Best Superhero Movies
The best superhero movies ever made, ranked by audience score. The Dark Knight takes it at 8.5, and the 20 films below prove how much range the premise has — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Avengers: Infinity War pull it in completely different directions.
20 titles · average score 8.1 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The Dark Knight (2008)
★ 8.5 · 36,423 ratingsBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership…
- 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
★ 8.4 · 17,650 ratingsStruggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only…
- 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
★ 8.3 · 9,035 ratingsAfter reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the…
- 4
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
★ 8.2 · 32,600 ratingsAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his…
- 5
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
★ 8.2 · 28,347 ratingsAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 8.1. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best superhero movie?
The Dark Knight (2008) at 8.5, ahead of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. All 20 films on this page average 8.1.
How do you find superhero movies?
Through TMDB's keyword tagging, which is maintained by its community and goes far deeper than genre labels — it catches films that share a premise even when they belong to completely different genres.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.