Top 100 Superhero Movies List

#40 Superhero Movie

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) PG-13

The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writers:

Guillermo del Toro

Stars:

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones

#39 Superhero Movie

Superman (1978) PG

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

Stars:

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman

#38 Superhero Movie

Thor: The Dark World (2013) PG-13

When Dr. Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful entity known as the Aether, Thor is heralded of the cosmic event known as the Convergence and the genocidal Dark Elves.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

#37 Superhero Movie

Iron Man 2 (2010) PG-13

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writers:

Justin Theroux, Stan Lee

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow

#36 Superhero Movie

Hancock (2008) PG-13

Hancock is a superhero whose ill considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when one person he saves helps him improve his public image.

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman

#35 Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie (2008) PG-13

Orphaned high school student Rick Riker is bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, develops super powers (except for the ability to fly), and becomes a hero.

Director:

Craig Mazin

Writers:

Craig Mazin

Stars:

Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton

#34 Superhero Movie

Batman Returns (1992) PG-13

When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Bob Kane, Daniel Waters

Stars:

Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer

#33 Superhero Movie

Iron Man 3 (2013) PG-13

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Director:

Shane Black

Writers:

Drew Pearce, Shane Black

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow

#32 Superhero Movie

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) PG-13

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon, Stan Lee

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

#31 Superhero Movie

Spawn (1997) R

An elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil.

Director:

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Writers:

Todd McFarlane, Alan B. McElroy

Stars:

John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen

#30 Superhero Movie

Hellboy (2004) PG-13

A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writers:

Guillermo del Toro

Stars:

Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair

#29 Superhero Movie

Blade (1998) R

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writers:

David S. Goyer

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson

#28 Superhero Movie

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) PG-13

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Director:

Marc Webb

Writers:

Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Stars:

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx

Captain America: The First Avenger movie

#27 Superhero Movie

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) PG-13

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Stars:

Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson

#26 Superhero Movie

American Hero (2015)

Melvin, a reluctant Superhero, lives only for crime, women and drugs - until he realises that the only way he will ever get to see his estranged son is to go straight and fulfil his potential as a crime fighter.

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

Nick Love

Stars:

Stephen Dorff, Eddie Griffin, Bill Billions

#25 Superhero Movie

Thor (2012) PG-13

The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman

#24 Superhero Movie

Suicide Squad (2016) PG-13

A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency, which inevitably leads to chaos.

Director:

David Ayer

Writers:

David Ayer

Stars:

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie

#23 Superhero Movie

Superman II (1980) PG

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

Director:

Richard Lester, Richard Donner

Writers:

Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel

Stars:

Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder

#22 Superhero Movie

Captain America: Civil War(2016) PG-13

Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.

Director:

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Writers:

Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Stars:

Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

#21 Superhero Movie

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) PG-13

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer

Stars:

James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

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