Comic Book and Superhero Movies soon to be on The Best & The Worst list
by russellnanamie | created - 26 Jul 2013 | updated - 03 Nov 2017 | PublicIf I have missed any movies that are based on comic book series, graphic novels, or original superhero movies, please let me know in the comments below.
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1. Black Panther (2018)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira
Votes: 837,692 | Gross: $700.06M
2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans
Votes: 1,203,428 | Gross: $678.82M
3. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins
Votes: 449,897 | Gross: $216.65M
4. American Splendor (2003)
R | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose
Votes: 52,363 | Gross: $6.00M
5. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
NC-17 | 180 min | Drama, Romance
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 163,085 | Gross: $2.20M
6. Ghost World (2001)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Votes: 126,840 | Gross: $6.22M
7. The Scribbler (I) (2014)
R | 88 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young woman is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn."
Director: John Suits | Stars: Katie Cassidy, Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Eliza Dushku
Votes: 5,149
8. Whiteout (2009)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.
Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short
Votes: 40,853 | Gross: $10.28M
9. Sparks (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
Directors: Todd Burrows, Christopher Folino | Stars: Chase Williamson, Ashley Bell, Clancy Brown, Jake Busey
Votes: 5,895
10. Orgazmo (1997)
NC-17 | 94 min | Comedy
Naive young Mormon Joe Young is recruited to act in porn movies.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs
Votes: 38,050 | Gross: $0.58M
11. Creepshow 2 (1987)
R | 92 min | Fantasy, Horror
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, Domenick John, Tom Savini
Votes: 28,360 | Gross: $14.00M
12. Battle of the Warriors (2006)
R | 133 min | Action, Drama, War
Story centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warring States history in China.
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Zhiwen Wang, Bingbing Fan
Votes: 4,404
13. Blades of Blood (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Drama
During a turbulent time when politics, rebellion, and invasion come to a head. A clash stirs between two swordsmen in a violent struggle to seize control of the country they love.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Cha Seung-won, Han Ji-hye, Baek Sung-hyun
Votes: 871
14. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 13,019 | Gross: $1.70M
15. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
R | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
High-level demons collect low-level demons as warriors in attempt to obtain a key containing the blood of Christ. The key is guarded by immortal warriors called Demon Knights.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brenda Bakke
Votes: 26,314 | Gross: $21.09M
16. Bordello of Blood (1996)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The Crypt Keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello.
Director: Gilbert Adler | Stars: Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 15,777 | Gross: $5.59M
17. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Not Rated | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
Director: Joann Sfar | Stars: Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta, Doug Jones
Votes: 10,305 | Gross: $0.23M
18. Immortal (2004)
R | 103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.
Director: Enki Bilal | Stars: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Yann Collette
Votes: 21,780
19. Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
R | 127 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Sean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.
Director: Steve Wang | Stars: David Hayter, Kathy Christopherson, Bruno Patrick, Christopher Michael
Votes: 3,784
20. Griff the Invisible (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
Director: Leon Ford | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier, Patrick Brammall
Votes: 5,027
21. Renegade (2004)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Western
In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen, Juliette Lewis, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 12,333
22. Qing feng xia (1994)
88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Enter the Green Hornet. The Green Hornet along with his Boomerang throwing assistant, Alfred, the dynamic duo soon draw interest from a tough top cop who wants to unmask the hornet and a nosy reporter. Nonstop action!
Director: Ching-Ying Lam | Stars: Kar Lok Chin, Esther Kwan, Rongguang Yu, Ching-Ying Lam
Votes: 108
23. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The adventures of supernatural private investigator, Dylan Dog, who seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket, and blue jeans.
Director: Kevin Munroe | Stars: Brandon Routh, Aníta Briem, Sam Huntington, Taye Diggs
Votes: 15,642 | Gross: $1.18M
24. Lucky Luke (1991)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Western
Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
Director: Terence Hill | Stars: Terence Hill, Nancy Morgan, Roger Miller, Ron Carey
Votes: 4,254
25. Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)
86 min | Comedy, Western
Four dimwitted brothers try to impress their criminal mother by robbing a bank.
