Line #36 SuperStrength/LiveActionFilms


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13	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainMarvel'' showcases one of the earliest film examples (which makes sense, given that it's the first-ever superhero film) with the titular [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]. Throughout the 12-episode serial, the Captain lifts enormous stone columns, large fallen trees, elevator cars, and other feats of strength, to the point that he ends some of his fistfights with criminals by ''casually slapping them''.
14	* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'':
15	** The Xenomorphs appear to have this, given that one easily overpowers Brett in ''Film/{{Alien}}'', and a group effortlessly pulls open automatic doors barring them from their prey in ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. {{Justified\|Trope}} a bit as their bodies have exoskeletons and are biomechanical in nature, making them much stronger than the average human. They can even overpower [[Film/AlienVsPredator Yautja]], with one Xenomorph impaling a Yautja warrior and lifting him up into the air [[BewareMyStingerTail with its tail]]. The Xenomorph Queen is the strongest, being able to rip android Bishop [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe in two]] like wet tissue paper and match Ripley in a [[MiniMecha Power Loader]]. The Facehuggers are also dreadfully strong for their size -- in ''Aliens'', it takes the combined effort of Hicks, Vasquez and Gorman just to get one off of Ripley before it can impregnate her.
16	** The [[MoreDakka M-56 Smart Gun]] in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is already a hefty piece of equipment, weighing in at 18 kilograms (or 36 pounds), and yet Operator Mark Drake is able to effectively and ''accurately'' operate said heavy-weapon and retreat at a brisk pace while wearing 4-kilograms (or 8 pounds) of chest plate armor, while ''also'' carrying a fully-loaded M-240-A Flame Unit, which adds yet another 2 kilograms (or 4 pounds) to his already considerable encumbrance. Drake sure is one tough customer, being able to briskly maneuver and ''effectively'' fight while weighed down by 24 kilograms (or 48 pounds) of weapon and armor at all times.
17	** [[{{Precursors}} The Engineers]], as seen in ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', are super-strong thanks to their size and biology; we see one Engineer rip the android David's head off with one arm and use it to beat Weyland to death. In the ''Prometheus'' tie-in comic ''Predator: Fire and Stone'', one Engineer easily fights the Yautja Ahab, snapping his arm like a breadstick and tossing him around -- Ahab has to use his gadgets to weaken the Engineer in order to kill it.
18	* The eponymous hero of the ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'' duology can lift 100-pound statues of solid gold without breaking a sweat.
19	* ''Film/BladeRunner'': Nexus-6 Replicants are built to be far more durable and stronger than human beings, at the cost of a reduced lifespan. In the climax, Roy Batty lifts up Deckard's entire body weight using only one hand [[spoiler:to save Deckard's life]].
20	** The Replicants' strength is shown in even greater detail in ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', as the Nexus-9 Replicant protagonist K at one point [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SlipperyBigAntelope-size_restricted.gif busts through a wall like Kool-Aid Man]] and the willowy Luv effectively overpowers the protagonist at several points. However, while Nexus-9 Repiclants are strong, they're still not ''that'' much more durable than normal humans and are still vulnerable to bleeding to death, getting shot and drowning, thus making them {{Glass Cannon}}s in general.
21	* ''Film/Bloodshot2020'': When testing what he can do after gaining the nanites, Ray first punches into a sandbag, then cracks concrete. He can also send people flying and shove vehicles.
22	* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'':
23	** Riddick has super-strength as part of the benefits of being a {{Human Alien\|s}} from a [[{{Heavyworlder}} high-gravity]] DeathWorld. Combined with the savagery and brutality that he displays in combat, he tends to shred through his opponents like they're made out of tinfoil. Of course, in [[FridgeLogic retrospect]], it makes you wonder how a simple locked door could stop Riddick in ''Film/PitchBlack''.
24	** The Necromongers display prodigious levels of physical strength, especially those in the higher ranks like Vaako and the Lord Marshall. Again, it's been pointed out that the Necromongers hail from a heavy-gravity world, and they make use of gravity-based energy weapons along with gravity engines and drives for their ships and vehicles.
