The 10 greatest superhero movies of all time

Batman? X-Men? Superman? Spider-Man? Which heroes made the cut?

By Drew McWeeny, Gregory Ellwood, Dave Lewis Sunday, Jul 22, 2012 4:17 AM

"The Dark Knight Rises" is finally in theaters, and some fans are ranking it among the best superhero movies ever made. To celebrate the film's release, the HitFix editorial team voted on the films we thought were the all-time best in the genre.

Some of the films that didn't make the list? How about "Spider-Man," "Kick-Ass," "X-Men: First Class," "Batman Begins" and "Superman II"? If that piques your curiosity, Check out our picks below,

Do you agree or disagree? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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vinay

Greg! Jack wasn't nominated for an Oscar...it was a golden globe! And where is unbreakable?
July 22, 2012 at 4:53AM EST Reply to Comment
- Weber Unbreakable deserves to be on this list!! As does the TV show "Numb3rs" comic book episode.
  July 22, 2012 at 2:02PM EST
- Just wow A sub-par TELEVISION show's episode should be on this list of greatest superhero MOVIES? Yeah, ok.
  July 22, 2012 at 3:49PM EST
- Jackson L Simply put. The ChristianB, bat man is the.. greatest super hero of all, all times. The writers ( C.N. ) vision of a hero is magnificent
  September 23, 2012 at 3:47PM EST
smartazjb0y

I like that Iron Man and Avengers is up there. A lot of people seem to be saying "those were good but are just low entertainment compared to DKR" and stuff like that. Good to see that people still think the MCU movies have a place among the superhero movie greats.
July 22, 2012 at 4:59AM EST Reply to Comment
- DustoffDust And Xmen united
  August 3, 2012 at 4:10PM EST
Jay

As long as the dull and depressing "The Amazing Spider-Man" is not on this list, I'm happy. So your list is great in my book!
July 22, 2012 at 5:29AM EST Reply to Comment
- John Completely agree. I saw the Amazing Spiderman finally the other day. What a complete load of rubbish. Can't believe anyone thought it was good.
  July 22, 2012 at 7:42AM EST
- John and Jay - you have both restored my faith in humanity (really)
  July 22, 2012 at 6:43PM EST
- Tyler Agreed wholeheartedly. I actually think (the pretty lousy) Spider-Man 3 is superior. At least that piece of junk had a sense of fun. This was painfully dull, had no forward momentum or logical story progression, terrible pacing, they completely botched Uncle Ben's death and its meaning (cleaning Peter Parker's hands of his blood to boot), Peter is a completely different character in every other scene, there is no drama or romance to the - well - romance. It doesn't help that they forgot to give Gwen Stacy a personality or character. The movie adds and drops plot elements every 10 minutes and there is zero sense of fun. It's utterly joyless.
  
  Worst of all, Spider-Man is an a-hole in it. He has no character arc, doesn't grow as a character and when the movie finally provides him with an opportunity to grow - SPOILER - honoring a dying man's wish - he winds up dismissing it. What an a-hole! It betrays any growth.
  
  Amazing Spider-Man is downright abysmal. I honestly feel that there has to be 2 different versions being shown to audiences, that's the only way I can fathom people are enjoying this. Spider-Man is my favorite superhero yet I found absolutely nothing to enjoy about this. Biggest letdown of the year for me.
  July 22, 2012 at 8:02PM EST
- Alton Robertson Folks. My wife, who hates comic book movies, my gradson who would rather play a video game than watch any movie, and myself- all loved "The Amazing Spiderman." And by the way, the audience applauded the movie when it was over. What's abysmal is the above remarks.
  July 24, 2012 at 2:48AM EST
- Chris Alton if u like the film sing it praises. Fair enough. But don't come on here and give it to people who simply have a different opinion. (It's called adulthood)
  July 24, 2012 at 8:23AM EST
- JON K CHALLENGE R Guys you have to remember its just the start..your comparing it to the first spiderman with that other dweeb. I think it was a good start to the coming movies..whats not to like..it had the history of his father, the romance, the villian being his fathers partner(which was a great addition) what are you guys movie critics? like the movie theatre screen always says..just sit down, relax, AND ENJOY THE SHOW!
  July 26, 2012 at 2:17AM EST
- Dick Nick Yes! Finally some sane voices got through the clutter.
  
