American Superhero Movies, a list by Adam McGready

88

/87256/

85

/34962/

4.5

/3849185/

94

/341/

94

/173380/

85

/41/

4.0

age 15+

Batman 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 proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

89

8.5

/502333/

86

/22453/

83

/8155/

4.4

/3205074/

95

/397/

95

/4558/

86

/60/

4.0

age 9+

After 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 Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

88

8.4

/770429/

86

/44572/

83

/16736/

4.4

/3988304/

97

/399/

93

/6140/

87

/50/

3.5

age 9+

Struggling 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 Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

84

8.0

/73075/

79

/4192/

78

/1685/

4.0

/140075/

100

/11/

92

/1486/

age 14+

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.

84

7.9

/1207246/

80

/62040/

76

/27622/

3.8

/2095122/

94

/278/

91

/82980/

79

/38/

4.0

age 13+

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

83

8.2

/1691318/

81

/49554/

77

/22117/

3.8

/1861219/

85

/285/

94

/66667/

70

/41/

4.0

age 13+

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

83

7.7

/29552/

78

/2820/

82

/1531/

3.6

/57429/

100

/19/

90

/273/

age 16+

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

83

8.1

/914336/

80

/66176/

78

/20044/

4.1

/1351295/

93

/428/

91

/7189/

77

/51/

3.5

age 16+

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

83

7.7

/410871/

77

/26467/

74

/8249/

3.8

/1232289/

96

/259/

87

/11141/

83

/43/

4.0

age 6+

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

83

8.0

/886552/

80

/41289/

77

/18523/

4.1

/2100830/

97

/248/

75

/1099153/

90

/41/

3.5

age 7+

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

82

7.3

/898649/

75

/52667/

73

/23065/

3.7

/2557253/

96

/526/

79

/9118/

88

/55/

4.0

age 12+

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

82

7.7

/693134/

73

/20183/

74

/13318/

4.0

/1114734/

91

/359/

78

/5808/

87

/58/

4.0

age 16+

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

81

7.7

/31832/

76

/1670/

73

/1171/

3.8

/58338/

100

/10/

86

/1170/

age 13+

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

81

8.2

/996452/

80

/39223/

79

/21435/

3.8

/3157932/

93

/432/

97

/15978/

71

/60/

3.0

age 11+

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

81

8.4

/1417586/

84

/58301/

82

/27110/

3.9

/3111168/

94

/552/

90

/20562/

78

/57/

2.5

age 13+

After 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 Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

81

7.4

/205850/

74

/7576/

72

/4148/

3.7

/246331/

88

/122/

86

/8465/

82

/21/

4.0

age 9+

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

80

7.8

/910426/

76

/35096/

77

/11496/

4.0

/3590226/

85

/527/

87

/9068/

72

/68/

3.5

age 14+

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

80

7.8

/545557/

80

/38205/

77

/16272/

3.8

/1475777/

90

/226/

91

/5910/

74

/39/

3.0

age 7+

A special bond 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.

80

7.7

/960482/

78

/49011/

76

/19629/

3.8

/1774209/

90

/310/

92

/12038/

70

/48/

3.5

age 13+

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

79

7.3

/22392/

74

/1901/

74

/683/

3.5

/64314/

100

/21/

88

/96/

age 13+

Following a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious serial killer alongside police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent.

79

7.3

/480624/

74

/25838/

75

/10112/

3.4

/1328332/

92

/345/

98

/6032/

71

/52/

3.5

age 11+

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

79

7.9

/459017/

79

/23263/

79

/7901/

4.0

/1945627/

82

/410/

94

/5747/

64

/63/

3.0

age 13+

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

79

7.9

/882056/

79

/55565/

75

/21626/

3.7

/2108486/

93

/439/

87

/7461/

74

/51/

3.0

age 12+

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

79

7.5

/364357/

76

/26762/

74

/13439/

3.4

/1341308/

93

/384/

84

/3594/

80

/51/

3.5

age 8+

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.

