15 Alternative Superhero And Comic Book Movies You Must See
12. Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men is a goofy ensemble comedy following a team of bumbling superheroes each with their own set of unique skills. It's not big, it's not clever but it's a whole lot of fun and perhaps the perfect antidote to The Avengers.
It features a stellar cast that includes Ben Stiller (Mr Furious), William H Macy (The Shoveler), Hank Azaria (Blue Raja) and Janeane Garofolo (The Bowler) and there's a particularly ridiculous performance from Kel Williams as Invisible Boy who becomes invisible...but only when no one is watching...
The story is pretty standard superhero fare: our team must assemble to avenge (see what we did there?) the capture of Captain Amazing and in turn, save the city from the dastardly clutches of the evil bad guy.
There are training montages, romantic subplots, that moment where the team fall out, going their separate ways and ultimately their inevitable reconciliation where they join forces and save the day (sort of). Loads of fun.