X2

<b>2. X2: X-Men United</b><br><br> X2 took the world created in the first film and broadened it, while also hinting at grander things to come. With the core cast now established – and mostly beloved by viewers – X2 is also full of great action sequences, like the nightime raid on the X-mansion by Brian Cox’s William Stryker and his forces, which leads to Jackman’s Logan going full Wolverine. Sure, certain frustrations that many fans would have with the series are evident here, such as Cyclops getting sidelined from the main action. But characters like new-to-the-series Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler truly get to the heart of the X-Men’s thematic strength – the idea of outcasts hated and feared by a world they are sworn to protect! And hey, you know we love them for it.