Movies like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010)
The best movies like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010) are Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) and Superman: Unbound (2013). If Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam hooked you with its animation and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)7.4/10 from 288 votes
- NewestJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two (2023)Released 2023
Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006)
Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)
As the Joker visits Metropolis with a plan to kill Superman for Lex Luthor, Batman pursues the clown to Superman's turf.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperman: Unbound (2013)
Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic being known as Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Star Superman (2011)
Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying. With what little times remains, the Last Son of Krypton must confront the revealing of his secret identity to Lois Lane and face Luthor in a final battle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperman: Doomsday (2007)
When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Clark Kent, the last survivor of the dead planet Krypton, uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world, Earth, and become Superman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout (2016)
The caped crusader reluctantly agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue vacation from crime-fighting, while Superman and the Justice League watch over Gotham City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman vs. The Elite (2012)
The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013)
Joker teams up with Lex Luthor to destroy the world one brick at a time. It's up to Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League to stop them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with superhuman powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBatman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Adam West and Burt Ward return to their iconic roles of Batman and Robin. The film sees the superheroes going up against classic villains like The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman, both in Gotham City… and in space.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League: The New Frontier (2008)
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman: Bad Blood (2016)
When Batman goes missing, it takes the entire Bat "family" - including Batwoman and Batwing - to keep the peace in Gotham and unravel the mystery behind the Dark Knight's disappearance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGreen Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWonder Woman (2009)
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength: Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered (2014)
When Batman, claiming to be a loner, refuses to join the Justice League, he is drawn into working with them when they are kidnapped one-by-one and held prisoner by one of Batman's nemeses.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015)
Superman’s clone, Bizarro, has become an embarrassing problem. Chaos and destruction follow Bizarro everywhere as he always hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite of what is right. And when the citizens of Metropolis keep confusing Bizarro with Superman, the Man of Steel decides it’s time to find a new home for him…on another planet! It’s up to the Justice League to come to terms with their backward counterparts and team up with them to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and x-ray vision in the battle for good, there’s even greater trouble on the horizon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League: Doom (2012)
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League: War (2014)
The world is under attack by an alien armada led by the powerful Apokoliptian, Darkseid. A group of superheroes consisting of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Cyborg, and Shazam must set aside their differences and gather together to defend Earth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGreen Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)
Recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart is at a crossroads in his life, one which is only complicated by receiving an extraterrestrial ring which grants him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth. Unfortunately, the ring doesn't come with instructions - but it does come with baggage, like a horde of interplanetary killers bent on eliminating every Green Lantern in the universe. Now, with the aid of the light-hearted Green Arrow, Adam Strange and Hawkgirl, this reluctant soldier must journey into the heart of a galactic Rann/Thanagar war and somehow succeed where all other Green Lanterns have failed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJustice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
A heroic version of Lex Luthor from an alternate universe appears to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, an evil version of the League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through a devious plan launched by Batman's counterpart Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010)
At an airport, the Emerald Archer must protect a young princess from assassins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One (2023)
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern and Vixen are transported to the strange world of Remnant and find themselves turned into teenagers. Meanwhile, Remnant heroes Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang must combine forces with the Justice League to uncover why their planet has been mysteriously altered before a superpowered Grimm destroys everything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two (2023)
On the heels of successfully escaping a deadly digital trap, the members of the Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm, ravenous creatures from Remnant, have overtaken Earth! In order to defeat the monsters, they must call on their new friends – Team RWBY – for help!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman 75 (2013)
An animated short about the 75 years of Superman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDC Showcase: Catwoman (2011)
Catwoman attempts to track down a mysterious cargo shipment that is linked to a Gotham City crime boss called Rough Cut.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam?
The closest matches to Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam are Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) and Superman: Unbound (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam?
People who watched Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam most often go on to Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) and Superman: Unbound (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam?
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997), rated 7.4/10 by 288 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam?
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam?
Yes: Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997) and Superman: Unbound (2013).
How are movies similar to Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.