Movies Like X-Men: First Class (2011)

X-Men: First Class is a 2011 action, adventure, science fiction film from Matthew Vaughn with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with X-Men and X2.

Action Adventure Science Fiction

X-Men

2000

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

7.0

MagicScore

X2

2003

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

7.0

MagicScore

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.

6.4

MagicScore

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

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.

7.5

MagicScore

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

6.5

MagicScore

Dark Phoenix

2019

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 more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

6.0

MagicScore

The Wolverine

2013

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

6.4

MagicScore

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

6.3

MagicScore

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Flash

2023

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 making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Man of Steel

2013

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.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Captain America: Brave New World

2025

After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

The Day After

1983

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Bloodshot

2020

After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Sacrifice

1986

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

Hulk vs. Wolverine

2009

Department H sends in Wolverine to track down a mysterious beast known by the US Military as the Hulk, who is rampaging across the Canadian wilderness. Surveying the extent of the damage to a destroyed town, Wolverine notices a toxic scent as well as the smell of gunpowder. He is then deployed to the wilderness to resume tracking the creature.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Justice League of America

1997

The evil Weather Man is intent on destroying New Metro City with a series of malevolent meteorological mishaps. Can the super-powered (and semi-employed) Justice League of America save the day? Or will New Metro be drowned in a humongous tidal wave?

3.5

MagicScore

#19

Logan

2017

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Deadpool 2

2018

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like X-Men: First Class?

The top films similar to X-Men: First Class by MovieMagicScore are X-Men (7.0), X2 (7.0), X-Men: The Last Stand (6.4). Each shares action/adventure/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is X-Men: First Class worth watching?

X-Men: First Class holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 13,193 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is X-Men: First Class?

X-Men: First Class (2011) is a action, adventure, science fiction film directed by Matthew Vaughn, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence.

Where can I find more recommendations like X-Men: First Class?

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About movies like X-Men: First Class

This ranked list pairs X-Men: First Class (2011), a action and adventure and science fiction film from Matthew Vaughn, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of James McAvoy take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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