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The 25 Greatest Superhero Movies By Brian Gilmore [54 more lists]
These are the superhero movies I've seen throughout my life that I haven't regretted paying for or watching. Unfortunately, Jean Claude Van Damme doesn't count as a superhero in any of his movies, so these will have to do. Every time a movie better than one on this list comes out, one will be knocked out.
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2008Christopher NolanDrama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Superhero movie, Evil clown MoreAaron Eckhart, Gene Fojtik, Christian Bale, Edison Chen, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Michael Jai White, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall, Keith Szarabajka, Colin McFarlane, Joshua Harto, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, William Fichtner More - 2
2004Brad BirdComedy, Family, Animation, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Computer Animation, Superhero movie MoreCraig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Dominique Louis, Jean Sincere, Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews, Wallace Shawn, Spencer Fox, Lou Romano, Sarah Vowell, Michael Bird, Elizabeth Peña, Bud Luckey, Brad Bird, Bret Parker, Kimberly Adair Clark, John Ratzenberger, Dominique Louise Dhour, Teddy Newton More - 3
2004Sam RaimiFantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Drama Film MoreBonnie Somerville, Daniel Dae Kim, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Banks, Bruce Campbell, Brianna Brown, Lucy Lawless, Rosemary Harris, Daniel Gillies, Cliff Robertson, Vanessa Ferlito, Stan Lee, Aasif Mandvi, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Joy Bryant, Kirsten Dunst, Joel McHale, J. K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Emily Deschanel More - 4
2008Jon FavreauThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, War MoreGwyneth Paltrow, Will Lyman, Clark Gregg, Shaun Toub, Paul Bettany, Bill Smitrovich, Gerard Sanders, Jon Favreau, Leslie Bibb, Terrence Howard, Robert Downey Jr., Faran Tahir, Tim Guinee, Stan Lee, Jeff Bridges, Sayed Badreya, Samuel L. Jackson, James Cramer, Nazanin Boniadi More - 5
2005Christopher NolanDrama, Crime, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Reboot MoreTom Wilkinson, Gerard Murphy, Christine Adams, Gus Lewis, Mark Boone Junior, Christian Bale, Richard Brake, Rutger Hauer, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Ilyssa Fradin, Rade Serbedzija, Roger Yuan, Sara Stewart, Karen David, Ken Watanabe, Linus Roache, Emma Lockhart, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, Colin McFarlane More -
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2012Joss WhedonScience Fiction, Action, Superhero movieCobie Smulders, Ronald Hamilton, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Lou Ferrigno, Stellan Skarsgård, Clark Gregg, Jenny Agutter, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson More - 7 1987Paul VerhoevenThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Superhero movie, Stop motion, Satire MoreMiguel Ferrer, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Ronny Cox, Dan O'Herlihy, Del Zamora, Paul McCrane, Felton Perry, Robert Doqui, Ray Wise More
- 8 2010Edgar WrightComedy, Fantasy, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Superhero movie MoreMark Webber, Ellen Wong, Satya Bhabha, Nelson Franklin, Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Bill Hader, Jason Schwartzman, Mae Whitman, Brie Larson, Chantelle Chung, Chris Evans, Ingrid Haas, Kristina Pesic, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Erik Knudsen, Tara Mason, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick, Brandon Routh, Abigail Chu, Johnny Simmons More
- 9 2002Guillermo del ToroFantasy, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Horror, Superhero movieWesley Snipes, Donnie Yen, Norman Reedus, Luke Goss, Leonor Varela, Danny John-Jules, Matt Schulze, Thomas Kretschmann, Marit Velle Kile, Tony Curran, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Karel Roden More
- 10 2007Steve BarronComedy, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie MoreDavid Forman, James Saito, Judith Hoag, Michael Turney, Raymond Serra, Jay Patterson, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Skeet Ulrich, Elias Koteas, Sam Rockwell, Josh Pais More
- 11 1990Sam RaimiThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Horror, Crime Fiction, Superhero movie MoreLiam Neeson, Aaron Lustig, Nicholas Worth, Rafael H. Robledo, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Dan Hicks, Ted Raimi, Dan Bell, Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad, Said Faraj, Frank Noon More
