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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).

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, 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.

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. 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.

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.

Things changed with tv’s Batman (1966-8) and its taking 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 200315 June 2020

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

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

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)

8 October 20053 January 2021

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 20004 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Power-Suit Superhero Kids

Director: David DeCoteau
Actors: Jack Hammond, Danielle Hoover, Krisztian Kovacs, Jerrod Cornish, …
Category: Science Fiction

All-Star Superman (2011)

23 July 201215 May 2020

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 201430 July 2020

Rating: ★★

Superhero Film

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

Alter Egos (2012)

25 January 201331 July 2019

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 201422 August 2020

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 20127 August 2019

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 201716 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Real World Superhero

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

Ant-Man (2015)

18 July 20156 August 2019

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 20186 August 2019

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Miniature Superhero

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

Aquaman (2018)

16 March 201912 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Merman Superhero

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

The Avengers (2012)

4 May 20123 October 2019

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 20153 October 2019

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 20196 January 2021

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 201812 August 2019

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 200019 May 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

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

Batman (1966)

14 August 200119 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Campy Comic-Book Superhero

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

Batman (1989)

26 March 200019 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

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

Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

26 August 201715 May 2020

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 200030 October 2019

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 201519 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: Spencer Bennet
Actors: Robert Lowery, John Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle Talbot, …
Category: Fantasy

Batman & Robin (1997)

30 September 200019 May 2020

Rating: 0­

Comic-Book Superhero

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

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 200519 May 2020

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 200330 October 2019

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 200825 July 2020

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 201920 January 2021

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 201827 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

Batman Anime

Director: Junpei Mizusaki
Category: Fantasy

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)

18 December 201630 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Retro 1960s Batman

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

Batman Returns (1992)

26 December 200019 May 2020

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 202122 January 2021

Rating: ★★½

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 20002 March 2020

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 201230 November 2020

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 201330 November 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

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

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

6 August 201615 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

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

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

19 May 201130 November 2020

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 201619 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

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 201615 May 2020

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 20197 August 2020

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 201215 May 2020

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 201415 November 2019

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 20204 November 2020

Rating: ★★

All-Girl Superhero Team/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Cathy Yan
Actors: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, …
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 201826 December 2019

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

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

Black Scorpion (1995)

21 November 200326 December 2019

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 200327 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Masked Superheroine

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

Bolt (2008)

11 January 200923 February 2020

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 201931 July 2019

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 200821 March 2020

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: Civil War (2016)

14 May 201621 March 2020

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 201121 March 2020

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 201421 March 2020

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 201922 December 2019

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 20046 April 2020

Rating: ★

Comic-Book Superheroine

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

Chandu the Magician (1932)

11 April 200112 April 2020

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 20128 February 2021

Rating: ★★★

Found Footage Psychic Powers Film

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

Condorman (1981)

9 September 20019 May 2020

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 200018 February 2021

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 20037 June 2020

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 200819 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

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

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

19 July 201219 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, …
Category: Fantasy

Darkman (1990)

3 January 200024 June 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Disfigured Avenging Superhero

Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Liam Neeson, Larry Drake, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, …
Category: Science Fiction

Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)

31 December 199530 August 2019

Rating: ★★

Disfigured Avenging Superhero

Director: Bradford May
Actors: Arnold Vosloo, Larry Drake, Kim Delaney, Renee O'Connor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996)

31 December 199630 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Disfigured Avenging Superhero

Director: Bradford May
Actors: Arnold Vosloo, Jeff Fahey, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Darlanne Fluegel, …
Category: Science Fiction

Deadpool 2 (2018)

10 November 201824 September 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: David Leitch
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Deadpool (2016)

14 February 201620 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: Tim Miller
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Death of Superman (2018)

2 December 20182 September 2020

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

Director: Jake Castorena, Sam Liu
Actors: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Defendor (2009)

9 March 201016 July 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Man Believes He is a Superhero

Director: Peter Stebbings
Actors: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly, …
Category: Fantasy

The Demolitionist (1996)

26 June 199920 July 2020

Rating: ★

Female Cyborg Cop

Director: Robert Kurtzman
Actors: Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Bruce Abbott, Susan Tyrrell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Disaster Movie (2008)

4 July 201016 August 2020

Rating: ½

Parodies of Various Films

Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Actors: Matt Lanter, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Parker, Kim Kardashian, …
Category: Science Fiction

Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)

14 December 200118 August 2020

Rating: ★

Pulp Superhero

Director: Michael Anderson
Actors: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, Michael Miller, Darrell Zwerling, …
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2007)

1 January 200828 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero/Animation

Director: Frank D. Paur, Patrick Archibald, Jay Oliva, Richard Sebast
Actors: Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Tatisciore, Tara Strong
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2016)

19 November 201620 August 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero

Director: Scott Derrickson
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, …
Category: Fantasy

Dr. Strange (1978)

28 February 201220 August 2020

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero

Director: Philip DeGuere
Actors: Peter Hooten, John Mills, Jessica Walter, Eddie Benton, …
Category: Fantasy

Earth vs. the Spider (2001)

8 October 200130 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Human-Spider Hybrid/Superhero Gone Wrong

Director: Scott Ziehl
Actors: Devon Gummersall, Dan Aykroyd, Theresa Russell, John Cho, …
Category: Science Fiction

East Meets West (2011)

21 October 201230 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Comedy/Eastern Deities Become Superheroes

Director: Jeffrey Lau
Actors: Karen Mok, Kenny Bee, Eason Chan, William So, …
Category: Fantasy

Elektra (2005)

31 January 200530 September 2020

Rating: ★★½

Comic-Book Assassin Superheroine

Director: Rob Bowman
Actors: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Terence Stamp, …
Category: Fantasy

Epic Movie (2007)

11 February 20078 October 2020

Rating: 0­

Parodies of Various Films

Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Actors: Adam Campbell, Kal Penn, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, …
Category: Fantasy

The Fantastic Four (1994)

15 June 201012 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Oley Sassone
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Theme Essays

  • Disaster Movies
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  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Nazis
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
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  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Sexual Fetishism in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being Based on True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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