Top Superhuman Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Patrick Stewart

Ian McKellen

Famke Janssen

X-Men (2000)

7.0 12.3K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: superhero, mutant, based on comic, superhuman, school, super power, discrimination

The Tomorrow People (2013) TV Show

6.9 371 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-14

Story: The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil.

Plot: remake, superhuman, super power

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Josh Hutcherson

Liam Hemsworth

Woody Harrelson

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

6.8 16.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.

Plot: based on novel or book, resistance, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, sequel, female protagonist, bow and arrow, game, ...

Second Chance (2016) TV Show

6.8 184 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 11

Audience: TV-14

Story: A disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a 35-year-old with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.

Plot: sheriff, parent child relationship, reanimation, second life, superhuman, procedural

Alphas (2011) TV Show

6.8 344 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.

Plot: conspiracy, superhuman, criminal investigation, no ending

Believe (2014) TV Show

6.8 177 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 13

Audience: TV-14

Story: Believe is about an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison, who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.

Plot: telekinesis, secret government organization, superhuman, super power, ex-con, aggressive

Heroes Reborn (2015) TV Show

6.7 568 votes

Genre: Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 13

Audience: TV-14

Story: The supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary abilities and those with nefarious motives to hunt and harness their powers. Epic adventures await these newly empowered allies as they cross paths with some of the original characters, unlocking the mysterious fate of the universe and their place within it.

Plot: hero, superhuman, super power

Cast

Victoria Pratt

Karen Cliche

Victor Webster

Forbes March

Mutant X (2001) TV Show

6.7 120 votes

Genre: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 66

Story: Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.

Plot: experiment, mutant, superhuman, super power

Cast

Henry Cavill

Amy Adams

Michael Shannon

Diane Lane

Man of Steel (2013)

6.7 16.3K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 143 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: saving the world, flying, hope, superhero, based on comic, alien planet, superhuman, alien invasion, ...

Cast

Sharlto Copley

Susan Heyward

Olesya Rulin

Logan Browning

Powers (2015) TV Show

6.6 194 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 20

Audience: TV-14

Story: Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren't actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals?

Plot: hero, villain, superhero, based on comic, superhuman, super power, homicide detective

Cast

Ezra Miller

Sasha Calle

Michael Keaton

Michael Shannon

The Flash (2023)

6.6 5.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 144 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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?

Plot: secret identity, superhero, time travel, based on comic, superhuman, super power, aftercreditsstinger, time paradox, ...

Cast

Tom Cruise

Dakota Fanning

Miranda Otto

Justin Chatwin

War of the Worlds (2005)

6.6 9.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: daughter, new jersey, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), airplane, based on novel or book, underground, dystopia, alien, ...

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

6.5 13.9K votes

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 144 min.

Audience: PG-13

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

Plot: hero, superhero, mutant, based on comic, sequel, superhuman, super power, superhero team, ...

Time: 1980s

Place: egypt

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Hiroyuki Sanada

Tao Okamoto

Rila Fukushima

The Wolverine (2013)

6.4 10.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 126 min.

Audience: PG-13

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

Plot: samurai, superhero, mutant, based on comic, sequel, superhuman, spin off, duringcreditsstinger, ...

Time: world war ii

Place: japan

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Halle Berry

Ian McKellen

Patrick Stewart

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

6.4 10.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.

Plot: superhero, mutant, based on comic, superhuman, beast, cyclops, aftercreditsstinger, dramatic

Vampire Academy (2014)

6.3 1.8K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.

Plot: friendship, based on novel or book, vampire, narration, danger of life, royal family, superhuman, guardian, ...

Cast

Anthony Mackie

Harrison Ford

Danny Ramirez

Shira Haas

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

6.0 3.2K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: hero, usa president, the white house, superhero, based on comic, sequel, revenge, superhuman, ...

Cast

Chlou00eb Grace Moretz

Nick Robinson

Ron Livingston

Maggie Siff

The 5th Wave (2016)

5.9 6.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

Plot: based on novel or book, dystopia, alien, alien invasion, human subjugation, environmental disaster, based on young adult novel

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Tim Roth

Helena Bonham Carter

Michael Clarke Duncan

Planet of the Apes (2001)

5.8 4.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

Plot: space marine, gorilla, revolution, dystopia, space suit, chimpanzee, slavery, time travel, ...

Doom (2005)

5.2 2.5K votes

Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: Czech Republic, Germany

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: R

Story: A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.

Plot: martial arts, monster, teleportation, fight, superhuman, creature, special forces, commando, ...

Time: 2040s

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