79

8.4

/1345613/

84

/66283/

82

/31324/

4.0

/3161134/

85

/487/

92

/11970/

68

/54/

2.5

age 13+

As 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 goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

79

7.5

/228526/

76

/8490/

75

/4382/

3.8

/300699/

88

/74/

90

/17211/

72

/15/

3.5

age 17+

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

78

7.2

/19000/

73

/1666/

74

/562/

3.5

/55314/

100

/15/

82

/74/

age 15+

As Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the Falcones.

78

7.3

/21855/

76

/2760/

73

/803/

3.5

/42463/

93

/14/

86

/122/

age 14+

When a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop it. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity.

78

7.8

/62677/

77

/3017/

74

/1200/

4.0

/164373/

83

/58/

88

/2588/

65

/18/

age 9+

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

78

7.8

/915064/

78

/62408/

74

/23643/

3.6

/1964589/

90

/431/

89

/9721/

75

/52/

3.0

age 13+

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

77

6.8

/6400/

71

/907/

77

/338/

3.2

/20652/

100

/9/

86

/55/

After discovering he has powers, 11-year-old Jonathan Kent and assassin-turned-Boy-Wonder Damian Wayne must join forces to rescue their fathers (Superman & Batman) and save the planet from the malevolent alien force known as Starro.

77

6.8

/5475/

73

/788/

75

/511/

3.1

/22022/

100

/5/

88

/47/

age 8+

The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work together to combat Trigon, Hexagon, Santa Claus (that's right, Santa!) and time itself in order to save the multiverse.

77

7.4

/784156/

75

/59498/

73

/22734/

3.5

/2396059/

92

/397/

87

/6618/

73

/51/

3.0

age 10+

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.

77

7.6

/817922/

78

/64256/

76

/22526/

3.6

/1936297/

85

/423/

87

/6338/

67

/47/

3.0

age 12+

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

77

6.8

/123640/

70

/4746/

67

/2441/

3.3

/104811/

89

/114/

76

/5205/

83

/16/

4.0

age 8+

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.

77

7.5

/771528/

75

/27983/

73

/15966/

3.9

/1940074/

93

/276/

82

/59410/

83

/41/

2.5

age 11+

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...

77

7.9

/782325/

77

/34660/

75

/15961/

3.7

/904999/

90

/328/

91

/11026/

75

/44/

2.5

age 13+

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

76

7.9

/468508/

77

/19942/

81

/10549/

3.4

/587512/

71

/313/

92

/14524/

54

/46/

3.5

age 14+

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

76

7.3

/656270/

77

/29215/

72

/14479/

3.7

/911084/

91

/92/

80

/21957/

72

/22/

3.0

age 12+

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

76

7.2

/76857/

73

/5320/

72

/1513/

3.8

/485274/

95

/253/

90

/1033/

74

/47/

2.5

age 8+

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

76

7.3

/730855/

75

/60786/

72

/20627/

3.2

/1085286/

93

/476/

83

/10902/

76

/50/

3.0

age 12+

An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

76

7.1

/28027/

72

/2624/

72

/974/

3.3

/52138/

100

/5/

79

/214/

age 13+

Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls.

76

7.3

/40368/

75

/2768/

72

/1021/

3.5

/57665/

89

/9/

79

/556/

age 14+

A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.

76

8.0

/1541102/

81

/73845/

79

/34979/

3.7

/2301778/

80

/274/

75

/15709/

69

/43/

3.0

age 13+

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

79

75

7.1

/2840/

71

/341/

71

/93/

3.6

/48258/

95

/397/

95

/4558/

After a particularly challenging day, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.

75

6.9

/7217/

74

/842/

81

/360/

3.7

/58660/

86

/49/

91

/109/

66

/14/

2.5

age 10+

A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero.

75

6.9

/107117/

70

/7940/

70

/2264/

3.3

/322125/

94

/64/

81

/347/

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.

75

IMDb 77

6.9

/233383/

70

/12160/

70

/2806/

3.4

/1808242/

86

/403/

90

/5943/

65

/54/