Comic book movies have been dominating the box office for years now as they have become true cultural phenomenons. Be it Marvel, DC or any other comics, fans of this genre have a plethora of movies to choose from.
It is commonly debated amongst movie goers which of the hundreds of released comic book movies are superior, but here are our top 5 favourite comic book movies of all time.
5
Spider-Man 2
IMDb: 7.3
Year of Release: 2004
Box Office: €668,854,948
Running time: 2 hours 7 minutes
Stars you may know: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst & Alfred Molina
Taking everything good from the first movie and improving on it, Spider-Man 2 is an exciting, fun and just flat out enjoyable comic book movie till the end.
Apart from all the superhero action scenes, this movie delivers a great coming of age story mixed with a solid romance.
Tobey Maguire is perfect as Spider-Man once again but it's Alfred Molina who steals most of his scenes as the movie’s villain, Doctor Octopus.
4
Avengers: Infinity War
IMDb: 8.4
Year of Release: 2018
Box Office: €1,718,661,374
Running time: 2 hours 29 minutes
Stars you may know: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans & Chris Hemsworth
This was the movie that Thanos finally took centre stage after he was referenced in multiple movies in the MCU.
With a decade of setup prior to this movie, fans were already invested in all the heroes and were rewarded for watching all the previous movies.
Easily the highest grossing of the movies on this list, Infinity War was a huge hit with both fans and critics alike.
3
Logan
IMDb: 8.1
Year of Release: 2017
Box Office: €524,909,928
Running time: 2 hours 17 minutes
Stars you may know: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart & Dafne Keen
Logan was unlike any other comic book movie we’ve seen before, as it was more similar to a modern western than your typical superhero movie.
Fox took a big risk when they decided to make Wolverine’s final movie a slowly paced, violent R-rated movie.
This movie gives a much deeper look on the character we’ve grown to love in the previous X-Men movies and manages to deliver a satisfying, but melancholic ending to everyone’s favourite X-Men member.
2
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse
IMDb: 8.4
Year of Release: 2018
Box Office: €318,364,815
Running time: 1 hour 57 minutes
Stars you may know: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson & Hailee Steinfeld
The only Spider-Man movie to not focus on Peter Parker, Into the Spider-Verse follows Miles Morales in his first standalone movie.
This movie manages to stand out from previous Spider-Man iterations due to it being an animated movie, which isn’t as common as you would assume for comic book movies.
Into the Spider-Verse manages to be hilariously funny, thrilling while also managing to successfully introduce the idea of a multiverse to the average movie goer.
1
The Dark Knight
IMDb: 9.0
Year of Release: 2008
Box Office: €852,806,088
Running time: 2 hours 32 minutes
Stars you may know: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger & Michael Caine
Christopher Nolan managed to do the impossible by creating a dark and gritty comic book world that feels like the one we live in.
The Dark Knight is the formula to follow if you are trying to create a modern and realistic comic book movie. Christian Bale is great as the caped crusader but it is undoubtedly Heath Ledger who steals the show as the movie’s villain, the Joker.
Nolan’s second Batman movie would go on to be nominated for 8 Oscars, going on to win two of them, including best performance by a supporting actor for Heath Ledger.
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