Movies and TV shows like Watchmen 2019
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Watchmen (2019)
145K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Television series based on the comic-book 'Watchmen', which was published by DC Comics in 1986 - 1987.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, non-linear, suspense, psychological thriller, exciting, philosophical, epic, political, futuristic ...
Plot:
superhero, villain, vigilantism, male star appears nude, anti hero, team, black, heroes, police officer, racial slur, racial tension, fight, racial discrimination, lgbtqi, superhero team, murder, alternate history, police, sex scene, racism, conspiracy, fbi agent, morality, alternate timeline, time travel ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 80s, year 2019, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
usa, new york
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Most similar movies to Watchmen
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, captivating, suspenseful and tense films and TV series with plots about superhero, villain, live action, heroes, supernatural power, superpower and multiverse mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Watchmen: Raising Dion (2019), The Boys (2019), The Umbrella Academy (2019), Black Lightning (2018), Marvel's Runaways (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A widowed mom sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her young son's emerging superpowers while keeping his extraordinary gifts under wraps.
Style:
atmospheric, scenic, colorful, children's program, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
superhero, boy, racial discrimination, school, black, single mother, african american, society, friendship, black cast, comic book, superpower ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
833K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Style:
satirical, tense, entertaining, bloody, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
superhero, dark humor, vengeance, supernatural power, violence, superhuman, corruption, super speed, murder, superheroine, society, superhero team ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2010s
Place:
new york, north america
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
Style:
exciting, tense, offbeat, anime, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
time travel, superhero, heroes, apocalypse, supernatural power, time traveler, danger, alternate history, fight, fantasy world, academy, death ...
Time:
year 1989, future, year 1963, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
black superhero, superhero, lgbtq, vigilante, electricity, heroes, villain, super powers, lesbian, african american, multiverse, female warrior ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
Style:
entertaining, tense, captivating, futuristic, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, youth, superheroine, friendship, parents and children, supernatural ability, runaway, high school, lesbian, lgbt, good versus evil, superhero team ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
531K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.
Style:
mysterious, mind bending, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time loop, investigation, mysterious past, time machine, cave, missing child, time portal, deja vu, small town, disappearance, alternate dimension ...
Time:
year 1986, year 2019, 50s, 80s, year 1953 ...
Place:
germany, chernobyl, europe
Similarity:
100%
608K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited ...
Style:
neo noir, visually appealing, sexy, philosophical, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, alternate reality, moral dilemma, anti hero, superhuman powers, cold war, alternate history, conspiracy, human nature, parallel world, masked vigilante, one against many ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, future ...
Place:
new york, washington d.c., america, los angeles, vietnam ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, bleak, psychological, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, superhero team, outcast, tragedy, talking robot, tragic event, split personality, misfit, villain, androids and robots, male nudity, gay ...
Time:
80s, 2020s, 2010s, 1950s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
67%
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103K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, saga, mysterious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
telepathy, x men, mental illness, supernatural power, schizophrenia, superpower, superhero, telekinesis, superhuman, memory, mental institution, mutant ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
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Story:
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.
Style:
serious, sexy, exciting, neo noir, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
private detective, female protagonist, superhero, strong female character, investigation, imaginary, strong female lead, lawyer, superhuman powers, supernatural power, good versus evil, death ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
50%
523K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, saga, neo noir, spectacular ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, secret identity, heroes, blind man, heroic mission, lawyer, hand to hand combat, blood, daredevil, superhuman powers, ninja ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
41%
119K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Style:
captivating, exciting, action adventure, suspenseful, anime ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, superhero team, friendship, secret identity, supernatural ability, danger, murder, brutality, vengeance, blood, self discovery, multiverse ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
50%
251K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, detective, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
batman, police, corruption, police corruption, police station, super villain, superhero, mafia, friendship, organized crime, police detective, justice ...
