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Theme: Comic-Book Adaptations

A comic-book refers to anything where a story is told in visual panels with accompanying text (usually dialogue balloons). This is taken to refer to film adaptations of comic-books, newspapers strips, graphic novels or manga (Japanese comic-books).

The comic-book has been with us since the 19th Century. Its popularity became widespread in the US in the 1930s, sold as individual weekly or monthly issues or appearing in newspapers as daily/weekly strips of 3-4 panels. Since 1938 and Action Comics #1, which introduced Superman to the world, the comic-book has become synonymous with the Superhero, although by no means are all comic-books about superheroes.

The first comic-book adapted film was the silent short The Katzenjammer Kids (1898). The first genre work was the serial Flash Gordon (1936) based on the popular space opera newspaper strip. The 1940s saw a spate of adventurer hero and superhero Serials adapted from comic-books. The first comic-book adapted superhero was the serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).

The 1960s brought a renewed interest in comic-books with the eye-poppingly colourful exploits of tv’s Batman (1966-8), which was followed by a number of works that took a similar campy vein. The 1970s began to treat the superhero and comic-book seriously beginning with the Christopher Reeve Superman (1978), while the Tim Burton Batman (1989) introduced the superhero to the dark, brooding graphic novel superhero. Both of these saw several adaptations in a similar vein.

The 2000s/10s brought the ascendancy of Marvel Comics and its shared interwoven continuity to the point it has eclipsed everything else at the box-office. The success has seen a number of other superheroic properties adapted to the screen in particular from DC Comics.

The other major source of comic-book adaptations have been in Japanese manga, which have been adapted both inAnime and live-action, which have been prolific producing superheroic, Cyberpunk, giant robots, tentacle creatures and Young Adult fantasies.

Although the superhero dominates comic-book adapted properties, it would be a mistake to assume that it is the only type of comic-book adaptation out there. There are plentiful other works from the stories of the boy adventurer Tintin; the gonzo historical exploits of Asterix and Obelix; the space opera adventures of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon; from comic-book detective Dick Tracy to the film noir homage of Sin City (2005); the mock gothic of The Addams Family and the dark Gothic of The Crow (1994); the fantastical historical retelling of 300 (2007); to adaptations of comics made for children like the adventures of Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost; talking animal comics like Garfield and Howard the Duck; to works made for adults like Barbarella and the stories from Heavy Metal magazine; and spy adventures like Modesty Blaise and the Kingsman films.


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30 Days of Night (2007)

3 February 200814 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Small Town in Alaska Overrun by Vampires

Director: David Slade
Actors: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, …
Category: Horror

30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)

15 December 202117 May 2023

Rating: ★★★

Vampire Hunters

Director: Ben Ketai
Actors: Kiele Sanchez, Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau Jr, Mia Kirshner, …
Category: Horror

300 (2007)

19 April 20079 April 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Fantasticised Historical Battle/Graphic Novel Adaptation

Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, …
Category: Fantasy

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

8 March 201425 March 2021

Rating: ★★½

Fantasticised Historical Battle

Director: Noam Murro
Actors: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, …
Category: Fantasy

Abattoir (2016)

9 December 201628 February 2021

Rating: ★

Sinister Small Town/Collector of Murder Rooms

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Actors: Jessica Lowndes, Joe Anderson, Dayton Callie, Lin Shaye, …
Category: Horror

Ace Drummond (1936)

8 April 199920 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Serial/Flying Ace Hero

Director: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith
Actors: John Dusty King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr, C. Montague Shaw
Category: Science Fiction

The Addams Family (1991)

1 April 199920 November 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Kinky Perverse Family

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Actors: Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christina Ricci, Christopher Lloyd, …
Category: Fantasy

Addams Family 2 (2021)

15 October 202115 October 2021

Rating: ★★

Kinky Perverse Family/Animation

Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Javon “Wanna” Walton, …
Category: Fantasy

The Addams Family (2019)

10 January 202014 October 2021

Rating: ★★½

Kinky Perverse Family/Animation

Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, …
Category: Fantasy

Addams Family Reunion (1998)