  The Un-Amazing Spiderman was one of the worst 'hero' movies ever. I was openly yelling at the screen. Parker became a huge a-hole after the spider bite. He let his uncle get killed over a penny! A PENNY! And he stole the pint of milk to boot! Capt Stacey's death meant nothing to this so-called hero. F this Peter Parker.
  
  The story was weak (ohh! a machine that spreads chemicals is banned as a weapon but they can keep it on premises - no way it falls into the wrong hands!). The script didn't follow its own rules: Parker is torn up by the Lizard yet he can swing Gwen around the city, later he is hobbled by bullet grazing his leg!!! And the cranes, don't get me started about the cranes. If the film hadn't been nearly over I would have walked out. Cranes, jesus how lame. The entire first scene was 1) lifted from Batman Begins 2) completely pointless. We were told this happened why did we have to see it? And poor Sally Field, they gave Aunt May a lobotomy - do not return Miss Field someone at the studio hates you.
  
  To Jon; its up the studio and director to ALLOW me to enjoy the show. I shouldn't be expected to drop my hard earned money into a sink hole only to be told 'enjoy the dankness'. I expect a half way descent film, not garbage. The Amazing Spiderman was garbage.
  August 5, 2012 at 10:35AM EST
- Rivera LOL! The amazing Spider man is a fantastic movie!. It fixed some of the problems I had with the first and third movie. In the first movie did people forfot how crappy the CGI was taking away from a lot of scenes? The origin story was told fine but the action sequences never impressed me. The second one with Dr. Octopus was almost perfect, great villain, great chemistry between the actors and story. The third Spider man was a complete mess and the romance between Peter and Mary Jane was so freaking soapy and fake. The new Spider Mam even made the mistake of repeating some elements ofthe first trilogy gave some nice touches at the second half. I loved the special effects, I loved the music(I thought the first trilogy movies was good too) and I loved how the romance was played this time around, more believable. I have great expectations for the sequel! And Dick Nick if you don't like the Spider man character that's fine dude!
  August 9, 2012 at 8:45PM EST
- spidertical1 @Rivera
  Great CGI does not mean the difference between a great sh movie and a bad one. This movie had no soul. It was just made because Sony wanted more money and did not want to revert the rights back to Marvel. The result a sub par Spidey flick at best. They tried to make it like Batman Begins with the grittyness and darkness but the problem is that Spidey is NOT dark and brooding like Bats is. The only thing this movie did better was the web shooters and there was a little less crying, besides that it wasn't that "amazing".
  September 21, 2012 at 1:25PM EST
Playhouse

Interesting list. See quite a few that make my own list.

For comparison, top 25 comic book-inspired films (Top 10 superheroes marked by *):

*1) The Dark Knight
*2) Superman: The Movie
*3) The Dark Knight Rises
*4) The Rocketeer
5) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
*6) Spider-Man 2
*7) Unbreakable
8) A History of Violence
*9) Captain America: The First Avenger
*10) Marvel's The Avengers
*11) Batman Begins
*12) Thor
13) Iron Man
14) X2: X-Men United
15) Batman (1989)
16) John Carter
17) Spider-Man
18) The Amazing Spider-Man
19) Road to Perdition
20) Ghost World
21) The Incredible Hulk
22) The Crow
23) Daredevil (The Director's Cut)
24) V for Vendetta
25) Dick Tracy

I'd include 'The Incredibles' pretty high on the list as well, but mixing in animated films with the live-action completely changes the landscape. For one thing, 'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm' is the best Batman film made to date and would, therefore, top this list as well.
July 22, 2012 at 5:33AM EST Reply to Comment
- daewoox8k batman begins deserves to be in the top 10 further more scott pilgrim was more video game movie than superhero movie. e.g. bonus life
  July 26, 2012 at 1:57PM EST
- Pat No Marvel movie deserves to be above Avengers. Especially Cap.
  July 30, 2012 at 9:29PM EST
- MM39 John Carter is on your list? Your list is irrelevant.
  July 31, 2012 at 1:38PM EST
- cfudge My top 15
  1. The Dark Knight Rises
  2. The Dark Knight
  3. Batman Begins
  4. Watchmen
  5. X-men First Class
  6. The Avengers
  7. Kick Ass
  8. Thor
  9. X-2
  10. Superman: The Movie
  11. Iron Man
  12. The Punisher
  13. X-Men
  14. The Amazing Spider-Man
  15. Superman Returns
  July 31, 2012 at 7:57PM EST
johngalt

