Most Popular "Superhero" Titles

1. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production

With the emergence of the world's first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Writers: Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris | Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Olivia Munn, Michael Fassbender

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Action, Adventure, Comedy | Post-production

The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat.

Writers: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman | Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Alan Ritchson, Alessandra Ambrosio

3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Completed

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis' most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before.

Writers: Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane | Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg

4. Jessica Jones (2015– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former superhero decides to reboot her life by becoming a private investigator.

Creator: Melissa Rosenberg | Stars: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, David Tennant

Votes: 40,264

5. Arrow (2012– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.

Creators: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim | Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson

Votes: 262,896

6. The Flash (2014– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Barry Allen wakes up 9 months after he was struck by lightning and discovers that the bolt gave him the power of super speed. With his new team and powers, Barry becomes "The Flash" and fights crime in Central City.

Creators: Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 132,705

7. Suicide Squad (2016)

Action | Post-production

A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.

Writers: David Ayer, John Ostrander | Director: David Ayer | Stars: Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Ben Affleck, Jared Leto

8. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Post-production

Political interference in the Avenger's activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Mark Millar, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby | Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Evans

9. Gotham (2014– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story behind Commissioner James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.

Creator: Bruno Heller | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, Camren Bicondova

Votes: 105,963

10. Ant-Man (2015)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Writers: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby | Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly

Votes: 186,778

11. Supergirl (2015– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The adventures of Superman's cousin in her own superhero career.

Creators: Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan

Votes: 19,300

12. Daredevil (2015– )

TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A blind lawyer, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a costumed superhero.

Creator: Drew Goddard | Stars: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson

Votes: 144,414

13. Deadpool (2016)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production

A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and adopts the alter ego Deadpool.

Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick | Director: Tim Miller | Stars: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein

14. Legends of Tomorrow (2016– )

42 min | Action, Sci-Fi | Announced

Focuses on time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter, who has to recruit a rag-tag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time.

Creators: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim | Stars: Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Arthur Darvill

15. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.

Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth

Votes: 354,924

16. The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice.

Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

Votes: 1,547,232

17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.

Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning | Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana

Votes: 584,581

18. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

Writers: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Evan Daugherty, Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman | Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher

Votes: 151,517

19. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Thriller

Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight is forced to return from his imposed exile to save Gotham City from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane with the help of the enigmatic Selina.

Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman

Votes: 1,050,293

20. Fantastic Four (2015)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Writers: Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, Josh Trank, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | Director: Josh Trank | Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell

Votes: 78,572

21. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama

Illustrated upon the progress of his latest Broadway play, a former popular actor's struggle to cope with his current life as a wasted actor is shown.

Writers: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Raymond Carver | Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough

Votes: 337,047

22. Doctor Strange (2016)

Adventure, Fantasy | Filming

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Writers: C. Robert Cargill, Steve Ditko, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, Jon Spaihts | Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen

23. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

Writers: David Hayter, Alex Tse, Dave Gibbons | Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 362,251

24. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Writers: Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn | Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy

Votes: 458,824

25. Man of Steel (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is forced to reveal his identity when Earth is invaded by an army of survivors who threaten to bring the planet to the brink of destruction.

Writers: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster | Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane

Votes: 493,445

26. The Avengers (2012)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Writers: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn | Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner

Votes: 908,997

27. Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

R | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.

Writers: Jeff Wadlow, Mark Millar, John Romita Jr. | Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey

Votes: 187,186

28. Jingle All the Way (1996)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family

A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas, however, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.

Writer: Randy Kornfield | Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson

Votes: 64,948

29. Heroes (II) (2006–2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

The lives of common people, who discover they have superpowers, intertwine in order to save the world from different threats.

Creator: Tim Kring | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Jack Coleman, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka

Votes: 194,697

30. Smallville (2001–2011)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville.

Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar | Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk

Votes: 92,135

31. Batman Begins (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure

After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.

Writers: Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson

Votes: 897,493

32. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with another super soldier, the Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby | Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford

Votes: 426,103

33. Sky High (2005)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Writers: Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, Mark McCorkle | Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker

Votes: 58,037

34. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby | Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 453,733

35. Thor (2011)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne, J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Protosevich, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby | Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Votes: 490,643

36. Big Hero 6 (2014)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Writers: Jordan Roberts, Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Man of Action, Steven T. Seagle, Joseph Mateo, Paul Briggs | Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, T.J. Miller

Votes: 232,207

37. Kick-Ass (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Writers: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Mark Millar, John Romita Jr. | Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown

Votes: 411,938

38. Iron Man Three (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Writers: Drew Pearce, Shane Black, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Warren Ellis, Adi Granov | Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Votes: 511,455

39. The Justice League Part One (2017)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Announced

Earth's greatest heroes are assembled to form the Justice League, to combat a threat beyond each member's capabilities.

Writers: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Chris Terrio | Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck

40. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

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Writers: Stephany Folsom, Jack Kirby, Craig Kyle, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Christopher Yost | Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Jaimie Alexander, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston

41. X-Men: First Class (2011)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 1962, the United States government enlists the help of Mutants with superhuman abilities to stop a malicious dictator who is determined to start World War III.

Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner, Bryan Singer | Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 476,483

42. Wonder Woman (2017)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Filming

An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man to become the greatest of the superheroines.

Writers: Jason Fuchs, William M. Marston | Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Robin Wright, Chris Pine, David Thewlis

43. Iron Man (2008)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, an industrialist creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Writers: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby | Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 639,643

44. Thor: The Dark World (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When Dr Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful object, Thor must protect it before an army and its ruthless leader try to get their hands on it to take over the remains of Earth.

Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby | Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 373,051

45. Black Panther (2018)

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | Announced

T'Challa, prince of Wakanda, must rise to take the mantle of the Black Panther after his father, the king, is treacherously killed.

Writers: Joe Robert Cole, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee | Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman

46. V for Vendetta (2005)

R | 132 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.

Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, David Lloyd | Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea

Votes: 735,093

47. Gambit (2016)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

Plot is unknown.

Writers: Chris Claremont, Joshua Zetumer | Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Channing Tatum

48. Spider-Man (2002)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

Writers: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, David Koepp | Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco

Votes: 508,886

49. Movie 43 (2013)

R | 94 min | Comedy

A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Writers: Rocky Russo, Jeremy Sosenko, Ricky Blitt, Bill O'Malley, Will Graham, Jack Kukoda, Matt Portenoy, Claes Kjellstrom, Jonas Wittenmark, Tobias Carlson, Will Carlough, Jonathan van Tulleken, Elizabeth Shapiro, Patrik Forsberg, Olle Sarri, Jacob Fleisher, Greg Pritikin, James Gunn | Directors: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Emma Stone, Stephen Merchant, Richard Gere, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 74,777

50. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, James Vanderbilt, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko | Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 294,520