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The Best Movies Based on Marvel Comics

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List RulesMovies must be based on a comic put out by Marvel.

Although Marvel actually released several films before the modern explosion, they were, how you say? Not good. It wasn't until Bryan Singer's X-Men that Hollywood really took notice. Since then, many Marvel movies have gone on to become blockbuster franchises, including films introducing beloved characters from the Marvel pantheon like: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, and Captain America.

In 2012, years of preparation and lead-in films culminated in the release of The Avengers, an epic-scale event film bringing together a number of the company's most iconic heroes, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. The film opened with the highest weekend domestic box office gross of any film before it (not just a Marvel Studios film), earning over $200 million in its first 3 days in theaters. Then in 2019, Avengers: Endgame went on to earn $357 million during its opening weekend.

Here is the list of the best films ever made based on Marvel comics and characters from Marvel Comics. And as Marvel keeps churning out the hits, make sure to vote-up and submit your favorites!

These are the best Marvel Comics movies, voted on by the fans. What do you think is the best Marvel movie? Cast your votes below.

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Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2018
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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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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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders
Released: 2014
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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Spider-Man: Far From Home
Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jon Watts
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The Avengers
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
Released: 2012
Directed by: Joss Whedon
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Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard
Released: 2008
Directed by: Jon Favreau
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Ant-Man
Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas
Released: 2015
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jon Watts
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Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan
Released: 2018
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
Released: 2017
Directed by: James Gunn
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans
Released: 2011
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Logan
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
Directed by: James Mangold
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Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Released: 2016
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2015
Directed by: Joss Whedon
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry
Released: 2014
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2002
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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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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Spider-Man 2
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
Released: 2004
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Iron Man 2
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
Released: 2010
Directed by: Jon Favreau filmography
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Deadpool 2
Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Leitch
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Thor
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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