No Batman Begins? Duh, it was definitely better than spiderman 2.
July 22, 2012 at 6:03AM EST Reply to Comment
- Shaun Thank you! The omission of Batman Begins (yet the Burton ones are included?) from the Hitfix list is inconceivable. One of the very best, and it astounds me how little love that movie gets.
  July 22, 2012 at 4:58PM EST
- daewoox8k the problem is than batman begins initially suffered the effects of the plague known as batman and robin. by the time people realised that batman begins is actually great the movie had left the theatre.
  July 26, 2012 at 2:03PM EST
- IHatePeaSoup Reply to comment...
  August 2, 2012 at 2:38PM EST
- IHatePeaSoup I agree with Daewoo. I didn't see it at the theater either and really regretted not doing so!
  August 2, 2012 at 2:39PM EST
- paul kelly very good point johngalt
  August 8, 2012 at 11:55AM EST
batman

Nothing can beat batman
July 22, 2012 at 7:26AM EST Reply to Comment
- Sam that is true. just mentioning the name batman opens the doors to so many possibilities that the movie could be based off of.
  August 6, 2012 at 7:22PM EST
Jonnybon

I have so many problems with this list I don't know where to start. So I won't. I'll just say I don't like it.
July 22, 2012 at 8:11AM EST Reply to Comment
Jack

Good list, but I would have included Kick-Ass. Very entertaining!
July 22, 2012 at 8:28AM EST Reply to Comment
- daewoox8k underage kids killing people is entertaining? seriously?
  July 26, 2012 at 2:06PM EST
- Ass-Kick It wasn't just entertaining, it was awesome.
  
  You're one of those people that wanted Holidays removed from school too, aren't you?
  July 31, 2012 at 5:21PM EST
JedyKnight

Great, great list.. i mostly agree.. although it seems based more on mainstream superheroes.. it did surpriese me no Hellboy in it. plus i think i have less issues with it because it was correctly title, i think a list of comics-based movies will be aat least 50% different. But as it is, i think is was a well done work. Excelsior !
July 22, 2012 at 9:02AM EST Reply to Comment
dandee

1. Batman 1989
2. Dark Knight Rises
3. Avengers
4. Superman (1978)
5. Iron Man
6. Dark Knight
7. Batman Returns
8. Batman Forever
9. Captain America
10. Rocketeer
July 22, 2012 at 9:07AM EST Reply to Comment
- Shaun The Burton films, and even that hideous Batman Forever over Batman Begins? Honestly? Wow.
  July 22, 2012 at 4:59PM EST
- daewoox8k the dark knight at no.5 aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh the mayan calendar is correct the world is comming to an end in 2012.
  July 26, 2012 at 2:10PM EST
carmen

. I saw the Amazing Spiderman with a group of 31 friends and the theater was full everyone was happy. The movie is really good.
July 22, 2012 at 9:13AM EST Reply to Comment
Hurm

No Watchmen, no credibility.
July 22, 2012 at 9:15AM EST Reply to Comment
- Marvel111 Watchmen was only good because it copied a book. It was done well but it really doesn't live up to the epic series.
  July 22, 2012 at 12:19PM EST
- Truth Watchmen the movie was an abortion, and a disgrace to the book.
  July 22, 2012 at 3:50PM EST
- Sam @marvel111 all superhero movies are based off of something, including the story. the story was never original to begin with. watchmen did what other superhero movies fail to do, show the realism of superheroes no matter how mighty they are. and the series is minutemen two different teams. its like justice league and justice society.
  August 6, 2012 at 7:27PM EST
- julian I really enjoy that you have one person saying it just copied a book and another person saying it didn't copy it enough. Never going to please everyone, right?
  August 13, 2012 at 4:12AM EST
carmen