25	* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'': Aside from being able to rip off the heads from droids and throw people around like dolls, the [[PoweredArmor Exosuits]] increase the user's physical performance dramatically. They move more quickly than the average combatant, and Kruger is able to leap a great distance and height using his Exosuit. Max is able to rip himself from a gurney and pretty much pulverize Crowe into the floor of the Armoury before throwing him like a shotput.
26	* Jason Voorhees from the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series has this ability from ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' and onwards after he becomes an undead zombie. Some of his feats of strength include ripping a man's arm off just by slightly pulling it and [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVIIIJasonTakesManhattan decapitating someone with one punch]].
27	* ''Film/TheFunhouseMassacre'': Rocco the Clown is able to kill people by lifting them up with a single hand and throwing them down.
28	* ''Film/FutureWorld2018'': Ash looks like a fairly slight, slim woman, but she is capable of lifting up and killing larger men with her bare hands.
29	* ''Film/GameOfDeath'': Jabbar's character shows supernatural strength and can lift James Tien with ease... that is, [[spoiler:[[WeakenedByTheLight as long as he is not blinded by the light]]]].
30	* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' gives two examples; Godzilla himself, able to throw kaiju of equal proportions over his head, and Titanosaurus, the only kaiju in the entire series to lift Godzilla ''by the head'' using only his own head and neck.
31	* ''Film/TheGolem'': The {{Golem}} is arguably super-strong, [[LoadBearingHero single-handedly supporting the ceiling]] of the Emperor's palace at one point.
32	* ''Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers'': Michael Myers is so strong that he impales Kelly with a ''shotgun'' through her torso and through a ''wall''.
33	* ''Film/{{Highlander}}'': Though it isn't specified, the Immortals appear to have this along with {{Immortality}}. Connor [=MacLeod=] is able to cut through a concrete pillar with his CoolSword, and BigBad Kurgan impales a man with his sword and lifts him up by the hilt before throwing him across an alley.
34	* ''Film/IndestructibleMan'': After his resurrection, Butcher Benson is strong enough to lift a car and rip a steel safe apart with bare hands.
35	* ''Film/ItRunsInTheFamily1994'': [[TheBigGuy Big Dicky]] of the redneck gang that makes conflict with the old man can tear the porch right off of a house.
36	* Obviously the larger dinosaurs from the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise are much stronger than people, but they are also shown to be much stronger than their real-life counterparts as well. This is most noticeable for [[Film/JurassicPark1993 Rexie]], [[Film/JurassicPark3 the Spinosaurus]], and especially [[Film/JurassicWorld the Indominus]].
37	* ''Franchise/KingKong'' is a classic example, being a gigantic ape who can snatch biplanes out of the air and crush them as well as overpower and kill multiple dinosaurs who attack him on Skull Island. In ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', Kong swings a ship's anchor chain around as a ImprovisedWeapon, and in ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', he's even able to stagger and down Godzilla with his blows.
38	* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'': Mr. Hyde is a hulking monstrosity with super-strength, [[AdaptationalBadass unlike]] his [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde literary counterpart]].
39	* ''Film/LesMiserables2012'' has Valjean, who (just like in [[Literature/LesMiserables the book]]) is able to lift things that no person could realistically lift in that era (a [[https://youtu.be/Gk2WMoxqNQ0?t=164 ship mast]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeX81-PzSI horse cart]]). While it's more of a metaphor for Valjean's labor in life, it also makes Javert an AdaptationalBadass in hindsight, since he's able to match and drive off the ''superhuman'' Valjean rather than being [[CurbStompBattle easily beaten]] as in the [[Theatre/LesMiserables Broadway musical]].
40	-->'''Valjean:''' I am warning you, Javert, I'm a stronger man by far/there is power in me yet, my race is not yet run.
41	* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', several creatures and races have great strength, even [[MusclesAreMeaningless willowy elves]] like Galadriel, [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/3c23b926e0aa85a3eefd4c99b93f7372/tumblr_prsaptWuON1xg3d7ro3_500.gifv who carries Gandalf]] [[EffortlessAmazonianLift effortlessly]] in ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies''. The most extreme example is Sauron -- being [[PhysicalGod a Maiar]], he can send [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/UglyWindingEidolonhelvum-size_restricted.gif entire armies flying with a swing of his mace]], as seen during the {{Flashback}} in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''.