- 12 2006Richard Donner, Richard LesterFamily, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Romance Film, Superhero movie MoreNed Beatty, Margot Kidder, Christopher Reeve, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Marlon Brando, Valerie Perrine, Gene Hackman, Clifton James, E. G. Marshall More
- 13 2004Guillermo del ToroFantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Supernatural MoreKarel Roden, Brian Steele, James Babson, Kevin Trainor, John Hurt, Bridget Hodson, Rupert Evans, Corey Johnson, Brian Caspe, Guillermo del Toro, Jeffrey Tambor, David Hyde Pierce, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Ron Perlman, Doug Jones More
- 14 2002Sam RaimiFantasy, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Coming of age MoreJack Betts, Joe Manganiello, Gerry Becker, Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Bill Nunn, Randy Savage, K. K. Dodds, Randy Poffo, Rosemary Harris, Cliff Robertson, Bruce Campbell, James Franco, Ted Raimi, Lindsay Thompson, Lucy Lawless, Stan Lee, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Papajohn, Ron Perkins, J. K. Simmons, Stanley Anderson, Elizabeth Banks More
- 15 1993Bruce Timm, Eric RadomskiAnimation, Action/Adventure, Superhero movieBob Hastings, Dana Delany, Abe Vigoda, Robert Costanzo, Mark Hamill, Dick Miller, Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Stacy Keach, Hart Bochner, Marilu Henner More
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- 16 1989Tim BurtonDrama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Superhero movie MoreJack Nicholson, Tracey Walter, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Kim Basinger, Michael Keaton, Robert Wuhl, Lee Wallace, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle More
- 17 2006James McTeigueDrama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, LGBT, Superhero movie, Film adaptation, Dystopia, Political thriller, Future noir MoreStephen Rea, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Roger Allam, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack, Rupert Graves, Guy Henry, John Standing, Natasha Wightman, Natalie Portman, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Hugo Weaving, Ben Miles More
- 18 2010James GunnDrama, Comedy, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, IndieLiv Tyler, Nathan Fillion, Rainn Wilson, Zach Gilford, Grant Goodman, Edrick Browne, Linda Cardellini, Connor Day, James Gunn, Sean Gunn, Lindsay Soileau, Stephen Blackehart, Gerardo Davila, Kevin Bacon, Mollie Milligan, Michael Rooker, Paul T. Taylor, Don Mac, Ellen Page, Gregg Henry, Andre Royo, Nick (Nicholas) Holmes, William Katt, Mikaela Hoover More
- 19 1991Michael PressmanComedy, Family, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, IndieDavid Warner, Paige Turco, Frank Welker, Leif Tilden, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Michelan Sisti, François Chau, Kevin Clash, Kevin Nash, Mark Caso More
- 20 1991Joe JohnstonFantasy, Period piece, Family, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Airplanes and airports MoreBilly Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Lauter, Paul Sorvino, Timothy Dalton, Tiny Ron Taylor, Jon Polito, Alan Arkin, Terry O'Quinn, Melora Hardin More
- 21 1985Michael Herz, Michael Herz, Lloyd KaufmanComedy, Action/Adventure, Horror, Superhero movie, Indie, Monster movie, B-movie, Cult MoreAndree Maranda, Marisa Tomei, Mark Torgl, R. L. Ryan, Mitch Cohen
- 22 1997Trey ParkerComedy, Science Fiction, Superhero movie, Indie, Parody, Cult, Sex comedy MoreMatt Stone, Trey Parker, Ron Jeremy, Dian Bachar, Toddy Walters, Chasey Lain, Nikita, Joseph Arsenault, Michael Dean Jacobs, Robyn Lynne Raab, Juli Ashton, Andrew W. Kemler More
- 23 1994Chuck RussellComedy, Fantasy, Crime, Action, Romance FilmReg E. Cathey, Tim Bagley, Johnny Williams, Ben Stein, Joseph Alfieri, Denis Forest, Max, Cameron Diaz, Amy Yasbeck, Orestes Matacena, Jim Doughan, Peter Riegert, Jim Carrey, Peter Greene, Richard Jeni, Joely Fisher, Nancy Fish, B.J. Barie More
- 24 2000M. Night ShyamalanPsychological thriller, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Supernatural, Superhero movie, Suspense MoreRobin Wright, Charlayne Woodard, Spencer Treat Clark, Eamonn Walker, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Stefanson, James Handy, Bruce Willis, M. Night Shyamalan More
- 25 1999Kinka UsherComedy, Fantasy, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie, Parody MoreHank Azaria, Doug Jones, Greg Kinnear, Ricky Jay, Paul Reubens, Tom Waits, Louise Lasser, Pras, Ben Stiller, Lena Olin, Eddie Izzard, Artie Lange, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Janeane Garofalo, Geoffrey Rush, Claire Forlani, Jenifer Lewis, Corbin Bleu More
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