Director: Philippe Haïm | Stars: Eric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Saïd Serrari, Romain Berger
Votes: 3,716
26. Lucky Luke (2009)
Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Fearless gunslinger Lucky Luke is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Director: James Huth | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn, Sylvie Testud, Daniel Prévost
Votes: 4,522
27. Sheena (1984)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Elizabeth of Toro
Votes: 5,564 | Gross: $5.78M
28. Hellbenders (2012)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell.
Director: J.T. Petty | Stars: Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Andre Royo, Robyn Rikoon
Votes: 1,828
29. I Am Number Four (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 246,345 | Gross: $55.10M
30. Zinda (2006)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A man, taken and locked up for 14 years without any sane reason, is suddenly released, and has 4 days to figure out why this was done to him.
Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitly
Votes: 3,752 | Gross: $0.33M
31. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Crime, Drama, Thriller | Announced
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
32. Captain Marvel (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law
Votes: 610,798 | Gross: $426.83M
33. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
PG-13 | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 1,266,035 | Gross: $858.37M
Avengers: Infinity War, Part 2
34. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Director: David Soren | Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll
Votes: 32,365 | Gross: $73.92M
35. Incredibles 2 (2018)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Votes: 331,303 | Gross: $608.58M
36. Black Widow (2021)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz
Votes: 426,198 | Gross: $183.65M
37. Deadpool 2 (2018)
R | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison
Votes: 645,753 | Gross: $324.59M
38. The New Mutants (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga
Votes: 89,528 | Gross: $23.86M
39. Justice League (2017)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller
Votes: 478,664 | Gross: $229.02M
40. The Flash (I) (2023)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon
Votes: 210,448
41. Aquaman (2018)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson
Votes: 520,765 | Gross: $335.06M
42. Shazam! (2019)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer
Votes: 384,974 | Gross: $140.37M
43. The Batman (2022)
PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell
Votes: 787,133 | Gross: $369.35M
44. Titans (I) (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Dick and Rachel, a girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. Joining them along the way are the hot-headed Starfire and lovable Beast Boy. Together they become a team of heroes.
Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Ryan Potter, Teagan Croft
Votes: 112,773
46. Hellboy (2019)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, Hellboy battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane
Votes: 98,736 | Gross: $21.90M
47. Metal Men
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Based on a DC Comics hero created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1962, "Metal" revolves around a brilliant scientist, William Magnus, and his creations: six highly advanced robots who... See full summary »
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker
48. Venom (2018)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze
Votes: 538,382 | Gross: $213.52M
49. The Sinister Six
Action, Adventure, Crime | Announced
Plot unknown. Feature film based on the Marvel Comics series about a team of supervillians.
50. The Crow (2024)
Action, Crime, Fantasy | Completed
Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek revenge, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Laura Birn, Danny Huston, Jordan Bolger
51. Hellboy (2019)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, Hellboy battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane
Votes: 98,736 | Gross: $21.90M
53. Constantine 2
Action, Fantasy, Horror | Announced
Reeves will reprise his role as supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine. Who, in the original is dying, but sticks around to save his soul by keeping demons in hell from breaching earth.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Peter Stormare
54. The Sandman (2022– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
Stars: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong
Votes: 171,170
55. The Return of the Rocketeer
Action, Adventure, Family | Pre-production
Plot unknown. Described as a reboot sequel to Disney's 1991 film, 'The Rocketeer'.
Stars: David Oyelowo, Justin Nelson
56. Spawn (II)
Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced
The new Spawn movie will be a R-rated supernatural horror film.
Star: Jamie Foxx
57. Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Based on the comic book Prisoners of the Sun, where Tintin and Haddock head to South America to find a cure for their friend professor Calculus.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell
58. Untitled Third Tintin Film
Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Announced
Plot unknown. The third installment of a planned Tintin trilogy.
Star: Andy Serkis
59. Black Hole (I)
Drama, Horror, Romance | Pre-production
A group of high school students are afflicted by an STD known as "teen plague" or "the bug." Symptoms may include flaky skin, rash, growing a new limb or turning into a new kind of creature.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
60. The Legend of Conan
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Announced
The plot is unknown at this time.
Star: Arnold Schwarzenegger
61. Red Sonja
Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production
Plot kept under wraps. An adaptation of the comic book, Red Sonja, a vengeful warrior known as a "She-Devil with a sword".
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Rhona Mitra, Robert Sheehan, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Veronica Ferres
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