My favorite Super heroes movies is batman. Sand always will be.
July 22, 2012 at 9:15AM EST Reply to Comment
carmen

And
July 22, 2012 at 9:16AM EST Reply to Comment
aa

How the hell can you overlook Watchmen?
July 22, 2012 at 9:52AM EST Reply to Comment
- Fart Because it was really really bad.
  July 31, 2012 at 12:57AM EST
- dman very easily.
  August 1, 2012 at 1:11PM EST
- most maybe it was a flop. But I think too it deserves a place in at least top 5
  August 8, 2012 at 2:55PM EST
Intellectual Ninja

Batman Begins was better than ANY of the Burton films.

This list is invalidated.
July 22, 2012 at 10:38AM EST Reply to Comment
- Shaun Agreed!
  July 22, 2012 at 4:59PM EST
- IHatePeaSoup Seconded!
  August 2, 2012 at 2:41PM EST
- yaga the time difference makes them not even fair..the burton movies were dark and i love them
  August 13, 2012 at 3:38PM EST
Jimbo

Batman Begins should be up there for sure (and high on the list), and when all is said and done, The Dark Knight Rises should be very high on that list too. So many of those older movies, if you go back now, feel sort of dated with what has been accomplished in comic-book/superhero movies in the last decade in general. The Nolan Batman Trilogy, Iron Man (not 2), and the Avengers all should be very high. It's going to be hard to top those movies.
July 22, 2012 at 11:19AM EST Reply to Comment
- IHatePeaSoup The Nolan Batman Trilogy, to me, is the 2nd best trilogy of all time! The original Star Wars Trilogy beats it in a photo finish!
  August 2, 2012 at 2:44PM EST
god_is_a_myth

One of the worst lists i have seen not only on hitfix but on any site..No Batman Begins, Unbreakable, X-Men First Class & Watchmen but Iron Man & both of Tim Burton's movies is in the list..
July 22, 2012 at 11:39AM EST Reply to Comment
- DUSTOFFDUST Iron man deserves to be on that list, not the trilogy the one movie....
  August 3, 2012 at 4:17PM EST
Sean

Love this list! Great choices all around. Props for including hokey and old fashioned The Rocketeer, that movie is so well done (I also love The Phantom for the same reasons; plus, you can tell Billy Zane is clearly having a blast).

I'm also glad you included not only Batman Returns, but Burton's original Batman. There wasn't much you can do with Nolan's trilogy, considering you only have so much space, but I do think Batman Begins is one of the greatest origin stories and does deserve a place here. I understand, from the numerous reviews I've read, that The Dark Knight Rises is on par with the other films in Nolan's trilogy; could you have fudged the books a little and considered all three Nolan directed Batman films as one, and named it Best Comic Book Trilogy?

Finally, I love the fact that Superman: The Movie is on here; the inception of all comic book films, and still the most epic, best acted, and directed. Don't listen to the haters who say the movie is corny and dated (I think it's a generational thing), Superman: The Movie is the comic book equivalent of the original Star Wars; and should be the high water mark that all other superhero movies are judged.
July 22, 2012 at 11:43AM EST Reply to Comment
Alex

All three of Nolan's Batman films deserve to be on that list -- specifically Begins and Rises. The Dark Knight was great but it has been overrated based solely on the iconic nature of Ledger's performance. The Two-Face evil turn is far too quick and their are some major logic gaps in the story. Also, Maggie Gyllenhaal was terrible.
July 22, 2012 at 12:16PM EST Reply to Comment
- Alex *there. woops.
  July 22, 2012 at 12:17PM EST
- Alex My list (hope everyone shares theirs):
  1. The Dark Knight Rises
  2. Batman Begins
  3. The Avengers (Obviously good but too cutesy)
  4. Superman ('78)
  5. The Dark Knight
  6. The Incredibles
  7. Iron Man
  8. Spiderman 2
  9. X2
  10. The Rocketeer
  
  Honourable mentions: Captain America, Superman 2, X-Men First Class, Burton's first Batman.
  July 22, 2012 at 12:24PM EST
- Shaun Very good list, Alex, and one that comes reasonably close to my own (see below)... The big difference is the new Dark Knight Rises though.
  
