I have watched all the Marvel movies and a lot of the DC ones too. Me and my siblings would like to watch something fresh, and I would love to explore some movies that aren't super U.S.-centric (American military this, CIA/FBI that, it gets kind of old)

Are there any superhero franchises that are not American , or at least ones that aren't borderline propaganda for the U.S. military complex?

I would prefer English language options, but anything with good subtitles will work (it works for anime!)

edit: Amended the post, propaganda for the military is a bit of an exaggeration, given that the movies do sometimes criticise the U.S. army.

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[–] 7 points 5 days ago (1 child)

There's a bunch of Ultraman movies of varying quality and connectedness. Likewise with Toho Godzilla which is more superhero than Kaiju at a certain point. If you haven't seen them I maintain that the DC Animated Universe is superior to the MCU and DC. Finally there's Invincible and Harley Quinn which are both at least parodying modern superheroes

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    Guardians (2017). Russian, and weird as hell.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    Teen Titans Go makes fun of the DC universe pretty hard.

    What other superhero show makes episodes educating kids on college admissions, property taxes etc, and STILL be hilarious, irreverant and full of songs about pies, waffles and pain?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    Watchmen

    American Gods

    The Boys

    Invincible

    Transmetropolitan

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    Well, it's a series not a movie and in no way as large as DC or Marvel, but does Invincible count?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago*

    V for Vendetta is worth a view. Heh...

    Yes I know it's DC, but this film in particular is British.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    My Hero Academia - Its a tv show, so not a movie, but is based in a world where everyone has powers and focuses on one of the schools that trains super heroes.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    Hanuman and Bahubali

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    This is really stretching it, but Extraordinary? None of the characters are heroes, and everyone in the world has superpowers, so none of it is really super anymore. Oh, and the main character has no power whatsoever, which makes it a comedy. πŸ˜„ Also, it’s a TV series, not a movie franchise. At least it takes place in the UK, so at least there’s that. Also, Wikipedia calls it a superhero comedy, so I guess it counts…

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    All American movies, but not DC/Marvel.

    https://youtu.be/1CPyav6hQlI

    The Spirit.

    Flash Gordon

    https://youtu.be/hYTYqs-ytSk

    Dick Tracy

    https://youtu.be/-4rzqSsqaqA

    Judge Dredd [one campy version and one gritty version]

    https://youtu.be/5IYYtmNKDVk

    https://youtu.be/G-eI5oLlIeY

    Darkman

    https://youtu.be/FgBwAEROVSw

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    You mention anime, so you've seen the sentai/magical girl genre? There's more than a lifetime to watch/read.

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