The 50 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time, According to Rotten Tomatoes

If you came to this list a little apprehensive that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would have a monopoly on it, fear not.

Yes, the MCU inarguably looms large, with four entries in the top 10 alone—Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Iron Man (2008), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017)—and many other films somewhere in the top 50. It’s not the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time for nothing.

Movies derived from Marvel Comics that don’t explicitly fall under the MCU umbrella are well-represented, too. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), which is also Rotten Tomatoes’ best animated movie of all time, took the top spot with a 97 percent rating. Logan (2017) landed in 10th place, and several other X-Men films also made the list, including 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past in 20th place and 2011’s X-Men: First Class in 30th (2019’s Dark Phoenix, one of the biggest box office flops in history, is unsurprisingly nowhere to be found).

But it’s not just a Marvel world that we all happen to live in. Wonder Woman (2017), Shazam! (2019), and more DC Comics films ranked high, and right behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sits an original and very beloved Pixar creation: 2004’s The Incredibles. Its 2018 sequel clinched 11th place. The list is peppered with other kids’ favorites, from Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie to The LEGO Batman Movie, both released in 2017. There are also six other Batman works, including all three films from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.

If you don’t see your personal favorite superhero movie below, you can check for it on Rotten Tomatoes’ full list of 75 movies here.

1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) // 97 percent
2. The Incredibles (2004) // 97 percent
3. Black Panther (2018) // 96 percent
4. Avengers: Endgame (2019) // 94 percent
5. The Dark Knight (2008) // 94 percent
6. Iron Man (2008) // 94 percent
7. Superman (1978) // 94 percent
8. Wonder Woman (2017) // 93 percent
9. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) // 93 percent
10. Logan (2017) // 93 percent
11. Incredibles 2 (2018) // 93 percent
12. Spider-Man 2 (2004) // 93 percent
13. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) // 92 percent
14. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) // 92 percent
15. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) // 91 percent
16. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) // 91 percent
17. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) // 90 percent
18. Captain America: Civil War (2016) // 90 percent
19. Shazam! (2019) // 90 percent
20. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) // 90 percent
21. The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) // 90 percent
22. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) // 90 percent
23. Spider-Man (2002) // 90 percent
24. Doctor Strange (2016) // 89 percent
25. Big Hero 6 (2014) // 90 percent
26. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) // 87 percent
27. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) // 87 percent
28. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) // 87 percent
29. Superman II (1981) // 86 percent
30. X-Men: First Class (2011) // 86 percent
31. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) // 86 percent
32. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) // 85 percent
33. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) // 85 percent
34. Deadpool (2016) // 85 percent
35. X2: X-Men United (2003) // 85 percent
36. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) // 84 percent
37. Deadpool 2 (2018) // 84 percent
38. Batman Begins (2005) // 84 percent
39. Darkman (1990) // 83 percent
40. The Crow (1994) // 83 percent
41. Ant-Man (2014) // 83 percent
42. X-Men (2000) // 82 percent
43. Hellboy (2004) // 81 percent
44. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) // 80 percent
45. Batman Returns (1992) // 80 percent
46. Captain Marvel (2019) // 79 percent
47. Iron Man 3 (2013) // 79 percent
48. Batman: The Movie (1966) // 79 percent
49. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) // 79 percent
50. Thor (2011) // 77 percent