50 Movies Like Deadpool 2 (2018) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Deadpool 2 details →David Leitch, a stuntman turned director, brings kinetic action chops to this sequel, in which the wisecracking mercenary Deadpool squares off against the powerful, time-traveling Cable to save a boy's life. It's an action-comedy that runs on rapid-fire jokes, fourth-wall breaks and bloody set pieces in roughly equal measure, aimed squarely at viewers who want their superhero fare irreverent and R-rated rather than earnest. Newcomers can follow the broad strokes, though the humor lands harder if you know the first film's tone. Best for those who enjoy self-aware genre parody and don't mind graphic violence played for laughs. Not the place to start if you prefer straight-faced heroics.
If you loved Deadpool 2 (2018) by David Leitch, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Deadpool, Inspector Gadget, Once Upon a Deadpool. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Deadpool 2
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Deadpool 2 in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Deadpool
2016 · Tim Miller
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Inspector Gadget
1999 · David Kellogg
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon,
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · David Leitch
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Suicide Squad
2021 · James Gunn
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infu
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Sky High
2005 · Mike Mitchell
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraord
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 · Jeff Fowler
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emeral
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Speed Racer
2008 · Lana Wachowski
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to t
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Lost City
2022 · Aaron Nee
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets ki
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Charlie's Angels
2019 · Elizabeth Banks
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issu
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Armour of God
1986 · Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Three Musketeers
1993 · Stephen Herek
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly ho
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005 · Jay Chandrasekhar
Cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, with the help of their eye-catching cousin, Daisy and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commission
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Frank Coraci
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 · David Leitch
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Jonathan Liebesman
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · Steve Barron
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.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991 · Michael Pressman
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. Meanwhile Splinter is comi
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Lego Batman Movie
2017 · Chris McKay
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick
In common: Action · Comedy
Shazam!
2019 · David F. Sandberg
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
In common: Action · Comedy
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023 · David F. Sandberg
Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon th
In common: Action · Comedy
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Shawn Levy
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit
In common: Action · Comedy
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civiliz
In common: Action · Comedy
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Taika Waititi
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster
In common: Action · Comedy
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Novocaine
2025 · Dan Berk
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
In common: Action · Comedy
The Mask of Zorro
1998 · Martin Campbell
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejand
In common: Action · Adventure
Superhero Movie
2008 · Craig Mazin
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
In common: Action · Comedy
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
In common: Action · Adventure
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
In common: Action · Adventure
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
In common: Action · Adventure
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · Joe Johnston
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless
In common: Action · Adventure
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 · Peyton Reed
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against
In common: Action · Adventure
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Sam Raimi
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by th
In common: Action · Adventure
Superman
1978 · Richard Donner
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over th
In common: Action · Adventure
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · James Gunn
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Kick-Ass 2
2013 · Jeff Wadlow
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — r
In common: Action · Adventure
Superman II
1980 · Richard Lester
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
In common: Action · Adventure
The Avengers
2012 · Joss Whedon
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull t
In common: Action · Adventure
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, for
In common: Action · Adventure
Iron Man 2
2010 · Jon Favreau
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with t
In common: Action · Adventure
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · Jon Watts
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fi
In common: Action · Adventure
Superman
2025 · James Gunn
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
In common: Action · Adventure
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · Jon Watts
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural d
In common: Action · Adventure
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
In common: Action · Adventure
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Matt Shakman
Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth
In common: Action · Adventure
Iron Man 3
2013 · Shane Black
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
In common: Action · Adventure
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Zack Snyder
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what
In common: Action · Adventure
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Sam Raimi
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Pe
In common: Action · Adventure
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how
In common: Action · Adventure
Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · Kelly Marcel
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last d
In common: Action · Adventure
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