  I'll be curious to see what Drew's second viewing/discussion will be like because as much as I love the first two Nolan films, I was deeply disappointed by "Rises." So much, that I not only didn't put it in my top 10, but it didn't even make my honorable mention list. I feel like Nolan really made a mess of this last one, I'm sorry to say.
  July 22, 2012 at 5:02PM EST
- TJ 1. Dark Knight
  2. X2
  3. The Avengers
  4. Batman Begins
  5. Iron Man
  6. Batman 1966
  7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  8. The Incredibles
  9. Spiderman 2
  10. Thor
  
  I suppose Dark Knight Rises has a chance to wind up around 8 or so, but I have to see it again (and again) and give it some room to breathe. Batman Begins was one that improved with every viewing; Dark Knight was one that was best the first time through. I'm not sure which way Dark Knight Rises will go.
  July 27, 2012 at 8:10AM EST
- cibdakid I really liked Dark Knight (it's great obviously) but Maggie Gyllenhaal ruined it for me. I loved Batman Begins and I thought Katie Holmes did an excellent job as Rachel Dawes. I couldn't see Maggie as Rachel at all.
  August 8, 2012 at 4:25PM EST
steve

"Peaks" my curiosity? Good lord the editing on this site. Serious question, do you have editors who read each piece before posting, or is it the responsibility of the writers to spell check? It's very tough if the writers don't know the actual words/rules (I pray for the day Sepinwall finally learns the rules behind hyphenation).
July 22, 2012 at 1:40PM EST Reply to Comment
- dan Steve- Would that we had copy editors.
  
  I'll fix "piques."
  
  -Daniel
  July 22, 2012 at 1:56PM EST
JLPatt

"Spider-Man 2" is still the best.
July 22, 2012 at 2:52PM EST Reply to Comment
wormwoodsuncle

Dude, your list is a wee bit wrong. I'd have put Unbreakable, Mystery Men and maybe V For Vendetta (if that counts as a superhero movie) in there. And two Tim Burton films? I can see an arguement for Batman Returns because of Michelle Pfeiffer, but it's tenuous. Also, I'd swap out Iron Man for Captain America. However, I can't argue with Rocketeer, Dark Knight, Incredibles, X-Men 2 or Christopher Reeves Superman.
July 22, 2012 at 2:56PM EST Reply to Comment
- V for Vendetta is a comic book/graphic novel movie. It is not a super hero movie.
  July 22, 2012 at 6:45PM EST
Shaun

I will never understand the continued love for Tim Burton's overrated, outdated, and (yes) campy, even freakish takes on Batman and his world. Keaton was a terrible Bruce Wayne, and the plots ludicrous. How do you put both Burton Bat-movies on this list and not BATMAN BEGINS??

I also don't see how the first Iron Man could be ranked all the way down at #6 and Superman: The Movie is still ranked so highly. Great for its time, sure, and Reeve was wonderful, but it's aged pretty badly.

Here's my list:

Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
The Avengers
The Incredibles
X-Men 2
Spider-Man (the first Raimi one)
The Incredible Hulk (the Norton one)
V For Vendetta
Batman - Mask of the Phantasm

Honorable mentions: The Rocketeer, Spider-Man 2 Thor, Captain America, Superman: The Movie, The Amazing Spider-Man.
July 22, 2012 at 4:56PM EST Reply to Comment
- TJ Good call on Mask of the Phantasm. I love how it weaves in some good creepy Joker stuff into what is essentially a Batman origin story. Really good little movie.
  
  I need to watch it again, but I'd also put Under the Red Hood up there. And if it counts as a movie, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker might be the best animated Batman movie of all.
  July 27, 2012 at 8:46AM EST
Mulderism

My Top 10 list.

I am seeing "Rises" tonight so I expect one of these to get bumped off.

