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Best Superhero Movies on Prime Video

Every superhero movie streaming on Prime Video in the US right now — 30 films ranked by rating, checked against Prime Video’s live catalog.

Updated July 2026 · Availability refreshed from Prime Video US

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Superman (2025)

IMDb 7.0 🍅 83% Letterboxd 3.8 2h 10m

Directed by James Gunn

✦ MovieMuse AI takeGunn's Superman melds journalism and heroism, reclaiming Clark Kent as the character's true identity.

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

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They Call Me Jeeg (2016)

IMDb 7.0 🍅 82% Letterboxd 3.4 1h 52m

Directed by Gabriele Mainetti

✦ MovieMuse AI takeItalian neorealism meets superhero origin story—a morally gray protagonist forced toward heroism by circumstance rather than calling.

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.

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G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

IMDb 7.0 🍅 43% Letterboxd 3.2 1h 33m

Directed by Don Jurwich

✦ MovieMuse AI takeGenuinely treats snake-people mythology with deadpan seriousness, grounding absurd world-building in pulp adventure logic.

G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them underground eons ago.

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The Monster Squad (1987)

IMDb 6.9 🍅 54% Letterboxd 3.4 1h 22m

Directed by Fred Dekker

✦ MovieMuse AI takePulp monster assembly transcends nostalgia through genuine ensemble chemistry and a child-led team that redefines superhero agency.

Count Dracula returns to the world of humans accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them the ability to rule the world. A group of horror-loving heroes are the only ones daring to stand in their way.

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Novocaine (2025)

IMDb 6.5 🍅 81% Letterboxd 3.1 1h 50m

Directed by Dan Berk

✦ MovieMuse AI takeInverts pain-as-liability into superpower through tactile minimalism—a sensory inversion that redefines what strength actually means.

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.

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Zebraman (2004)

IMDb 6.5 🍅 57% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 55m

Directed by Takashi Miike

✦ MovieMuse AI takeLovingly exploits the absurdity gap between mundane reality and colorful superhero fantasy.

A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.

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Merry Little Batman (2023)

IMDb 6.4 🍅 97% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 37m

Directed by Mike Roth

✦ MovieMuse AI takeSubverts sidekick wish-fulfillment by making the hero's son confront inadequacy rather than instant competence.

This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.

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Astro Boy (2009)

IMDb 6.3 🍅 51% Letterboxd 2.9 1h 34m

Directed by David Bowers

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRobot-as-replacement-son explores paternal grief through sci-fi spectacle, grounding cosmic adventure in human tragedy.

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.

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Shin Ultraman (2022)

IMDb 6.3 🍅 94% Letterboxd 5.9 1h 52m

Directed by Shinji Higuchi

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTokusatsu formalism meets bureaucratic realism—the giant monster as state apparatus, not spectacle.

The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!

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Despicable Me 4 (2024)

IMDb 6.2 🍅 55% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 34m

Directed by Chris Renaud

✦ MovieMuse AI takeMinions franchise accidentally constructs family-as-superhero-unit, prioritizing relational dynamics over individual cape fantasies.

Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.

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Gundala (2019)

IMDb 6.1 🍅 75% Letterboxd 2.9 2h 3m

Directed by Joko Anwar

✦ MovieMuse AI takeIndonesian street urchin origin transforms poverty into superpower genesis—class struggle as literal transformation.

Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero.

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Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

IMDb 6.1 🍅 89% Letterboxd 3.6 2h 1m

Directed by Hideaki Anno

✦ MovieMuse AI takeDeconstructs tokusatsu mythology through body horror and existential dread—the suit as violation, not aspiration.

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, an Augmentation made by SHOCKER, and Ruriko Midorikawa, a rebel of the organization, escape while fighting off assassins. What’s justice? What’s evil? Will this violence end? Despite his power, Hongo tries to remain human. Along with freedom, Ruriko has regained a heart. What paths will they choose?

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Mortal (2020)

IMDb 5.9 🍅 55% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 44m

Directed by André Øvredal

✦ MovieMuse AI takeExplores power-origin anxiety as existential dread rather than triumphant awakening—a grounded superhero reckoning.

A young boy must discover the origins of his extraordinary powers before he is captured by authorities hell-bent on condemning him for an accidental murder.

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SuperBob (2015)

IMDb 5.9 🍅 86% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 22m

Directed by Jon Drever

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRomantic comedy weaponizes superhero loneliness against genre conventions—isolation as genuine psychological cost.

After six years without a date, Robert, the world's only superhero, is looking for love. The only barrier to his plan is that he regularly has to save the world, so he needs to get some time off if he is to meet his superwoman.

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The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)

IMDb 5.8 Letterboxd 2.8 1h 35m

Directed by Bill Bixby

✦ MovieMuse AI takeMerges courtroom procedural with superhero identity crisis, making legal jeopardy the genuine threat.

Falsely accused of assault, Dr. David Banner is arrested and placed on trial, facing the possibility of a long prison sentence. Blind attorney Matt Murdock takes on his defence, while secretly operating as the vigilante Daredevil. As the courtroom battle unfolds, Banner’s struggle to control the Hulk leads to a dangerous confrontation with criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk.