42	* Usually not present in the ''Film/MadMax'' movies, which mostly depict the human characters as realistic in terms of ability... '''until''' ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', in which TheBrute Rictus ''[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VGwprX1CzoY&t=68s rips the tunnel ram out of the War Rig's engine with his bare hands]]'', which is not physically possible for anyone other than a superhuman to do. This does raise [[FridgeLogic the question]] as to how the hell Max could beat Rictus in a fistfight earlier in the same scene, but then again, Max isn't exactly a normal person himself.
43	* Almost everyone in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' is able to [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PaleGrayAngelwingmussel-size_restricted.gif punch through concrete]] and [[https://i.gifer.com/1je6.gif crush cars underneath their feet]]. The Agents are the most blatant examples, but the heroes have this as well -- in the training room, Morpheus sends Neo flying with a kick [[https://youtu.be/12u1nA7bXzc?t=155 so strong that he snaps a wooden pillar]]. Speaking of Neo, he gets even greater strength as a FlyingBrick, [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/FoolishCreativeAlligatorgar-size_restricted.gif as does Smith]].
44	* ''Film/{{Morgan}}'': Morgan and [[spoiler:Lee]] both have this due to being {{artificial human}} {{super soldiers}}, throwing people at least their size or larger around easily.
45	* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors'': In his dreams, Kincaid is a super-strong bruiser who can bend steel with his bare hands. Not strong enough for Freddy, however...
46	* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDorks'': Konrad discovers that he gained immense strength when he became a zombie. He starts using it to get back at everyone who bullied him.
47	* ''Film/TheOne'': All versions of Gabriel in TheMultiverse get this thanks to in-universe ConservationOfNinjutsu. At one point, [[BigBad Yulaw]] uses a [[https://youtu.be/pKDE-1QO2Bs?t=194 pair of police motorcycles]] as [[CarFu boxing gloves]].
48	* ''Film/PainkillerJane'': Among the enhancements she receives, Jane gains great strength, allowing her to break out of handcuffs with ease.
49	* Not only is the titular alien (Yautja) in ''Film/{{Predator}}'' strong enough to overwhelm Arnie's Dutch and NeckLift him, but he can also rip men's spines out like they're MadeOfPlasticine. [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Later Predators]] are shown breaking concrete with their blows and [[Franchise/AlienVsPredator swinging around the aforementioned Xenomorphs]] by the tail. The Predator in ''Film/Prey2022'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhQ5xBYa2Jc&ab_channel=ClipsKing outright able to kill a grizzly bear]] with a punch to the head (after wrestling with it) and then hoisting up its carcass unassisted.
50	* Fezzik in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' has great strength, most notably shown during Westley's first encounter with the giant, in which Fezzik gives Westley a warning shot by throwing a boulder at a rock near Westley's head so hard that it powderizes. Fezzik then picks up another enormous boulder in one hand, nonchalantly chucking it over his shoulder when they decide to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight in hand-to-hand combat]].
51	* ''Franchise/RoboCop'', being a {{Cyborg}}, has enhanced strength to the point of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMCdRSnbTow being able to punch]] [[BarrierBustingBlow through walls]], send dudes flying with simple blows, and NeckLift Boddicker. In ''Film/RoboCop2014'', he's presented as even stronger, [[LightningBruiser and faster as well]]. However, [=RoboCop=]'s greatest feat of strength comes from ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'', in which he pushes back a 2850 hydraulic press.
52	* In ''Franchise/StarWars'', several characters and aliens have enhanced strength, including the Rancor, Wampas, [[https://youtu.be/mJLmdLRUPtE?t=40 Wookies such as Chewbacca]], and ([[https://youtu.be/r125_IWLAEE?t=6 of course]]) Darth Vader. Jedi can also draw strength from the Force when they're not being merely [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower super-athletic]] -- see Force-powered RapidFireFisticuffs [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/01/3b/1b013b0eea4c75263471d30635a23c6b.gif from Mace Windu]].
