

   8.0 IMDb91% RT critics69% Metacritic91% RT audience80% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: marvel cinematic universe (mcu), superhero, new york city

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   Iron Man 32013

   7.1 IMDb79% RT critics78% RT audience69% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Jack Kirby

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   Black Panther2018

   7.3 IMDb96% RT critics74% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·73

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Jack Kirby

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   Captain America: Civil War2016

   7.8 IMDb90% RT critics89% RT audience74% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Stephen McFeely, writer Christopher Markus

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   X-Men: Days of Future Past2014

   7.9 IMDb90% RT critics91% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·91

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Jack Kirby

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   Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 22017

   7.6 IMDb85% RT critics87% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim85·87

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Jack Kirby

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   Thunderbolts*2025

   7.1 IMDb88% RT critics93% RT audience73% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Joe Simon, writer Jack Kirby

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   Hidalgo2004

   6.7 IMDb46% RT critics64% RT audience69% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Joe Johnston; Both are adventure/action films

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    Edge of Tomorrow2014

    7.9 IMDb91% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·90

    Shared themes: soldiers, earnest, war; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Thor: The Dark World2013

    6.7 IMDb67% RT critics74% RT audience65% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Stephen McFeely, writer Christopher Markus; Shared themes: marvel cinematic universe (mcu), superhero, set in london

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    Superman2025

    7.0 IMDb83% RT critics90% RT audience73% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Doctor Strange2016

    7.5 IMDb89% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

    Shared themes: origin story, marvel cinematic universe (mcu), superhero; Both are adventure/action films

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    Children of Men2006

    7.9 IMDb92% RT critics85% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·85

    Shared themes: soldiers, set in london, set in united kingdom; Both are sci-fi films

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    Sherlock Holmes2009

    7.5 IMDb69% RT critics77% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are adventure/action films; Matching dark, intense tone

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    Apocalypto2006

    7.9 IMDb65% RT critics79% RT audience76% TMDB

    Shared themes: earnest, celebratory, admiring; Both are adventure/action films

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    Jurassic Park III2001

    6.0 IMDb49% RT critics37% RT audience62% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Joe Johnston; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008

    6.5 IMDb66% RT critics73% RT audience66% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Stephen McFeely, writer Christopher Markus; Both are adventure/action films

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    Casino Royale2006

    8.0 IMDb94% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB

    Shared themes: earnest, set in italy, set in london; Both are adventure/action films

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    The Martian2015

    8.0 IMDb91% RT critics91% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·91

    Both are sci-fi/adventure films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    The Marvels2023

    5.4 IMDb63% RT critics79% RT audience60% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser63·79

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: marvel cinematic universe (mcu), superhero