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Samaritan (2022)

IMDb 5.7 🍅 38% Letterboxd 2.3 1h 42m

Directed by Julius Avery

✦ MovieMuse AI takeNeighbor surveillance anxiety repackaged as genuine mystery—the reclusive hero myth destabilized by teenage skepticism.

Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

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The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

IMDb 5.7 🍅 50% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 34m

Directed by Nicholas Corea

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRebooting classic TV serials into theatrical spectacle defines 80s superhero adaptation strategy.

Years after the end of the original series, David Banner continues his wandering search for a cure for the condition that turns him into the Hulk. He reunites with former colleague Don Blake, unaware of his mystical connection to Thor. When a criminal organization threatens their lives, Banner is forced to unleash the Hulk once again, marking the character’s return after the series finale.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

IMDb 5.6 🍅 33% Letterboxd 2.2 2h 4m

Directed by James Wan

✦ MovieMuse AI takeAtlantean geopolitics grounds aquatic spectacle in dynastic consequence and cross-cultural moral ambiguity.

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

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Judge Dredd (1995)

IMDb 5.6 🍅 22% Letterboxd 2.6 1h 36m

Directed by Danny Cannon

✦ MovieMuse AI takeJudicial absolutism weaponized as superpowered law enforcement—fascist superhero nightmare.

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

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Bulletproof Monk (2003)

IMDb 5.5 🍅 22% Letterboxd 2.5 1h 44m

Directed by Paul Hunter

✦ MovieMuse AI takeImmortal martial-artist guardian transforms Buddhist restraint into action-movie spectacle.

A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.

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Masters of the Universe (1987)

IMDb 5.4 🍅 21% Letterboxd 2.5 1h 46m

Directed by Gary Goddard

✦ MovieMuse AI takeCastle Grayskull as MacGuffin: abstract magical trinket drives entire cosmic conflict.

When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates the locksmith inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of the Keys is transported to Earth, where it is found by teenagers Julie and Kevin. Now, both He-Man and Skeletor's forces arrive on Earth searching for the potent weapon.

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Sidekicks (1992)

IMDb 5.3 🍅 26% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 41m

Directed by Aaron Norris

✦ MovieMuse AI takeWeaponizes the daydream-versus-reality split to interrogate why adolescents need superhero fantasies.

Asthmatic teenager Barry Gabrewski is a daydreamer. Troubled by bullying, he escapes into a fantasy world where he is the sidekick to his martial arts hero, Chuck Norris, in a series of high-octane adventures taken right out of his movies. With help from his teacher's wise old uncle, Mr. Lee, Barry learns the finer points of martial arts and enters a karate championship.

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Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

IMDb 5.2 🍅 16% 2h 34m

Directed by Michael Bay

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTransmedia lore archaeology—historical revisionism as blockbuster DNA, embedding mythology into temporal layers.

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

IMDb 5.2 🍅 40% Letterboxd 2.1 1h 35m

Directed by Ivan Reitman

✦ MovieMuse AI takeEx-girlfriend revenge weaponizes power imbalance as comic thesis—superhero relationship dysfunction as legitimate genre conflict.

When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson—a smart, sexy, and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl—she uses her powers to make his life a living hell.

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Antboy: Revenge of the Red Fury (2014)

IMDb 5.2 Letterboxd 2.2 1h 24m

Directed by Ask Hasselbalch

✦ MovieMuse AI takeBalances campy teen superhero earnestness with genuine character stakes across sequels.

The film ' Antboy: Revenge of the Red Fury ' is a sequel to the Danish superhero film Antboy, based on the books by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen. The story is again on the ordinary Danish boy Pelle, who secretly fights crime as a superhero Antboy. In the first film, he made ​​short work of the super villain flea , now tucked away on the local insane clinic.

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The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018)

IMDb 5.1 Letterboxd 2.7 1h 30m

Directed by Gabriele Salvatores

✦ MovieMuse AI takeUses invisible-boy powers as metaphor for teenage invisibility and family estrangement.

Three years later Michele (The Invisible boy) meets his mother and his twin sister. Both have stories and superpowers but their intentions may not be what Michele thinks.

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Copperman (2019)

1h 35m

Directed by Eros Puglielli

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTreats childlike superhero delusion with compassion rather than mockery or cure.

Despite his adult age, Anselmo behaves like a child and takes up the role of a superhero called "Copperman."

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PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)

IMDb 5.0 Letterboxd 2.8 0h 44m

✦ MovieMuse AI takeToddler-targeted franchise achieves genuine collective-hero economics through mutation democratization.

When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on a roll to super-save the day.

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The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

IMDb 5.0 Letterboxd 2.8 1h 35m

Directed by Michael Herz

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTransforms body-horror origin into working-class superhero narrative grounded in New Jersey mundanity.

Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo.

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The Guyver (1991)

IMDb 5.0 🍅 33% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 32m

Directed by Steve Wang

✦ MovieMuse AI takeAlien armor bonding creates body-horror hero origin amid corporate conspiracy thriller.

FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.

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