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Theme: Superheroes


The superhero refers to the protagonist of any work who has enhanced abilities. These can include superior strength (Superman, Hulk), invulnerability to damage (Luke Cage, Deadpool), enhanced agility and speed (The Flash), enhanced sensory abilities (Daredevil, Superman’s x-ray vision), psychic powers (Professor Xavier and many of the X-Men), animal or transformational abilities (Spider-Man, Manimal), size control (Ant-Man, The Atom), elemental control (Orora Munroe, Johnny Storm), enhanced martial ability (Iron Fist) or command over an environment (Aquaman, Swamp Thing), among others, while more than most superheroes have the ability to fly.

Superpowers can be natural (such as due to alien origin like Superman), gifted (received objects like Green Lantern’s ring, Shazam’s powers) or the result of mutation (most Marvel superheroes, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Other superheroes such as Batman, The Punisher, The Phantom, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Green Hornet are mundane in nature and operate using acquired skills or draw their abilities from technology (as do Iron Man, Cyborg and The Six Million Dollar Man).

The calling of most superheroes is fighting crime, saving the innocent from peril and fighting earth-threatening menaces. Most superheroic works have created a vast pantheon of colourful Super-Villains and their frequent world domination schemes for superheroes to fight against. Of more recent, we have seen teams of superheroes (usually those belonging to a comic-book mythos) coming together in teams like The Avengers, Justice League, Teen Titans, The Boys and The Umbrella Academy where each of their varied powers works as part of an ensemble.

Most superheroes wear a distinctive costume. Many also wear a mask of some type and maintain secret identities that allow them to lead normal lives – Superman’s identity as klutzy, bespectacled Clark Kent is a perfect example. The majority of superhero films, with occasional exceptions, have been adapted from Comic Books.

The earliest superhero film adaptations were as serials during the 1940s and then on tv during the 1950s where the menaces fought were mundane crime plots rather than super-villains and the low-budgets rendered them in baggy tights and with impoverished effects. TV’s Batman (1966-8) took a campy approach that emphasised the silliness of heroes in tights. This became a dominant approach for a number of years and saw several superhero comedies and parodies.

Things changed with the Christopher Reeve Superman (1978), which brought respect and convincing effects to the superhero genre. This was followed by a number of other superhero films. The biggest success among these was Batman (1989), which drew on the revisionist Dark Knight influence of graphic novel artists of the mid-1980s to create a Batman that was dark, troubled and took place amid a brooding Gothic landscape. This approach was popular for a number of years.

The ascendency of Marvel Comics started in the late 1990s beginning with Blade (1998) and then the massive successes of X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002), followed by a host of sequels and other adapted properties. The Marvel Cinematic Universe itself did not begin until a decade later with Iron Man (2008) where Marvel began a process of bringing all their comic-book superheroes together in a shared universe continuity and have them make appearances in other films, while building anticipation towards their team-up with The Avengers (2012).

DC Comics had great success with Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy but were slow to adopt the same model as Marvel. They finally did so with Man of Steel (2013), which led into crossover with Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and others. Other comic-book properties have attempted to ride the bandwagon with differing degrees of success. There have been surprisingly few in the way of original screen superheroes.

The superhero parody has enjoyed much success in the 2000s/10s. This includes a number of comedies about the superhero with no powers.


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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 Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)

8 October 20058 July 2022

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Children’s Planetary Adventure

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Cayden Boyd, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Taylor Dooley, …
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Alien Arsenal (1999)

8 December 20007 April 2021

Rating: ★★

Power-Suit Superhero Kids

Director: David DeCoteau
Actors: Chris Olivero, Riley Smith, William Vogt, Robert Donavan, …
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

All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero (2016)

30 July 20201 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Superhero Mockumentary

Director: Jason Trost
Actors: Jason Trost, Tallay Wickham, Colin Bates, Lib Campbell, …
Category: Science Fiction

All Superheroes Must Die (2011)

27 March 201426 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Superhero Film

Director: Jason Trost
Actors: Jason Trost, James Remar, Lucas Till, Sophie Merkley, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alter Egos (2012)

25 January 201327 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Superhero Comedy

Director: Jordan Galland
Actors: Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin, Joey Kern, Danny Masterson
Category: Science Fiction

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

American Hero (2015)

15 December 201730 June 2025

Rating: ★★★

Real World Superhero

Director: Nick Love
Actors: Stephen Dorff, Eddie Griffin, Yohance Myles, Andrea Cohen, …
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

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

Archenemy (2020)

29 May 202529 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Homeless Man May Be a Superhero

Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer
Actors: Joe Manganiello, Skylan Brooks, Zolee Griggs, Glenn Howerton, …
Category: Science Fiction

Astro Boy (2009)

14 November 200924 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Anime TV Series Remake/Android Boy

Director: Dave Bowers
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

Atomic Rulers of the World (1965)

6 May 202113 November 2021

Rating: ★

Japanese Superhero Film

Director: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa
Actors: Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi
Category: Science Fiction

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

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 Harley Quinn (2017)

