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The Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time

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Updated January 14, 2021 311.0k votes 13.2k voters 134.1k views177 items

List RulesVote up your favorite films based on comics and graphic novels.

This list of the best comic book movies ever, is ranked by fans of both comics and movies and needs your votes as well! This list includes some of the greatest superhero movies as well as film adaptations of graphic novels, which may not necessarily feature traditional heroes. These are the best of the best of the comic book movie genre, and many star some of the best actors in all of Hollywood.

Though not all comic book fans agree on the best comic book movies, some find a few of these comic inspired movies even better than the source material. Whether you prefer Marvel movies or DC movies, there's surely a comic book film on this list that you think is great.

Vote up your favorite movies from comics to move them up the list, or press rerank to create your own list of the best comic movies of all time and further affect the order of this ultimate list.

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The Dark Knight
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2008
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2018
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Deadpool
Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin
Released: 2016
Directed by: Tim MIller
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Captain America: Civil War
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Thor: Ragnarok
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
Released: 2017
Directed by: Taika Waititi
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Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr, Josh Brolin
Released: 2019
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard
Released: 2008
Directed by: Jon Favreau

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Logan
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
Directed by: James Mangold
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The Avengers
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
Released: 2012
Directed by: Joss Whedon
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld
Released: 2018
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders
Released: 2014
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Guardians of the Galaxy
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
Released: 2014
Directed by: James Gunn
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Batman Begins
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2005
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Released: 2016
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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The Dark Knight Rises
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2012
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot, Chris Pine
Released: 2017
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
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767
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jon Watts
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Ant-Man
Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas
Released: 2015
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2002
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
Released: 2017
Directed by: James Gunn
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jon Watts
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Batman
Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
Released: 1989
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Deadpool 2
Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Leitch
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans
Released: 2011
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Men in Black
Will Smith, Sylvester Stallone
Released: 1997
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
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