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Films like Fantastic Four.

Fantastic Four (2005) reads as Neutral, breathless, extreme action / fantasy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Outlander (2008) poster
1. Outlander2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Daybreakers (2010) poster
2. Daybreakers2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sucker Punch (2011) poster
3. Sucker Punch2011

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Green Lantern (2011) poster
4. Green Lantern2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Jupiter Ascending (2015) poster
5. Jupiter Ascending2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) poster
6. X-Men: Apocalypse2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Dark Tower (2017) poster
7. The Dark Tower2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) poster
8. The Chronicles of Riddick2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ghost Rider (2007) poster
9. Ghost Rider2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Clash of the Titans (2010) poster
10. Clash of the Titans2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Scorpion King (2002) poster
11. The Scorpion King2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Incredible Hulk (2008) poster
12. The Incredible Hulk2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Fantastic Four’s neighbours — where are yours?

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