Moviefone's 11 Best Superhero Movies Ever

[WorthyStevens]

11. The Hulk (2003)
Why It Rocks: At first glance, Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is the poster boy for nice guys everywhere. But behind his geeky scientist facade lurks a Jolly-Green beast infused with gamma rays. Ang Lee's stylized take may have been a box-office disappointment, but we love the character-driven drama.

10. Superman (1978)
Why It Rocks: Just a few bars from John Williams' chills-inducing score will transport most of you back to childhood, when an azure-eyed Adonis named Christopher Reeve became the Man of Steel. He scaled buildings, saved lives and proved tights can be manly -- and damn sexy.

9. Spider-Man (2002)
Why It Rocks: Wrought with a strong origin story, an impressive performance by Tobey Maguire as the amazing arachnid and plenty of web-slinging action, Sam Raimi's first Spidey installment revived the superhero genre AND the upside-down smooch.

8. Superman II (1981)
Why It Rocks: Thought Spider-Man was the first superhero torn between a girl and his obligation to humanity? Think again. Here Supes faces a choice: Defend Earth from three evil Kryptonians or get naked with Lois Lane? Luckily, Margot Kidder ain't so hot.

7. X-Men (2000)
Why It Rocks: With his smart storytelling, hair-raising action sequences, and the sexiest cast of superheroes since ... well, ever, Bryan Singer didn't just raise the bar for comic-book flicks when he made 'X-Men' -- he drop-kicked that sucker into another universe.

6. The Incredibles (2004)
Why It Rocks: You know what they say, "The family that saves the day together, stays together." Or something like that. We only know that the Mr. and Mrs. must be doing something right, because their three kids (and the Pixar film) are just super.

5. Batman (1988)
Why It Rocks: Bat-fans freaked when Michael Keaton was named as the caped crusader, but they needn't have worried. Inspired by Frank Miller's Dark Knight series, Tim Burton gave us a brooding anti-hero whose angst doesn't keep him from kicking ass -- or getting the girl.

4. Batman Begins (2005)
Why It Rocks: Director Christopher Nolan delivers us from the camp-fests of Batmen past, serves up the creepiest villain to ever terrorize Gotham (Scarecrow) and makes us do something we thought we'd never do: want more Batman movies.

3. X2 (2003)
Why It Rocks: Bryan Singer perfects superhero direction with his second -- and sadly, last -- 'X-Men' installment, following Marvel's eclectic (and hot) cast of mutants as they battle a corrupt general. And for once, a woman (Famke Janssen's Jean Grey) saves the day. Rawr!

2. Superman Returns (2006)
Why It Rocks: Director Bryan Singer's flick has it all: a charismatic Man of Steel, a sexy Lois Lane, a sardonically funny Lex Luthor and tons of spectacle. It's fun but not cheesy, dark but not grim -- in other words, everything a superhero movie should be.

1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Why It Rocks: If power comes with responsibility, director Sam Raimi wielded his filmmaking power brilliantly. By honoring Stan Lee's vision of the webcrawler as a young man caught in a net between his awesome potential for heroism and his burnin' love for Mary Jane, Raimi set the gold standard. We can't wait for No. 3.

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[Mee]

I would disagree.

 

[Ben Urich]

That list is so wrong it's sad.
Spider-Man II shouldn't even crack the top 11, much less be ranked at the top.

 

[The-Dark-Knight]

batman was 1989,

and whys superman returns on there? it aint out yet

 

[The Chairman]

The major ommissions for me are Batman Returns and Superman II, both of which I felt were vastly superior to their predecessors.

 

[Ben Urich]

batman was 1989,

and whys superman returns on there? it aint out yet

They've screened it for the press, etc.

 

[WorthyStevens]

The major ommissions for me are Batman Returns and Supemran II, both of which I felt were vastly superior to their predecessors.

Agreed about Returns, but SII was on the list...

 

[The Shape]

That list is so wrong it's sad.
Spider-Man II shouldn't even crack the top 11, much less be ranked at the top.

disagree. SM2 deserves to be up there. The Incredibles does not.

 

[The Chairman]

Agreed about Returns, but SII was on the list...

Oh, must've missed it.

 

[kaijunexus]

That list is so wrong it's sad.
Spider-Man II shouldn't even crack the top 11, much less be ranked at the top.

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you suck.

 

[co2]

I would have to say that is a fair list for the most part. The placing of certain films is highly debatable, but I think all of the movies up there, deserve to be on that list somewhere. The only one I have a slight problem with is the Incredibles....And I haven't seem Superman Returns yet, but I bet it does deserve to be up there.

The synopsis they gave for Superman II cracks me up.

 

[Ben Urich]

disagree. SM2 deserves to be up there. The Incredibles does not.

Spider-Man II was just Spider-Man all over again. It was fun, sure, but it wasn't anything special.

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you suck.

How insightful.

 

[The Shape]

Spider-Man II was just Spider-Man all over again. It was fun, sure, but it wasn't anything special.

uh...did you see the movie? do you realize what the story was about? maybe you should re-watch each film and evaluate that statement again.

 

[Ben Urich]

uh...did you see the movie? do you realize what the story was about? maybe you should re-watch each film and evaluate that statement again.

Spider-Man faces off against a mentor/scientist-turned-villain and saves the day?
Same film. Different characters.

 

[CConn]

If you reduce the synopsis of any film down to something as base as that, it's going to look similar.

SM2's entire plot structure was different than SM1's, it showed the evolution of it's characters, and, I think, shored up some of the weak spots that hurt SM1 (dialogue, performances by certain actors, etc).

 

[Ben Urich]

I do think that Spider-Man II improved on its predecessor, but I still don't think it was anything to write home about. I'd rank the Spidey franchise behind the first two Blade films.
But to be quite honest, I've never been a Spider-Man fan, comics or otherwise. I can see the appeal, but he just doesn't do much for me.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I havent seen Sr or the Incredibles, but for me BB should be top, followed by Spiderman 2 and then X2 and Hulk would be higher.

Also, The Crow and Hellboy would be up there.

 

[Mr. Walters]

Who compiled that list? Was it something that was voted on or was it the opinion of one person? Either way...no. Poor list. I agree with some of the choices on the list, but not on there placing. Superman II ranked higher than Superman? Nope. Spider-Man 2 number one? And yet the most faithful comic to film adaptation (TMNT) is totally absent from the list?

 

[Chris Wallace]

I disagree w/the order of some of those. And I'm tired of seeing "The Incredibles" listed among the legitimate superhero movies.

 

[Chris Wallace]

disagree. SM2 deserves to be up there. The Incredibles does not.

He's basing it on his personal dislike for the film, despite its vast popularity & having only been surpassed in terms of B.O. numbers by the first Spider-Man film.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

batman was 1989,

and whys superman returns on there? it aint out yet

The point of the list is to publicise Superman Returns.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I disagree w/the order of some of those. And I'm tired of seeing "The Incredibles" listed among the legitimate superhero movies.

Legitimate?

 

[Chris Wallace]

"Legitimate", as in live-action, directly based on a comic book, not a light-hearted, KID-ORIENTED parody layered w/just the right hint of drama so that some forget it's a parody.

 

[Two-Face]

Sorry but that list is wrong.

 

[Ben Urich]

"Legitimate", as in live-action, directly based on a comic book, not a light-hearted, KID-ORIENTED parody layered w/just the right hint of drama so that some forget it's a parody.

Why wouldn't it belong? It's a movie. About superheroes. The list is about superhero movies.
I don't see the problem