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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has turn an update variant of their Best Movies of All Time clause , and several superhero movies fromMarvelandDCmade the cut . Ranking something as subjective artistic creation - admit moving-picture show - is incredibly ambitious , but there can still be note value in trying . give the unbelievable amount of superhero pic that have been released over the past several decade , Rotten Tomatoes ' new top 300 moving-picture show listprovides an interesting flavour into the genre .

WhileMarvel and DC are sometimes incorrectly treated as defend rivalsby fans of the sword , construe a wide raiment of projects paints an interesting picture ofthe unspoilt comic ledger picture show of all time . Both Marvel and DC have delivered iconic film , elevating the superhero genre as a whole . While the specific ranking are sure to cause discrepancy , it ’s impossible to argue that the 10 moving-picture show below do n’t offer a wonderful delegacy of superheroes for their buff .

Often , superhero sequels do n’t match up to the success of their predecessor , but there are several sequels that far surpass the original films .

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10Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) Is Ranked #286

The Movie Holds A 91% Critics Score

Though it may seem hard to opine now , The Avengerswas a huge risk for the MCU . While Iron Man , Thor , and Captain America had all gotten well - encounter solo - movies , a superhero team - up of this nature had never been done on the gravid screen . There were doubts that the script could poise six heroes in relatively adequate measure and provide a compelling threat for them to deal will .

Fortunately , The Avengersproved any doubtfulness faulty and was full than most imagined it could be . If they were n’t already , the Avengers became household names , and the moving picture exchange the blockbuster movie concept medium - wide . There has hitherto failed to be an equally successful portion out cinematic universe , andThe Avengersis what really kick it off in earnest .

9Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Is Ranked # 274

The Movie Holds A 93% Critics Score

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Though Thor was a popular character in the early years of the MCU , his solo moving-picture show lagged a piece behind his coeval . Thor : The Dark World , in special , for the most part fail to yarn-dye . It ’s golden , then , thatThor : Ragnarok ’s bold reinvention of the grapheme paid off so well .

Taika Waititi ’s signature humor proved to be a unadulterated fit for the God of Thunder , and Hemsworth ’s natural comedic talents shone . Cate Blanchett ’s Hela is also the perfect intermixture of genuine menace and comic - book coterie , anchoringa colorful , hilarious , and epic story suitable of Thor . Though the movie ’s follow - up , Thor : Love and Thunder , break down to fascinate the same legerdemain , Ragnarokremains unendingly rewatchable .

8Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Is Ranked #254

The Movie Holds A 92% Critics Score

Early in the MCU , Marvel proved it could make stars out of characters not antecedently household names , but the Guardians of the Galaxy were a group no non - comic readers were very cognizant of . Consisting of a immature blank space assassin , a snarky human being , a humorless green Samson , and a talk tree / raccoon duo , the MCU ’s Guardians were anything but a guaranteed success . However , howling cast keystone one ofthe MCU ’s ripe flick to date .

Writer / conductor James Gunn has now establish several prison term over that he read the superhero literary genre well , and hisscript deftly mixes high - octane action with move fiber mo to make it easy to connect with the Guardians . The earworm - filled soundtracks also became iconically tied to the enfranchisement , and the trilogy as a whole continue remarkably substantial throughout . It ’s unclear what the hereafter holds for the Guardians , but the prevention is sure as shooting gamey for their eventual return key .

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7Logan (2017) Is Ranked #228

As is the subject for many of the best superhero movies , Loganwas a monolithic risk . While Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine was an instant ikon after his debut inX - Men(2000),Loganstands wildly asunder fromevery other movie in the long - prevail X - Men movie franchise . derail into the future and read an cured and struggle Logan brought with it a more contemplative and nonrational narrative .

The aged , mentally declining Professor X , who had accidentally killed the X - Men after losing control of his full mental faculties , is also a much darker tale beat than is present in most superhero picture show . Beautiful motion-picture photography brings the experience together into something noteworthy . While this seemed like the goal for Jackman ’s Wolverine , the actor will recapitulate a variant of the character inDeadpool & Wolverine .

6Black Panther (2018) Is Ranked #225

The Movie Holds A 96% Critics Score

Though many movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have become incredibly popular , very few have become cultural milestones . Such is the case forBlack Panther . The movie attractively bring to living the fancied Wakanda in spectacular item , and the full shape utterly nails the film ’s heroes , villains , and everything in between .

Also of note is the complex nature of the motion picture ’s baddie , Killmonoger . While undeniably on the wrong side of the moral melodic phrase , he brings up interesting and pointed criticisms of race inequality and the debate between legal action and inactiveness . overstep through the lense of a evenhandedly classic superhero tarradiddle , a clear deep layer of thought impart weight to the story .

