Top 5 Chris Evans shows and movies you must watch

American actor Chris Evans needs no introduction and is one of the highest-grossing box office stars of all time.

Popularly known for playing Captain America/Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actor has starred in many TV shows and movies and has proved his acting chops.

From Captain America: The First Avenger to Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans has had a successful career in the MCU and is also set to appear in the upcoming MCU movie Avengers: Doomsday.

While the actor has become synonymous with his Captain America role, he certainly has many other good shows and movies under his belt.

Top 5 Chris Evans movies and TV shows that are a must-watch.

Top 5 Chris Evans projects that are a must-watch

5) Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

While Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novels are highly popular, thanks to the 2010 film adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (which also stars Chris Evans), this animated series is just as interesting to watch.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a 2023 Netflix animated series that reimagines the comics in a different world, one where the titular protagonist Scott Pilgrim seemingly disappears in the first episode after a fight with his girlfriend Ramona Flowers' first evil ex, Matthew Patel.

The animated series then follows Ramona as she begins her adventure and investigates Scott Pilgrim's disappearance. The series is an intriguing take on the popular novel and features the original movie actors reprising their respective characters, including Evan, who plays Luca Lee, Ramona's second evil ex.

4) Opposite Sex

While Fox cancelled this 2000 teen comedy after just one season, Opposite Sex deserves more recognition. It stars Chris Evans, Milo Ventimiglia, and Kyle Howard at the beginning of their respective careers.

Opposite Sex follows the story of the prestigious Evergreen Academy in Northern California, a girls' school that has recently been turned into co-ed. When Jed Perry moves to Northern California and enrolls in Evergreen Academy, he finds out that the school has only two boys other than him, Philip and Cary.

The sitcom chronicles the daily lives of these three boys as they navigate their new school, where the girls make them feel unwelcome.

3) Knives Out

The first part of Rian Johnson's whodunit style American mystery film, the Knives Out franchise, needs no introduction now.

Inspired by Agatha Christie's works, the 2019 film starred Daniel Craig as a private detective, Benoit Blanc, who is brought in to investigate the mysterious death of novelist Harlan Thrombey on his 85th birthday.

Chris Evans played a rich and spoiled brat, Hugh Ransom Drysdale, in the movie, and it is surely a must-watch for all mystery-movie lovers. The franchise also includes Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) and the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).

2) Defending Jacob

Chris Evans was highly praised for his performance in Apple TV+'s 2020 murder-mystery legal drama Defending Jacob. It is based on William Landay's 2012 novel of the same name.

The actor played the role of Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber, whose 14-year-old son Jacob (Jaeden Martell) is accused of murder.

Andy and his wife Laurie (Michelle Dockery) do their best to stand by their son and prove his innocence. Defending Jacob is a gripping legal drama with excellent performances by all three actors and is worth checking out.

1) Materialists

Celine Song's latest romantic comedy film, Materialists, starring Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal, is all the hype on the Internet right now, with critics hailing the film as the return of 2000s rom-coms.

The lead actors already exhibit perfect chemistry in the trailer and the press interviews, and the movie is surely worth checking out in the theatres.

Materialists follow a love triangle between Lucy, a matchmaker, her ex-boyfriend John, and the brother of one of her clients, Harry Castillo. The movie was released on June 13, 2025, and is already being hailed as a box office success.