26 August 201712 August 2021

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Sam Liu
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Melissa Rauch, Loren Lester, Paget Brewster, …
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

31 May 201924 December 2023

Rating: ★★

Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Crossover

Director: Jake Castorena
Actors: Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss, Kyle Mooney, …
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

The Big Bang (1987)

13 March 201422 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Animation

Director: Picha
Category: Science Fiction

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

Big Man Japan (2007)

8 September 201115 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Giant Japanese Superhero Mockumentary

Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Actors: Hitoshi Matsumoto
Category: Fantasy

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 Mask (1996)

31 August 199924 December 2019

Rating: ★★½

Masked Superhero/Hong Kong Action

Director: Daniel Lee
Actors: Jet Li, Francoise Yip, Karen Mok
Category: Science Fiction

Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)

12 February 20051 October 2020

Rating: ★★★

Masked Superhero/Hong Kong Action

Director: Tsui Hark
Actors: Andy On, Tobin Bell, Traci Lords, Scott Adkins, …
Category: Science Fiction

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 Scorpion (1995)

21 November 200320 June 2024

Rating: ★★

Masked Superheroine

Director: Jonathan Winfrey
Actors: Joan Severance, Bruce Abbott, Garrett Morris, Stephen Lee, …
Category: Science Fiction

Black Scorpion: Ground Zero (1996)

16 December 200324 July 2024

Rating: ★★

Masked Superheroine

Director: Jonathan Winfrey
Actors: Joan Severance, Sherrie Rose, Garrett Morris, Whip Hubley, …
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

Blankman (1994)

29 July 200130 January 2020

Rating: ★★

Inept Superhero Comedy

Director: Mike Binder
Actors: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

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

Bolt (2008)

11 January 200930 December 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Actors: John Travolta, Mark Walton, Miley Cyrus, Greg Germann, …
Category: Fantasy

Brightburn (2019)

12 July 201914 June 2022

Rating: ★★½

Superhero Gone Wrong

Director: David Yarovesky
Actors: Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Meredith Hagner, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Captain America (1944)

30 August 201321 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: Elmer Clifton, John English
Actors: Dick Purcell, Lionel Atwill, Lorna Gray, Charles Trowbridge, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America (1979)

8 September 200826 April 2025

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Rod Holcomb
Actors: Reb Brown, Steve Forrest, Heather Menzies, Joseph Ruskin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America (1990)

7 August 200221 March 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Albert Pyun
Actors: Matt Salinger, Scott Paulin, Ronny Cox, Francesca Neri, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

26 April 202527 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Julius Onah
Actors: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

14 May 201625 April 2025

Rating: ★★★½

War Between Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America II (1979)

25 August 201221 March 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Ivan Nagy
Actors: Reb Brown, Christopher Lee, Connie Sellecca, Len Birman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

25 July 201122 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Joe Johnston
Actors: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

5 April 201422 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Captain Marvel (2019)

8 June 201927 January 2024

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superheroine

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Actors: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, …
Category: Science Fiction

Casshern (2004)

19 April 200731 August 2020

Rating: ★★★

Future Superhero/Anime Remade in Live-Action

Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
Actors: Yusuke Iseya, Akira Terao, Kumiko Aso, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, …
Category: Science Fiction

Catwoman (2004)

4 October 20043 February 2022

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superheroine

Director: Pitof
Actors: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, …
Category: Fantasy

Catwoman: Hunted (2022)

6 February 202215 February 2023

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Comic-Book Super-Thief

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa
Actors: Elizabeth Gillies, Stephanie Beatriz, Jonathan Banks, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, …
Category: Fantasy

Chandu the Magician (1932)

11 April 200126 June 2024

Rating: ★★½

Mystical Superhero

Director: William Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel
Actors: Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Herbert Mundin, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chosen One: The Legend of the Raven (1998)

13 December 20008 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Superheroine/White Trash Melodrama

Director: Lawrence Lanoff
Actors: Carmen Electra, Debra Xavier
Category: Fantasy

Chronicle (2012)

11 February 201217 June 2022

Rating: ★★★

Found Footage Psychic Powers Film

Director: Josh Trank
Actors: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, …
Category: Science Fiction

Code 8 (2019)

13 September 202116 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Superpowered Heist Film

Director: Jeff Chan
Actors: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Greg Bryk, Kari Matchett, …
Category: Science Fiction

Code 8: Part II (2024)

29 May 202529 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Superpowers Film

Director: Jeff Chan
Actors: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sirena Gulamgaus, Alex Mallari Jr, …
Category: Science Fiction

Condorman (1981)

9 September 20013 May 2024

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Artist in a Spy Caper

Director: Charles Jarrott
Actors: Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, James Hampton, …
Category: Science Fiction

Danger: Diabolik (1967)

4 July 200029 March 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Masked Super-Thief/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Mario Bava
Actors: John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi, …
Category: Fantasy

Daredevil (2003)

12 April 200325 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Blind Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Actors: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Jon Favreau, …
Category: Fantasy

The Dark Knight (2008)

18 July 200822 November 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, …
Category: Fantasy

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