21 November 200020 June 2025

Rating: ★

Kinky Perverse Family

Director: Dave Payne
Actors: Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Ed Begley Jr, Carel Struycken, …
Category: Fantasy

Addams Family Values (1993)

8 August 199914 October 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Kinky Perverse Family

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Actors: Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christina Ricci, Christopher Lloyd, …
Category: Fantasy

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

20 August 200328 December 2023

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: John English, William Witney
Actors: Tom Tyler, Louise Currie, Robert Strange, Bryant Washburn, …
Category: Fantasy

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

20 December 201114 January 2020

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, …
Category: Fantasy

Akira (1988)

2 August 19991 December 2021

Rating: ★★★★★

Anime/Psychic Powers Amok

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Category: Science Fiction

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

20 July 20199 January 2021

Rating: ★★

Cyborg Girl/Manga Adaptation

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Keean Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, …
Category: Science Fiction

All-Star Superman (2011)

23 July 20126 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Sam Liu
Actors: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony LaPaglia, Steve Blum, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alone (2017)

27 April 20214 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Children Awaken in a Mysteriously Deserted City

Director: David Moreau
Actors: Sofia Lesaffre, Stephane Bak, Paul Scarfoglio, Jean-Stan Du Pac, …
Category: Fantasy

Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)

15 June 202020 January 2025

Rating: ★★

The Trials of the Afterlife

Director: Kim Yong-hwa
Actors: Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Don Lee, …
Category: Fantasy

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

28 January 201911 May 2025

Rating: ★½

The Trials of the Afterlife

Director: Kim Yong-hwa
Actors: Cha Tae-hyun, Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, …
Category: Fantasy

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

3 May 201416 August 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Marc Webb
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

2 July 201222 May 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Marc Webb
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ant-Man (2015)

18 July 201525 March 2023

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Miniature Superhero

Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

15 December 201826 April 2023

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Miniature Superhero

Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

29 April 202330 April 2023

Rating: ★★½

Marvel Comics Miniature Superhero

Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, …
Category: Science Fiction

Appleseed (1988)

8 July 200114 October 2022

Rating: ★★★

Anime/Future Anti-Terrorist Squad

Director: Katsuyoshi Katayama
Category: Science Fiction

Appleseed (2004)

14 December 200825 March 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Anime/Future Anti-Terrorist Squad

Director: Shinji Aramaki
Category: Science Fiction

Aquaman (2018)

16 March 20198 February 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Merman Superhero

Director: James Wan
Actors: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, …
Category: Science Fiction

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

10 February 202413 April 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Merman Superhero

Director: James Wan
Actors: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen III, Nicole Kidman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (2012)

13 April 20132 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Character

Director: Laurent Tirard
Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne, …
Category: Fantasy

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

16 January 202327 August 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Character

Director: Alain Chabat
Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Monica Bellucci, Jamel Debbouze, …
Category: Fantasy

Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)

7 March 20092 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Character

Director: Frederic Forrestier, Thomas Langmann
Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alain Delon, …
Category: Fantasy

Asterix in Britain (1986)

12 August 199916 November 2020

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: Pino Van Lamsweerde
Actors: Jack Bearber, Bill Kearns, Gordon Heath
Category: Fantasy

Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods (2014)

5 November 201530 March 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier
Category: Fantasy

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)

11 May 202130 March 2024

Rating: ★★

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy
Category: Fantasy

Asterix vs Caesar (1985)

31 July 199923 September 2019

Rating: ★

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: Paul Brizzi, Gaetan Brizzi
Actors: Jack Bearber, Bill Kearns, Allen Wenger, Gordon Heath
Category: Fantasy

Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)

29 March 202229 March 2022

Rating: ★★★

Serial/Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Spencer G. Bennet
Actors: Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond, …
Category: Science Fiction

Attack on Titan (2015)

29 November 201518 September 2024

Rating: ★★★

Live-Action Anime Adaptation/Invasion by Giants

Director: Shinji Higuchi
Actors: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuara, Kanata Hongo, Satomi Ishihara, …
Category: Fantasy

Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)

9 January 201716 March 2023

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Anime Adaptation/Invasion by Giants

Director: Shinji Higuchi
Actors: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuara, Kanata Hongo, Hiroki Hasegawa, …
Category: Fantasy

