Chris Evans – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 26, 2026

Endgame is the emotional peak of the Captain America run, but Knives Out is the best proof Chris Evans can be genuinely, believably unlikable, and Snowpiercer shows the same range in a colder register. Push is an underrated sci-fi thriller, Not Another Teen Movie shows his early self-aware charm, The Gray Man casts him as a sadistic, moustachioed mercenary, and Gifted is a quieter role raising a math prodigy. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Winter Soldier and The First Avenger round out the list.

Push (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Chris Evans plays a telekinetic con man in an underrated sci-fi thriller.

Directed by Paul McGuigan · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Chris Evans has an early comedic role that showed off his self-aware charm.

Directed by Joel Gallen · 1h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Gray Man (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Ana de Armas appears as a CIA operative goes on the run after uncovering agency secrets that make him a target.

Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Gifted (2017)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A single uncle fights to raise his mathematically gifted niece normally, against his mother's wish to cultivate her talent.

Directed by Marc Webb · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A slacker musician must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in video-game-style battles.

Directed by Edgar Wright · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Captain America uncovers a conspiracy inside the agency he has sworn to protect.

Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo · 2h 16m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Snowpiercer (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 94% Metacritic 84

A class revolt aboard a perpetually moving train, the last shelter after an ice age.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · 2h 07m · Rated R

36 wins & 109 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Knives Out (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 97% Metacritic 82

A rich family becomes a murder mystery's suspect list, and Marta is the one person who can't lie.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar52 wins & 114 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Avengers: Endgame (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 78

The Avengers attempt a time heist to undo a universe-altering snap.

Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo · 3h 01m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar71 wins & 132 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Chris Evans's career-defining role as a scrawny kid turned super-soldier.

Directed by Joe Johnston · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Chris Evans – 10 Best Movies

Push (2009)

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

The Gray Man (2022)

Gifted (2017)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Snowpiercer (2013)

Knives Out (2019)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

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