56 DC Comics Movies Ranked (Superman)
(Photo by Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection. SUPERMAN.)
The latest: DC is back with the first Certified Fresh Superman movie since Returns in 2006!
Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. These are some of the staple titans of DC Comics the world has come to adore over the past 80 years, especially as they made the leap from page panel to silver screen and TV in the ’50s and ’60s. (And well before those upstart punks Marvel Comics to boot!) You’ll find them all in in our guide to every DC Comics movie ranked by Tomatometer, along with other significant greats like Swamp Thing, Green Lantern, and Shazam.
But the world of comic book publishing is nothing if not vast, a constellation of multiverses, retcons, annuals, and imprints. Moving beyond the strictly superhero element of DC Comics, this guide will also feature the adapted works from DC imprints Vertigo (V for Vendetta, The Losers), Paradox Press (Road to Perdition, A History of Violence), and WildStorm (Red, Red 2).
We’ve limited the movies to theatrical releases only, which does keep out the home animated fare that’s been giving DC adaptations a good name whenever the DCEU stumbled. But to that end, you will find The Killing Joke and Return of the Caped Crusaders here, both of which got a one-day theatrical release.
In 2023, amidst a changing of the guard that included James Gunn now running the show with a rebooted Superman: Legacy, the company began wrapping up the DCEU with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
And in 2024, well, the director of The Hangover Part II has done it again, delivering a lackluster and abrasive sequel to a beloved original with Joker: Folie a Deux.
But 2025 springs back with James Gunn’s Superman, Certified Fresh and an auspicious debut for the DCU.
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