Superman (1978)
Superman II (Richard Donner cut) (1980)
Batman Returns (1992)
X-Men (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Hulk (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)
July 22, 2012 at 7:16PM EST Reply to Comment
- Mulderism Note: These were ordered by date of release.
  July 22, 2012 at 7:17PM EST
- Mulderism And my Top 20:
  
  Superman (1978)
  Superman II (Richard Donner cut) (1980)
  Batman (1989)
  Batman Returns (1992)
  The Mask (1994)
  X-Men (2000)
  Unbreakable (2000)
  Spider-Man (2002)
  X2: X-Men United (2003)
  Hulk (2003)
  Hellboy (2004)
  Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  Batman Begins (2005)
  Iron Man (2008)
  Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
  The Dark Knight (2008)
  Kick-Ass (2010)
  Thor (2011)
  X-Men: First Class (2011)
  Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
  July 22, 2012 at 7:19PM EST
- Jaydaone28 Pretty good list except HULK was garbage. Incredible Hulk was way better.
  July 23, 2012 at 12:45AM EST
- Mulderism I love Ang Lee's Hulk. One of the most underrated hero movies ever. Incredible Hulk was utterly forgettable IMHO.
  July 23, 2012 at 1:53PM EST
Steve D

Iron Man, Avengers, Burton's Batman, Spider Man II, OK. Incredibles, I guess so. Nolan's Batman films aren't that great. The Rocketeer, you have to be kidding me.
July 22, 2012 at 7:23PM EST Reply to Comment
daisy

Would V for Vendetta the list. Also all of Nolans trilogy. Burtons, not a single one should be included.
July 22, 2012 at 11:06PM EST Reply to Comment
Troy

So many films on this list that shouldn't be there - Avengers, Xmen 2, Spiderman 2, Batman Returns. Terrible, terrible & awful! Where's Kick Ass or Hellboy?
July 23, 2012 at 9:32AM EST Reply to Comment
- DUSTOFFDUST Wait wait wait, You are just being unfair wit Marvels movies. You would make a really dumb list, except the fact you dont like the burton film. Hellboy was good but no top ten, kick ass actually maybe. Avenegrs and x2 and SM2were easily some of the best superhero entertainment.
  August 3, 2012 at 4:25PM EST
Joe W

I love The Rocketeer, but no way should it be ahead of Batman Begins. This is a pretty solid list though, even though I think The Incredibles is a little overrated. I'd put Superman: The Movie ahead of it in a heartbeat.
July 23, 2012 at 1:48PM EST Reply to Comment
Adam73

There is no way anyone who understands what makes movies good thinks The Avengers is better than Spider-Man 2 or even X-Men 2.
July 23, 2012 at 11:38PM EST Reply to Comment

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vinay Greg! Jack wasn't nominated for an Oscar...it was a golden globe! And where is unbreakable?

Weber Unbreakable deserves to be on this list!! As does the TV show "Numb3rs" comic book episode.

Just wow A sub-par TELEVISION show's episode should be on this list of greatest superhero MOVIES? Yeah, ok.

Jackson L Simply put. The ChristianB, bat man is the.. greatest super hero of all, all times. The writers ( C.N. ) vision of a hero is magnificent

smartazjb0y I like that Iron Man and Avengers is up there. A lot of people seem to be saying "those were good but are just low entertainment compared to DKR" and stuff like that. Good to see that people still think the MCU movies have a place among the superhero movie greats.

DustoffDust And Xmen united

Jay As long as the dull and depressing "The Amazing Spider-Man" is not on this list, I'm happy. So your list is great in my book!

John Completely agree. I saw the Amazing Spiderman finally the other day. What a complete load of rubbish. Can't believe anyone thought it was good.

John and Jay - you have both restored my faith in humanity (really)

Alton Robertson Folks. My wife, who hates comic book movies, my gradson who would rather play a video game than watch any movie, and myself- all loved "The Amazing Spiderman." And by the way, the audience applauded the movie when it was over. What's abysmal is the above remarks.

Chris Alton if u like the film sing it praises. Fair enough. But don't come on here and give it to people who simply have a different opinion. (It's called adulthood)

daewoox8k batman begins deserves to be in the top 10 further more scott pilgrim was more video game movie than superhero movie. e.g. bonus life

Pat No Marvel movie deserves to be above Avengers. Especially Cap.