53	* [[BioAugmentation Augments]] from ''Franchise/StarTrek'' tend to have this as standard, but it's most apparent with John Harrison/[[spoiler:Khan]] from ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', who can swing around a beam cannon like it weighs nothing (one-handed no less), send men flying with a single blow, and [[YourHeadAsplode crush peoples' skulls]] with his bare hands. The only one who can [[https://youtu.be/rWUDKY7E8ok?t=53 fight him evenly]] is Spock, since Vulcans (including a HalfHumanHybrid like him) are much stronger than humans -- even then, [[spoiler:Khan]] can still NoSell the infamous [[PressurePoint Nerve Pinch]], showing just how strong he is.
54	* ''Film/TheStrongestManInTheWorld'' revolves around Medfield College student Dexter Reilly inadvertently gaining super-strength from a SuperSerum that lands in the cereal of his best friend, Richard Shuyler.
55	* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'':
56	** The T-800 from ''Film/TheTerminator'' can punch through a windscreen as well as [[https://youtu.be/NoKKY3ydw7Y?t=158 through a person]], and another model easily wields a minigun in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. In ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'', a T-850 is shown carrying a coffin over his shoulder and a massive gun in his other hand. Being played by two-time Olympic power lifter Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger also helps sell this trope. However, in ''Judgment Day'', the T-800 is [[https://youtu.be/BXhF2nGEPPU?t=124 matched]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0uzjJsvQ-w outright overpowered]] by the [[ImplacableMan T-1000]], who is played by a slim Creator/RobertPatrick -- MusclesAreMeaningless when you're liquid polyalloy.
57	** The T-X from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' is even leaner than the T-1000, but still strong enough [[https://youtu.be/MWeW-meT7ic?t=51 to send the T-850 flying]]. It helps that's she's an anti-Terminator.
58	** SuperSoldier Grace from ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' can break concrete like cardboard, throw bars of rebar like javelins, [[https://media3.giphy.com/media/TiZwdrWumrbk5h5ONW/giphy.gif use a sledgehammer hammer like it's a tennis racket]] and [[ChainPain swing a chain so hard that she can break steel]]. Unlike the previous examples, however, Grace can [[HeroicRRoD burn herself out]] since her [[{{Cyborg}} partially human body]] can't handle her own power.
59	** In a lore example, the reason why the humans can't use the [[{{BFG}} M-27 Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle]] in the BadFuture is because it's too heavy for anyone but the Terminators to lift, ''and the Terminators wield those things GunsAkimbo''.
60	* The Turtles have this in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014''. Donnie is able to throw Raph with enough force to bash in a Humvee and send it rolling down a hill and flip another truck over with only his bo staff himself. Earlier, when hyped up on adrenaline, they all break through their unbreakable glass cages.
61	* ''Film/Thirst2015'': The alien displays how strong it is by throwing one of the cast through the air and into a fence, which breaks to pieces on impact.
62	* Yello Dyno from ''Film/TrickyPeople'' can rip locked safes open with little to no effort.
63	* Achilles from ''Film/{{Troy}}'' is an implied example, as when first invading Troy, [[https://youtu.be/m0USjI7Wq7U?t=31 he effortlessly cuts the head off a bronze statue of Apollo]] like it's made of butter. Given Achilles's supposed SemiDivine nature, this would make sense, but the film is intentionally vague about it.
64	* David in ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' can rip car doors off and lift over five hundred pounds (as seen in a DeletedScene). It's unclear what his maximum potential is, as lifting anything heavy requires great effort, and he never fails at lifting anything. It's hinted that David's only limits are those that he puts in his own mind.
65	** In ''Film/Glass2019'', David finds an [[https://youtu.be/gT8R1sqpPhk?t=19 equal]] in strength with the Beast from ''Film/{{Split}}'' -- in the same movie, the Beast even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byPK0Gku6g4 flips a car]].
66	* ''Film/Underworld2003'': In ''Underworld: Evolution'', [[BigBad Marcus]] pulls a helicopter out of the air by pulling a chain hanging from it. It's possible that Marcus is gripping the cave floor with his clawed feet, but it's not shown.
67	* ''Film/WeAreTheNight'': The [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] get this. Although appearing to be just ordinary women, they can toss around much larger men with ease and kill them using only their bare hands (via NeckSnap when not draining their blood).
68	* ''Film/{{Wishcraft}}'': The killer has this due to his final wish so he could take on young and muscular male victims with ease. Brett however uses his final wish to be tougher, stronger and faster so he'll stop the killer.

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