In terms of Marvel films, I definitely wouldn't recommend Thor:Ragnarok or Thor:Love and Thunder, they're more in the category where you mentioned beating them with a hammer and have their emotional moments almost murdered by the need to be comedic.
Thor and Thor:Dark World however, are a more darker tone, with comedy but they definitely let the emotional moments *be* emotional, Thor:Dark World is definitely my favourite MCU film to date and I'd recommend both!!
Saw Thor; wasn't a fan. Maybe it was too Aliens for my taste? Like I know they're Norse gods kind of, but they're technically aliens. it was over a decade ago, so I forget the specifics of why I didn't like it
also Loki stans have made my favorite movie/primary fandom's tags (Crimson Peak) a mess every time some new piece of media with him comes out, and often watch the movie in the worst faith possible just to see Hiddles Ass and have ice-cold takes about the female leads- the core of the movie. so I have a bit of a grudge, I admit