Films like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) reads as Cosy, breathless, measured action / superhero, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Ant-Man (2015) (2015) poster
1. Ant-Man2015

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Shazam! (2019) (2019) poster
2. Shazam!2019

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) poster
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hellboy (2004) poster
4. Hellboy2004

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) poster
5. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Puss in Boots: Last Wish — re-pass (2022) poster
6. Puss in Boots: Last Wish — re-pass2022

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) poster
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming2017

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Love and Monsters (2020) (2020) poster
8. Love and Monsters2020

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Megamind (2010) (2010) poster
9. Megamind2010

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) poster
10. Wreck-It Ralph2012

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Summer Wars (2009) poster
11. Summer Wars2009

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (2022) poster
12. Thor: Love and Thunder2022

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s neighbours — where are yours?

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