Top 30 DC Comics Movies of All Time

From Christopher Nolan's brooding trilogy to the wild theatrical swings of recent years, DC's film legacy is one of cinema's most debated. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   The Dark Knight

   Christopher Nolan's 2008 masterpiece starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning Joker performance.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Batman Forever

   Joel Schumacher's neon-lit 1995 sequel cast Val Kilmer as Batman against Jim Carrey's Riddler and Tommy Lee Jones' Two-Face, and introduced Chris O'Donnell's Robin.
   873pts
3. 3
   Batman: Under the Red Hood

   This direct-to-video animated film pits Bruce Greenwood's Batman against a masked vigilante tied to Jason Todd, the second Robin, murdered years earlier by the Joker.
   832pts
4. 4
   Batman v Superman

   Zack Snyder's 2016 clash of DC's biggest icons that sparked endless debate among fans about its divisive vision.
   788pts
5. 5
   Shazam!

   The 2019 crowd-pleasing origin comedy about a teenager who transforms into a superpowered adult hero.
   738pts
6. 6
   Constantine

   Keanu Reeves plays John Constantine, a chain-smoking Los Angeles exorcist dying of lung cancer, in Francis Lawrence's adaptation of the Vertigo comic Hellblazer.
   718pts
7. 7
   Aquaman

   James Wan's 2018 underwater adventure starring Jason Momoa that became the highest-grossing DC film at the time.
   609pts
8. 8
   Batman (1966)

   Adam West and Burt Ward took their TV Batman and Robin to the big screen against the Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman, complete with shark-repellent Bat-spray.
   609pts
9. 9
   The Suicide Squad

   James Gunn's 2021 irreverent R-rated reboot with Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, and a gloriously bizarre villain.
   609pts
10. 10
    Black Adam

    The 2022 antihero film introducing Dwayne Johnson's version of the morally complex Egyptian champion.
    609pts
11. 11
    Supergirl (2026)

    Craig Gillespie's 2026 DC Universe film, based on Tom King's Woman of Tomorrow, sends Milly Alcock's Kara Zor-El across space with a girl seeking revenge for her father.
    609pts
12. 12
    Wonder Woman

    Patty Jenkins's acclaimed 2017 origin story set during World War I, starring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince.
    609pts
13. 13
    The Lego Batman Movie

    Will Arnett's self-obsessed Lego Batman learns to work with a family of misfits, Robin included, in Chris McKay's spin-off packed with decades of Batman in-jokes.
    609pts
14. 14
    Joker

    Todd Phillips's 2019 character study of Arthur Fleck's descent into madness, earning Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar.
    545pts
15. 15
    Superman II

    Terence Stamp's General Zod and two fellow Kryptonian exiles reach Earth just as Superman surrenders his powers to be with Lois Lane, in the 1980 sequel.
    545pts
16. 16
    Batman (1989)

    Tim Burton's 1989 gothic reimagining with Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
    545pts
17. 17
    Batman Returns

    Tim Burton's darker 1992 sequel featuring Michelle Pfeiffer's iconic Catwoman opposite Michael Keaton's Batman.
    545pts
18. 18
    V for Vendetta

    James McTeigue filmed Alan Moore and David Lloyd's comic, published by DC under Vertigo, with Hugo Weaving as a masked anarchist leading a revolt against a fascist Britain.
    472pts
19. 19
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

    Spun off from Batman: The Animated Series, the 1993 film has Kevin Conroy's Batman framed by a new vigilante just as a lost love from his past returns to Gotham.
    389pts
20. 20
    Zack Snyder's Justice League

    The 2021 four-hour director's cut of Justice League, restoring Snyder's original vision for the superhero team-up.
    389pts
21. 21
    The Batman

    Matt Reeves cast Robert Pattinson as a second-year Batman tracking the Riddler's serial killings through a rain-soaked Gotham, with Paul Dano as the villain.
    389pts
22. 22
    Superman (1978)

    Richard Donner's landmark 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve that made audiences believe a man could fly.
    389pts
23. 23
    Batman Begins

    Nolan's 2005 origin film that rebooted Batman with a grounded, realistic take on the character's early years.
    294pts
24. 24
    The Dark Knight Rises

    The 2012 epic conclusion to Nolan's Batman trilogy featuring Tom Hardy as Bane and the fall of Gotham.
    294pts
25. 25
    Watchmen

    Zack Snyder's adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel follows retired costumed heroes in an alternate 1985 investigating the murder of one of their own.
    294pts
26. 26
    Superman Returns

    Bryan Singer's 2006 film brings Brandon Routh's Superman back after five years away to find Lois Lane raising a son and Lex Luthor plotting to grow a new continent.
    294pts
27. 27
    Blue Beetle

    Xolo Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, a recent graduate in Palmera City who bonds with an alien scarab, in DC's first live-action film led by a Latino hero.
    294pts
28. 28
    Man of Steel

    Zack Snyder's 2013 Superman reboot with Henry Cavill that launched the DC Extended Universe.
    182pts
29. 29
    Superman (2025)

    James Gunn's reboot launched the new DC Universe with David Corenswet as a young Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
    0pts
30. 30
    Birds of Prey

    Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, newly split from the Joker, teams up with Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya against Ewan McGregor's Black Mask in Cathy Yan's film.
    0pts

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