The Avengers (2012)

4 May 201225 April 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

2 May 201531 January 2025

Rating: ★★½

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

10 August 201922 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

3 November 201822 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012)

25 July 201320 April 2022

Rating: ★★

High School Detention Horror Film

Director: Matthew Spradlin
Actors: Cameron Deane Stewart, Augie Duke, Amanda Alch, Roger Edwards, …
Category: Horror

Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017)

17 April 2019

Rating: ★★

High School Detention Slasher

Director: Ben Browder
Actors: Sami Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Taylor Ali, Erika Daly, …
Category: Horror

Barb Wire (1996)

21 November 200321 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Anarchic Future/Leather-Clad Bimbo

Director: David Hogan
Actors: Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Steve Railsback, Xander Berkeley, …
Category: Science Fiction

Barbarella (1968)

26 March 200013 October 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Softcore Space Opera

Director: Roger Vadim
Actors: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, David Hemmings, Milo O'Shea, …
Category: Science Fiction

Batman (1943)

26 November 200027 October 2024

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: Lambert Hillyer
Actors: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson, …
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Batman (1966)

14 August 20019 May 2023

Rating: ★★

Campy Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Actors: Adam West, Burt Ward, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman (1989)

26 March 20008 November 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, …
Category: Fantasy

The Batman (2022)

30 April 202227 October 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman and Mr Freeze: SubZero (1997)

30 September 200014 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Boyd Kirkland
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Loren Lester, Mary Kay Bergman, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman and Robin (1949)

16 September 201527 March 2024

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: Spencer G. Bennet
Actors: Robert Lowery, John Duncan, Jane Adams (i), Lyle Talbot, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman & Robin (1997)

30 September 200027 July 2023

Rating: 0­

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)

13 November 202231 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superheroes/Animation

Director: Matt Peters
Actors: Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Travis Willingham, Troy Baker, …
Category: Science Fiction

Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)

15 June 201515 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Super-Villain Team-Up/Animation

Director: Jay Oliva, Ethan Spaulding
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch, Troy Baker, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

25 April 201615 May 2020

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Jay Oliva
Actors: Jason O'Mara, Yvonne Strahovski, Sean Maher, Stuart Allan, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman Begins (2005)

15 June 200530 September 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

30 June 200320 January 2025

Rating: ★★½

Batman of the Future/Animation

Director: Curt Geda
Actors: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, …
Category: Science Fiction

Batman Forever (1995)

30 April 200119 May 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Gotham By Gaslight (2018)

11 February 201815 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Victorian Era Batman

Director: Sam Liu
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Scott Patterson, Anthony Head, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

27 July 200822 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Compilation of Batman Anime Shorts

Director: Shouijiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yoshiaki Aoki, …
Actors: Kevin Conroy, David McCallum, Rob Paulsen, Gary Dourdan, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Hush (2019)

26 July 20196 December 2024

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Justin Copeland
Actors: Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O'Connell, Peyton List, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

23 February 200230 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist Jr, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)

27 October 201730 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Curt Geda
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Kimberly Brooks, Kelly Ripa, Elisa Gabrielli, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman Ninja (2018)

6 May 201810 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Batman Anime

Director: Junpei Mizusaki
Category: Fantasy

Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League (2025)

13 April 202513 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Batman Anime

Director: Junpei Mizusaki, Shinji Takagi
Category: Science Fiction

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)

18 December 201610 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Retro 1960s Batman

Director: Rick Morales
Actors: Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Jeff Bergman, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman Returns (1992)

26 December 20001 February 2025

Rating: ★★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)

22 January 202121 March 2023

Rating: ★★

Animation/Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Sam Liu
Actors: David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, James Hong, …
Category: Fantasy

The Batman Superman Movie: World’s Finest (1998)

4 July 20007 November 2022

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero Teamup/Animation

Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Mark Hamill, …
Category: Science Fiction

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part I (2012)

22 December 201222 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Jay Oliva
Actors: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Gary Anthony Williams, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part II (2013)

6 May 201327 November 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Jay Oliva
Actors: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Mark Valley, Michael Emerson, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

24 March 202322 August 2024

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Christopher Berkeley, Sam Liu
Actors: David Giuntoli, Tati Gabrielle, Christopher Gorham, Emily O'Brien, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