MM39 John Carter is on your list? Your list is irrelevant.

cfudge My top 151. The Dark Knight Rises2. The Dark Knight3. Batman Begins4. Watchmen5. X-men First Class6. The Avengers7. Kick Ass8. Thor9. X-210. Superman: The Movie11. Iron Man12. The Punisher13. X-Men14. The Amazing Spider-Man15. Superman Returns

johngalt No Batman Begins? Duh, it was definitely better than spiderman 2.

Shaun Thank you! The omission of Batman Begins (yet the Burton ones are included?) from the Hitfix list is inconceivable. One of the very best, and it astounds me how little love that movie gets.

daewoox8k the problem is than batman begins initially suffered the effects of the plague known as batman and robin. by the time people realised that batman begins is actually great the movie had left the theatre.

IHatePeaSoup Reply to comment...

IHatePeaSoup I agree with Daewoo. I didn't see it at the theater either and really regretted not doing so!

paul kelly very good point johngalt

batman Nothing can beat batman

Sam that is true. just mentioning the name batman opens the doors to so many possibilities that the movie could be based off of.

Jonnybon I have so many problems with this list I don't know where to start. So I won't. I'll just say I don't like it.

Jack Good list, but I would have included Kick-Ass. Very entertaining!

daewoox8k underage kids killing people is entertaining? seriously?

Ass-Kick It wasn't just entertaining, it was awesome.You're one of those people that wanted Holidays removed from school too, aren't you?

dandee 1. Batman 19892. Dark Knight Rises3. Avengers4. Superman (1978)5. Iron Man6. Dark Knight7. Batman Returns8. Batman Forever9. Captain America10. Rocketeer

Shaun The Burton films, and even that hideous Batman Forever over Batman Begins? Honestly? Wow.

daewoox8k the dark knight at no.5 aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh the mayan calendar is correct the world is comming to an end in 2012.

carmen . I saw the Amazing Spiderman with a group of 31 friends and the theater was full everyone was happy. The movie is really good.

Hurm No Watchmen, no credibility.

Marvel111 Watchmen was only good because it copied a book. It was done well but it really doesn't live up to the epic series.

Truth Watchmen the movie was an abortion, and a disgrace to the book.

julian I really enjoy that you have one person saying it just copied a book and another person saying it didn't copy it enough. Never going to please everyone, right?

carmen My favorite Super heroes movies is batman. Sand always will be.

carmen And

aa How the hell can you overlook Watchmen?

Fart Because it was really really bad.

dman very easily.

most maybe it was a flop. But I think too it deserves a place in at least top 5

Intellectual Ninja Batman Begins was better than ANY of the Burton films.This list is invalidated.

Shaun Agreed!

IHatePeaSoup Seconded!

yaga the time difference makes them not even fair..the burton movies were dark and i love them

IHatePeaSoup The Nolan Batman Trilogy, to me, is the 2nd best trilogy of all time! The original Star Wars Trilogy beats it in a photo finish!

god_is_a_myth One of the worst lists i have seen not only on hitfix but on any site..No Batman Begins, Unbreakable, X-Men First Class & Watchmen but Iron Man & both of Tim Burton's movies is in the list..

DUSTOFFDUST Iron man deserves to be on that list, not the trilogy the one movie....

Alex *there. woops.

cibdakid I really liked Dark Knight (it's great obviously) but Maggie Gyllenhaal ruined it for me. I loved Batman Begins and I thought Katie Holmes did an excellent job as Rachel Dawes. I couldn't see Maggie as Rachel at all.

dan Steve- Would that we had copy editors.I'll fix "piques."-Daniel

JLPatt "Spider-Man 2" is still the best.

V for Vendetta is a comic book/graphic novel movie. It is not a super hero movie.

Mulderism My Top 10 list. I am seeing "Rises" tonight so I expect one of these to get bumped off.Superman (1978)Superman II (Richard Donner cut) (1980)Batman Returns (1992)X-Men (2000)Unbreakable (2000)Spider-Man (2002)Hulk (2003)Spider-Man 2 (2004)Batman Begins (2005)The Dark Knight (2008)

Mulderism Note: These were ordered by date of release.

Jaydaone28 Pretty good list except HULK was garbage. Incredible Hulk was way better.

