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The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made

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Superhero movies may seem like a current trend, but the truth is, superheroes on film have been around since the beginning of celluloid. Most of the top superhero movies come from the comic giants like DC Movies or Marvel Films. Heroes like Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and Wolverine are all favorite superhero movie characters who have made it from the pages of comics to the big screen time and time again.

Superheroes began in classic American comic books in the 1930s, though their predecessors date back to earlier crime fighters and even mythological superhuman characters, like Zeus and Thor. In the Golden Age of comic books, superheroes frequented the pages of DC Comics, including Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern. In the 1960s, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Iron Man showed up in the pages of Marvel Comics. More modern superhero stories like Kick-Ass and Watchmen still delight audiences.

Superhero movie serials once played before big features at movie houses. Today, Hollywood turns out giant summer blockbusters that routinely break records and bring in big business for studio execs, costumers, and special effects crews alike. Everyone has a favorite superhero film, and you can add yours to the rankings by voting up an existing item or creating your own full re-rank of your favorite super hero movies.

List Criteria: Movies about superheroes, including masked vigilantes, costumed crime fighters, and peace protectors

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    1. PANCAKE
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 11/28/2012 5:30 PM
      Excellent best superhero movie, eh.
    2. Kimi Henseler
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 9/10/2012 9:30 PM
      Superior best superhero movies, brother.
    3. Ja Yark
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 9/04/2012 5:30 AM
      Excellent top superhero movies, huh?
    4. Kendrick Protzman
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 9/02/2012 3:30 PM
      Excellent good superhero movies, dawg.
    5. Bryon Idol
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 9/02/2012 12:30 PM
      Wonderful best super hero movies, brother.
    6. Jeffry Benejan
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 6/10/2012 12:30 PM
      Superb best superhero, brother.
    7. The Executioner
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 5/12/2012 11:15 AM
      and Hellboy 2
    8. The Executioner
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 5/12/2012 11:14 AM
      Superman (1978) Superman (1980) and Batman 1989 , Dark Kinght
    9. Bruce
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 5/03/2012 9:51 PM
      Where is The Matrix?
    10. reaper
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 3/02/2012 2:13 PM
      i think this is just a list of all superhero movies ever made cause alot of these movies sucked
    11. cptron
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 7/13/2011 2:48 PM
      Fantastic four 2, which was much better than the first film, should be on this list along with Ghost Rider.
    12. WarrenWatson
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 6/21/2011 5:25 PM
      Kick ass greater than Superman. c'mon man!
    13. tommygun2024
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 5/25/2011 12:56 PM
      Why is dare devil so hated it is such a great movie -.-
      1. reaper
        The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 3/02/2012 2:12 PM
        cause it sucked
    14. ahughes
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 4/24/2011 10:14 PM
      Watchmen, Iron Man, H**l Boy, X-Men, Punisher, V for Vendetta, Daredevil, Fantastic 4, Unbreakable, Batman Begins, and Superman would be my top choices.
    15. ahughes
      The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 4/24/2011 10:08 PM
      The Dark Knight is so overrated. Heath Ledger does a nice job ..but really ... how hard is is too play a crazy person? Additionally, his death - unfortunate as it may have been - contributes to the cult status of this movie which manifests itself as "greatest movie" lists such as this.
      1. Connermac
        The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 6/30/2011 3:37 AM
        I totally agree with ahughes, why are there soooo many people out there who think that ''The Dark Knight'' was a masterpiece???. It was moderately enjoyable at best. was maybe 30 minutes too long and I still don't like Mr Raspy voice as Bats. Heath ledger was brill tho..gotta give props to the late actor.
        1. I Am Tom Riddle
          The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 7/17/2011 9:58 AM
          Connen, you were spot on until you praised Ledger. The absolutely only reason his performance is so revered is because he died. His performance was pretty good; nothing to crow about. TDK is the most massively overrated movie in my lifetime. I recently rewatched it at the urging of a friend and I raised my rating to mediocre. Much like Anakin's fall to the dark side, Dent embracing murder just didn't work. Batman becoming a fall guy for Dent? How unbelievably stupid was that? Much like Spiderman's idiotic ending (Peter rejecting his life long love????), it made me hate the entire movie.

          Best Superhero Movies (by someone with a brain):

          Superman The Movie

          Xmen

          X2

          Watchmen

          Blade II

          Iron Man 2

          The Incredibles

          Kick Ass

          Batman Under The Red Hood

          Batman (1989)
          1. reaper
            The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 3/02/2012 2:03 PM
            films that used a lot of glossy special effects and had no real story or character development. like fantastic four 2 and ghost rider ( which sucked) honestly dont deserve to be on this list
          1. reaper
            The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 3/02/2012 2:00 PM
            i think all of you are idiots who simply dont understand what a groundbreaking movie the dark knight was. Being a filmaker and animator i do. it wasnt just the performances which were amazing. it was the size the scope and how the story flowed. this was an incredible and dynamic film so much so it has inspired a new era of dark super hero films. this film truly did justice to the legacy of the dark knight and was by far one of the best super hero films ever made.
            1. reaper
              The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made at 3/02/2012 2:10 PM
              real best superhero movies ever made:
              Watchmen
              The Dark Knight
              The Incredibles
              Blade 2
              X-men first class
              Hellboy

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