6 August 20169 May 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Sam Liu
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: The Long Halloween Part One (2021)

9 July 20218 February 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Chris Palmer
Actors: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Billy Burke, Titus Welliver, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two (2021)

6 August 20213 February 2022

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Chris Palmer
Actors: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Naya Rivera, Billy Burke, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

19 May 20116 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Brandon Vietti
Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Wade Williams, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015)

22 January 202122 January 2021

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Butch Lukic
Actors: Roger Craig Smith, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Friedle, Charlie Schlatter, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

27 March 20168 February 2024

Rating: ★★½

DC Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

7 April 200730 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero vs Vampire/Animation

Director: Michael Goguen
Actors: Rino Romano, Peter Stormare, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman vs. Robin (2015)

6 June 20166 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Jay Oliva
Actors: Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, Jeremy Sisto, Robin Atkin Downes, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)

27 October 201730 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Retro 1960s Batman

Director: Rick Morales
Actors: Adam West, Burt Ward, William Shatner, Julie Newmar, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Year One (2011)

20 January 201222 July 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Jon Polito, Eliza Dushku, …
Category: Fantasy

Battlefield Baseball (2003)

4 June 201411 October 2023

Rating: ★★

Combat Baseball/Gonzo Japanese Film

Director: Yudai Yamaguchi
Actors: Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Ito, Hidetaki Nishio, Shoichiro Masumoto
Category: Fantasy

Big Hero 6 (2014)

7 November 201430 December 2022

Rating: ★★½

Disney Animation/Marvel Comics Superhero Team

Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Actors: T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, …
Category: Science Fiction

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

4 April 202015 March 2025

Rating: ★★

All-Girl Superhero Team/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Cathy Yan
Actors: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, …
Category: Fantasy

Black Adam (2022)

3 December 20221 May 2025

Rating: ★★★

Superhero Film

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Shahi, …
Category: Fantasy

Black Panther (2018)

12 May 20184 June 2025

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: Ryan Coogler
Actors: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, …
Category: Science Fiction

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

11 February 20234 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: Ryan Coogler
Actors: Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Lupita Nyong'o, …
Category: Science Fiction

Black Widow (2021)

17 July 20219 September 2024

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Adaptation

Director: Cate Shortland
Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, …
Category: Science Fiction

Blade (1998)

18 April 199921 September 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Vampire Hunter

Director: Stephen Norrington
Actors: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Donal Logue, …
Category: Horror

Blade II (2002)

29 July 200210 February 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Vampire Hunter

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Actors: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus, …
Category: Horror

Blade of the Immortal (2017)

19 November 201726 April 2023

Rating: ★★½

Immortal Samurai/Manga Adaptation

Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Takuya Kimura, Sota Fukushi, Ebizo Ichikawa, Hayato Ichihara, …
Category: Fantasy

Blade Trinity (2004)

6 January 200529 January 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Vampire Hunter

Director: David S. Goyer
Actors: Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, …
Category: Horror

Bleach (2018)

11 May 202011 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Manga Adaptation/Monster Hunter

Director: Shinsuke Sato
Actors: Sota Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Miyavi, Ryo Ishizawa, …
Category: Fantasy

Bloodshot (2020)

11 April 202021 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Augmented Super-Soldier/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: David S.F. Wilson
Actors: Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce, Eiza Gonzalez, Toby Kebbell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)

9 April 201819 February 2020

Rating: ★★★

Chainsaw-Wielding Schoolgirl Battles Mutant Cyborgs

Director: Hiroki Yamaguchi
Category: Horror

Blue Beetle (2023)

30 September 202312 April 2024

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Actors: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Damian Alcazar, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bodies (2023)

19 January 202413 April 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Cross-Historical Detective Story/Time Travel

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, Haolu Wang
Actors: Stephen Graham, Kyle Soller, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Amaka Okafor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bounty Killer (2013)

9 November 20239 November 2023

Rating: ★★½

Post-Apocalyptic Action

Director: Henry Saine
Actors: Matthew Marsden, Christian Pitre, Kristanna Loken, Gary Busey, …
Category: Science Fiction

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