Mulderism I love Ang Lee's Hulk. One of the most underrated hero movies ever. Incredible Hulk was utterly forgettable IMHO.

Steve D Iron Man, Avengers, Burton's Batman, Spider Man II, OK. Incredibles, I guess so. Nolan's Batman films aren't that great. The Rocketeer, you have to be kidding me.

daisy Would V for Vendetta the list. Also all of Nolans trilogy. Burtons, not a single one should be included.

Troy So many films on this list that shouldn't be there - Avengers, Xmen 2, Spiderman 2, Batman Returns. Terrible, terrible & awful! Where's Kick Ass or Hellboy?

DUSTOFFDUST Wait wait wait, You are just being unfair wit Marvels movies. You would make a really dumb list, except the fact you dont like the burton film. Hellboy was good but no top ten, kick ass actually maybe. Avenegrs and x2 and SM2were easily some of the best superhero entertainment.

Joe W I love The Rocketeer, but no way should it be ahead of Batman Begins. This is a pretty solid list though, even though I think The Incredibles is a little overrated. I'd put Superman: The Movie ahead of it in a heartbeat.

Adam73 There is no way anyone who understands what makes movies good thinks The Avengers is better than Spider-Man 2 or even X-Men 2.

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vinay

Greg! Jack wasn't nominated for an Oscar...it was a golden globe! And where is unbreakable?

smartazjb0y

I like that Iron Man and Avengers is up there. A lot of people seem to be saying "those were good but are just low entertainment compared to DKR" and stuff like that. Good to see that people still think the MCU movies have a place among the superhero movie greats.

Jay

As long as the dull and depressing "The Amazing Spider-Man" is not on this list, I'm happy. So your list is great in my book!

cfudge My top 15
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Watchmen
5. X-men First Class
6. The Avengers
7. Kick Ass
8. Thor
9. X-2
10. Superman: The Movie
11. Iron Man
12. The Punisher
13. X-Men
14. The Amazing Spider-Man
15. Superman Returns

johngalt

No Batman Begins? Duh, it was definitely better than spiderman 2.

batman

Nothing can beat batman

Jonnybon

I have so many problems with this list I don't know where to start. So I won't. I'll just say I don't like it.

Jack

Good list, but I would have included Kick-Ass. Very entertaining!

Ass-Kick It wasn't just entertaining, it was awesome.

You're one of those people that wanted Holidays removed from school too, aren't you?

dandee

1. Batman 1989
2. Dark Knight Rises
3. Avengers
4. Superman (1978)
5. Iron Man
6. Dark Knight
7. Batman Returns
8. Batman Forever
9. Captain America
10. Rocketeer

carmen

. I saw the Amazing Spiderman with a group of 31 friends and the theater was full everyone was happy. The movie is really good.

Hurm

No Watchmen, no credibility.

carmen

My favorite Super heroes movies is batman. Sand always will be.

carmen

And

aa

How the hell can you overlook Watchmen?

Intellectual Ninja

Batman Begins was better than ANY of the Burton films.

This list is invalidated.

god_is_a_myth

One of the worst lists i have seen not only on hitfix but on any site..No Batman Begins, Unbreakable, X-Men First Class & Watchmen but Iron Man & both of Tim Burton's movies is in the list..

dan Steve- Would that we had copy editors.

I'll fix "piques."

-Daniel

JLPatt

"Spider-Man 2" is still the best.

Steve D

Iron Man, Avengers, Burton's Batman, Spider Man II, OK. Incredibles, I guess so. Nolan's Batman films aren't that great. The Rocketeer, you have to be kidding me.

daisy

Would V for Vendetta the list. Also all of Nolans trilogy. Burtons, not a single one should be included.

Troy

So many films on this list that shouldn't be there - Avengers, Xmen 2, Spiderman 2, Batman Returns. Terrible, terrible & awful! Where's Kick Ass or Hellboy?

Joe W

I love The Rocketeer, but no way should it be ahead of Batman Begins. This is a pretty solid list though, even though I think The Incredibles is a little overrated. I'd put Superman: The Movie ahead of it in a heartbeat.

Adam73

There is no way anyone who understands what makes movies good thinks The Avengers is better than Spider-Man 2 or even X-Men 2.

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