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What is the best superhero movie sequel of all time?

By YPB Team

The superhero sequel has become its own art form, balancing fan service with genuine storytelling advancement. From The Dark Knight to Spider-Man 2, which superhero sequel stands above the rest?

  1. Superman II — ranked #11
    Superman II
    The 1980 sequel giving Superman three Kryptonian adversaries and the Man of Steel's first on-screen love.
    1000pts
  2. Spider-Man: No Way Home — ranked #22
    Spider-Man: No Way Home
    The 2021 multiverse spectacular uniting three generations of Spider-Men in a fan-service triumph.
    728pts
  3. The Dark Knight — ranked #33
    The Dark Knight
    Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman sequel redefined superhero cinema with Heath Ledger's transcendent Joker.
    503pts
  4. Batman Returns — ranked #44
    Batman Returns
    Tim Burton's 1992 visually dark and operatic sequel featuring iconic turns from Pfeiffer and DeVito.
    486pts
  5. Thor: Ragnarok — ranked #55
    Thor: Ragnarok
    Taika Waititi's 2017 cosmic comedy sequel that rejuvenated the Thor franchise with color and wit.
    486pts
  6. Avengers: Endgame — ranked #66
    Avengers: Endgame
    The 2019 MCU finale uniting every hero in a record-breaking, emotionally conclusive three-hour event.
    412pts
  7. Captain America: Civil War — ranked #77
    Captain America: Civil War
    The 2016 sequel that fractured the Avengers in the most emotionally consequential MCU conflict.
    320pts
  8. Avengers: Infinity War — ranked #88
    Avengers: Infinity War
    The 2018 MCU ensemble that delivered an unprecedented crossover and one of cinema's great shock endings.
    206pts
  9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier — ranked #99
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    The 2014 Marvel sequel reinvented as a paranoid 1970s-style political thriller with stellar action.
    206pts
  10. X2: X-Men United — ranked #1010
    X2: X-Men United
    Bryan Singer's 2003 sequel that deepened mutant mythology and gave nearly every character a standout moment.
    206pts
  11. Spider-Man 2 — ranked #1111
    Spider-Man 2
    Sam Raimi's 2004 sequel featuring Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus and the iconic elevated-train fight.
    59pts
  12. Logan — ranked #1212
    Logan
    James Mangold's 2017 R-rated Wolverine farewell — a western-inflected character study and emotional swan song.
    59pts
  13. Deadpool 2 — ranked #1313
    Deadpool 2
    The 2018 sequel topping the original with Cable's introduction and a maximalist meta-comedy approach.
    1pts
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Comments

Spider-Man 2 reached cinemas four years before The Dark Knight and made the sequel-is-the-good-one claim standard for the genre: https://youpick.best/articles/spider-man-ranked-many-ways

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ypb-team·Aug 21·
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