5Avengers: Endgame (2019) Is Ranked #142

The Movie Holds A 94% Critics Score

It ’s no easy task to bookend over a ten of interconnected Marvel movie , butAvengers : Endgamedoes it with dash . WhileAvengers : eternity Warwas very much Thanos ' news report as he completes his solicitation of the powerful Infinity Stones , Endgamemoves the focus fully back to the titular Avengers . The result is adequate parts epic and moving .

Of note is , of course , the deaths of notable Avengers Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff , and the passing of the Captain America mantle from Steve Rogers to Sam Wilson . While the MCU clearly marches on , Endgamealso incur credit for deliver reasonable closure for most of Marvel ’s earlier MCU paladin . Plus , the final battle , in which Steve finally wield Mjolnir and heroes unite from all over the galaxy for a final showdown , remains absolutely spine - tingling .

4Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Is Ranked #128

Though Spider - Man may often be a friendly locality hoagie , Spider - Man : No Way Homeproves that the character is perfectly at habitation with a bigger narrative . While the inclusion Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ’s Spider - Man variation join the movie rightfully garner a lot of attention and praise , there ’s a big account underneath it all to boot .

Peter ’s determination to aid his villains alternatively of offend them absolutely encapsulates who Spider - Man is as a paladin .

Bringing together villains from across several different Spider - Man movies and universes deliver a great twist on the Sinister Six concept , but Peter ’s determination to help them or else of hurt them perfectly encapsulate who Spider - Man is as a hoagie . Dafoe , Molina , and the rest of the returning villains slip seamlessly back into their fiber , as do Maguire and Garfield . Not every Spider - Man movie should be a huge , multiverse - spanning tomboy , but it certainly bring well here .

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3Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Is Ranked #81

The Movies Holds A 95% Critics Score

There seems to be a theme that Spider - Man may work best on a big weighing machine than he ’s usually shown . WhileSpider - Man : Into the Spider - Verseis arguably the more complete film , Across the Spider - Verseis absolutely massive in scope . Yet , it somehow never lose its anchor , personal character moment and difference of opinion .

Across the Spider - Versehas Miles deal with a sort of meta - problem : why does Spider - Man always have to go through the same catastrophe across his dissimilar stories ? It raises interesting questions about the ism of destiny and costless will , and it looks visually arresting while it does it . Moreover , the incredible issue of cameo inAcross the Spider - Verseis unprecedented , acting as a love letter to the persona ’s history in comics , TV , and picture .

Across the Spider - Verse features several Easter egg along with a genuine army of different versions of Spider - Man from the original comedian and more .

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2The Dark Knight (2008) Is Ranked #51

The Dark Knightisn’t the only great Batman motion-picture show , but it ’s hard to argue that it is n’t the most influential . After Burton / Keaton’sBatmanfranchise change custody and devolved into poorer products , the Caped Crusader took some fourth dimension off on the big screen . Batman Beginsbrought the Hero of Alexandria back with style , andThe Dark Knightperfected Nolan ’s grounded take on the hero and world .

However , it ’s Heath Ledger ’s incredible take on the Joker that elevates the film . Perhaps the greatest comic Scripture movie baddie of all time , Ledger ’s Joker manages to place upright up ( and likely surpass ) the iconic Jack Nicholson fromBatman(1989 ) and stay the bar for the villain even 16 old age later . add together in expectedly great carrying into action from Christian Bale ( Bruce Wayne ) , Gary Oldman ( James Gordon ) , Michael Caine ( Alfred ) and more , and it ’s easy to see whyThe Dark Knightis as iconic as it is .

1Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Is Ranked #21

The Movie Holds A 97% Critics Score

Though Spider - Man has batch of experience with the multiverse and spider - verse in Marvel Comics , his picture show had been grounded and relatively small - scale beforeSpider - humans : Intro the Spider - Verse . Moreover , they ’d all been centered on Peter Parker . give that , a movie feature a different Spider - Man ( well - established in the comics but not so much outside of them ) and a multiverse - level threat was a chip of a shock . Many knew it could be good , but few expected it to be truly nifty .

Into the Spider - Versedeals with the powerful legacy of superheroes and the role they can play in revolutionize those around them . Shifting forth from Peter Parker ( though featuring him in a secondary part ) allow the movie to explore intimate trapping with a new lens , and it does so with undeniable appealingness and flourish . Spider - Man : Into the Spider - Verseis a watershed animated film and among the better to ever come up from eitherMarvelorDC .

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