21 of the best superhero movies you need to watch right now

Gabbi ShawMay 14, 2020, 22:35 IST

"Spider-Man 2."Sony

There have been dozens of superhero movies in the past decade alone between the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe, and other superheroes not attached to any comics at all.
Insider whittled it down to the 21 best superhero movies you must watch in your lifetime.
Old favorites like 1989's "Batman" and instant classics like "Black Panther" made the cut.
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If you're looking to have a superhero movie marathon while you're stuck inside this summer, we've got you covered.

Insider has picked 21 must-see superhero movies throughout history, from the very first big-budget superhero movie in 1978 to the heartbreaking final installment of the "Avengers" saga.

Keep scrolling to see if your favorite earned a spot.

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If you thought "Infinity War" was a tearjerker, it has nothing on "Avengers: Endgame," which was a fitting end for two of the most iconic superheroes of our generation.

"Avengers: Endgame." Marvel Studios

"Avengers: Infinity War" spawned countless memes, buckets of tears shed, and changed the game for superhero movies as we know it.

Josh Brolin in "Avengers: Infinity War." IMDb/Walt Disney Studios

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is visually stunning, and another step towards diversity.

"Into the Spider-Verse." Sony Pictures

"Black Panther" was the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

"Black Panther." Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Logan" is a fitting swan song for Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, whom the actor had portrayed for the better part of two decades.

Hugh Jackman in "Logan." 20th Century Fox

"Thor: Ragnarok" is Marvel's first attempt at a straight-up comedy — and it's a huge success.

Chris Hemsworth in "Thor: Ragnarok." Disney/Marvel

"Wonder Woman" gave an entire generation of women a hero to look up to in 2017.

Gal Gadot in "Wonder Woman." Warner Bros.

After years of trying to get it made, 2016's "Deadpool" proved that R-rated movies could still do well at the box office.

Ryan Reynolds in "Deadpool." 20th Century Fox

"Guardians of the Galaxy" is still unlike any other film in the MCU six years after its release in 2014.

Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, and Zoe Saldana in "Guardians of the Galaxy." "Guardians Of The Galaxy"/Marvel

"Captain America: Winter Soldier" proves that gritty reboots also have their place.

Sebastian Stan in "Captain America: Winter Soldier." Disney/Marvel

"The Avengers" was an unprecedented movie at the time, combining four different movie franchises to make one super team-up movie — and it worked shockingly well.

Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo in "The Avengers." Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Chronicle" brought superheroes into the inescapable found footage genre in 2012.

Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, and Alex Russell in "Chronicle." Twentieth Century Fox

"The Dark Knight" remains the best superhero movie of all time, 11 years after its release in 2008.

Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight." Warner Bros.

"Iron Man" has spawned a behemoth of a franchise, with 21 more movies in its particular universe and billions of dollars at the box office.

Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man." Marvel

"Sky High" is a high school coming-of-age story that happens to involve superheroes, a formula that has since been replicated numerous times.

Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston in "Sky High." Buena Vista Pictures

The first "Spider-Man" is a straightforward origin story, but 2004's "Spider-Man 2" takes the character to new heights.

Tobey Maguire in "Spider-Man 2." Sony

Pixar's foray into the superhero genre resulted in 2004's "The Incredibles," one of the most popular Pixar movies to date.

"The Incredibles." Pixar

"Unbreakable" is a meta take on what would happen if "heroes" existed in a world that's already saturated with comic book lore.

Samuel L. Jackson in "Unbreakable." Touchstone Pictures

And just four years later, Batman got the animation treatment with "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm," proving that DC Comics' animated work is unparalleled.

"Batman: Mask of the Phantasm." Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman," the first Batman movie in over 20 years, takes the campy hero from years past and turns him into a darker vigilante.

Michael Keaton in "Batman." Warner Bros./"Batman"

There were superhero movies before 1978's "Superman" starring Christopher Reeve as the titular Kryptonian, but this was the first to truly be a smash hit.

Christopher Reeve in "Superman." Warner Bros via YouTube

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