Time:
2000s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
50%
147K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, saga, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, african american, black superhero, good versus evil, multiverse, danger, fighting crime, save the day, woman with a gun, imaginary ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, harlem
Similarity:
39%
384K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen ...
Style:
exciting, saga, suspenseful, action adventure, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, heroes, superhuman powers, time travel, speed, multiverse, supernatural power, good versus evil, superhuman speed, secret identity, masked superhero, super powers ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
50%
189K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
Style:
dark comedy, anime, fast paced, black comedy, psychological ...
Plot:
superhero, society, heroes, chase, race against time, transformation, super villain, profanity, mission, superpower, fictional war, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work ...
Style:
tense, captivating, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
pre-teens, boys' night, teens
Plot:
female agent, female protagonist, undercover, heroic mission, secret agent, hand to hand combat, heroes, danger, save the world, villain, strong female lead, spy ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1946
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
36%
48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But ...
Style:
non-linear, tense, humorous, anime, action adventure ...
Plot:
lesbian, secret identity, superhero, brutality, superheroine, lgbt, female protagonist, comic book, woman with a gun, strong female lead, tough girl, multiverse ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, anthology, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
In the aftermath of Bruce Wayne's murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman's enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader.
Style:
bleak, tense, captivating, exciting, dramatic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
superhero, villain, justice league, lifeguard, superhero team, gotham city, murder, salvation, adopted son, son, lifesaver, rescue ...
Similarity:
35%
270K
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, mind bending, atmospheric, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
ufo, supernatural, investigation, conspiracy, fbi, paranormal investigation, top secret, paranormal activity, alien contact, alien abduction, space and aliens, female fbi agent ...
Time:
2010s, jurassic, future, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, phoenix arizona, arizona
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
TV series centering on Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
Style:
exciting, captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
superhero, warrior, heroes, friends, save the world, superhero team, multiverse, buddy, tough guy, violence, comic book, spy ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center ...
Style:
atmospheric, enigmatic, suspense, colorful, detective ...
Plot:
daughter, child, police, supernatural, science and technology, investigation, single mother, weapons, cancer patient, coastal town, female protagonist, female android ...
Similarity:
35%
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412K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Style:
sitcom, exciting, saga, funny, epic ...
Plot:
superhero, witch, superheroine, suburbs, magic, supernatural power, supernatural, magical power, multiverse, suburban life, grief, comic book ...
Time:
1950s, 2020s, 90s, 2010s, 60s ...
Place:
new jersey, north america
Similarity:
35%
556K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be ...
Style:
futuristic, psychological thriller, stylized, serious, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, consciousness, robot, androids, murder, moral dilemma, man versus machine, technology gone awry, escapades, scientist, sex, sex scene ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
33%
259K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
Style:
suspenseful, mythical, perverse, saga, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural ability, time travel, supernatural, superhero, good versus evil, heroic mission, super powers, danger, psychic, brother brother relationship, teamwork, supernatural power ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
33%
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Dex Parios is a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, humorous, detective
Plot:
investigator, sex, female protagonist, investigation, private investigator, lgbt, post traumatic stress disorder, money problems, dark past, friendship, job, woman with a gun ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
Similarity:
33%
48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After her ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown, Maya Lopez must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, crying
Plot:
superhero, villain, avenger, multiverse, heroes, fight, battles, confronting the past, deaf, revenge, sign language, native american culture ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
oklahoma, north america, new york
Similarity:
33%
130K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A great student, avid gamer, and voracious fan-fic scribe, Kamala Khan has a special affinity for Super Heroes, particularly Captain Marvel. However, she struggles to fit in at home and at school — that is, until she gets super powers like the ...
Style:
exciting, psychotronic, tense, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
superhero, heroes, tough girl, martial arts, teenage superhero, chase, secret identity, villain, coming of age, supernatural power, revenge, rescue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, north america
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, scenic, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, superhuman powers, imaginary, superhero, life is a bitch, youth, danger, supernatural ability, heroes, supernatural power, superpower, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
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