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Superhero Movies
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Starring Robert Downey Jr.Terrence HowardJeff Bridges
By Jon Favreau, 2008.
After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, an ultra rich inventor and weapons maker (Robert Downey Jr.) turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger.
- X2: X-Men United
Starring Patrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellen
By Bryan Singer, 2003.
In X2, the sequel to the Marvel Comics-based hit X-Men, the group of humans who have mutated into superheroes band together to find out who's behind the rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment. Storm (Halle Berry), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart), Magneto (Ian McKellen)...
- Spider-Man 2
Starring Tobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred Molina
By Sam Raimi, 2004.
The heroic arachnid is back in this live-action sequel directed by Sam Raimi and written by Michael Chabon. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the...
- V for Vendetta
Starring Natalie PortmanHugo WeavingStephen Rea
By James McTeigue, 2005.
From the pages of David Lloyd and Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel springs the enigmatic "V" (Hugo Weaving of The Matrix), a masked freedom fighter who's taken up arms against the totalitarian government in a futuristic Britain. Finding an unlikely ally in a young woman named Evey Hammond...
- X-Men: First Class
Starring James McAvoyMichael FassbenderRose Byrne
By Matthew Vaughn, 2011.
X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their...
- Thor
Starring Chris HemsworthNatalie PortmanIdris ElbaKat Dennings
By Kenneth Branagh, 2011.
Marvel Studios expands its film universe with a new type of superhero: THOR. This epic adventure spans the Marvel Universe; from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war.
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Starring Hugh JackmanRyan ReynoldsLiev Schreiber
By Gavin Hood, 2008.
This action-packed prequel to the popular X-Men films explores Marvel Comics character Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the events that influenced the mutant before the Weapon X program bonded his skeleton with the powerfully strong metal alloy adamantium.
- Batman
Starring Michael KeatonJack NicholsonKim Basinger
By Tim Burton, 1989.
In Tim Burton's hands, this comic book character taps into his brooding side, and Gotham's underbelly writhes in its vices. Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) starts to make a name for himself as a masked enemy to the criminal set just when the flamboyant Joker (Jack Nicholson) takes over as tops in the...
- Spider-Man 3
Starring Tobey MaguireKirsten DunstJames Franco
By Sam Raimi, 2007.
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) goes up against an all-new crop of villains -- including the shape-shifting Sandman -- in the third installment of this blockbusting comic book adventure series directed by Sam Raimi. While Spidey's superpowers are altered by an alien organism...
- The Incredible Hulk
Starring Edward NortonLiv TylerTim Roth
By Louis Leterrier, 2008.
Edward Norton stars as Bruce Banner in this big-screen version of the classic comic-book tale about a doctor who searches for an antidote to his exotic condition, which causes him to transform into a hulking, green monster when under duress. Drawing closer to finding a remedy, Dr.
- Blade
Starring Wesley SnipesStephen DorffKris Kristofferson
By Stephen Norrington, 1998.
"Good" vampire Blade (Wesley Snipes), along with his mentor and weaponsmith, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), battle Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), an evil vampire rebel who plans to take over the outdated vampire council, capture Blade and resurrect voracious blood god La Magra.
- Hellboy
Starring Ron PerlmanDoug JonesSelma Blair
By Guillermo del Toro, 2004.
Based on Mike Mignola's cult comic book series, this fast-paced live-action film tells the dark story of Hellboy, a charismatic demon who's put on Earth by the Nazis to terrorize the rest of the world. But Hellboy has other plans. Deciding to fight for good instead of evil, he vows to rid the world...
- Batman Returns
Starring Michael KeatonMichelle PfeifferDanny DeVito
By Tim Burton, 1992.
Trouble returns to Gotham as Batman (Michael Keaton) battles three new villains plotting to take over the city, including corrupt businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken), the hideously deformed Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer).
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Starring Ron PerlmanSelma BlairDoug Jones
By Guillermo del Toro, 2008.
In Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding sequel to Hellboy, the identities of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) are exposed as they face a new threat: The Golden Army, assembled of long-hidden mythological creatures, is prepared to attack.
- Fantastic Four
Starring Ioan GruffuddJessica AlbaChris Evans
By Tim Story, 2005.
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) can become invisible and create force fields; Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) controls fire; and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) is turned into a...
- Blade 2
Starring Wesley SnipesKris KristoffersonRon Perlman
By Guillermo del Toro, 2002.
Blade (Wesley Snipes) is a half-vampire sworn to eradicating the bloodsuckers who lurk in the shadows. But when a new kind of bloodsucker -- the dread "reapers" -- is unleashed, the Vampire Nation asks Blade to help his longtime foes prevent a nightmare plague that would wipe out human and vampire...
- Blade: Trinity
Starring Wesley SnipesKris KristoffersonDominic Purcell
By David S. Goyer, 2004.
Recognizing that they're powerless to stop vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), the vampires who rule the human race set up Blade to look like a serial killer, immediately prompting the FBI to go after him. But more trouble brews: Just as Blade realizes he's being pursued, Dracula (Dominic...
- Superman
Starring Marlon BrandoGene HackmanChristopher Reeve
By Richard Donner, 1978.
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.
- Batman Forever
Starring Val KilmerChris O'DonnellJim Carrey
By Joel Schumacher, 1995.
The top-grossing film of 1995, director Joel Schumacher's interpretation of Batman has new villains and a new sidekick. Millionaire Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer) is up against psychotic Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and The Riddler (Jim Carrey), who have nefarious plans for Gotham City.
- Superman Returns
Starring Brandon RouthKate BosworthMarlon Brando
By Bryan Singer, 2006.
After a multiyear hiatus from Metropolis, Superman (played by Brandon Routh and Stephan Bender) returns to find a city that's managed to survive without him, an old flame (Kate Bosworth) who's moved on and an old enemy (Kevin Spacey) who wants him destroyed.
- Superman II
Starring Christopher ReeveGene HackmanTerence Stamp
By Richard Lester, 1980.
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton are about to test the Man of Steel's mettle. They can throw iron girders around with the same aplomb as Superman (Christopher Reeve), and they have Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) in their corner to run interference.
- Daredevil
Starring Ben AffleckJennifer GarnerColin Farrell
By Mark Steven Johnson, 2003.
Ben Affleck is Matt Murdock, a Marvel Comics hero who's a lawyer by day but fights the bad guys at night to avenge the murder of his father, a boxer. But what sets Matt apart from most superheroes isn't his back story; it's his handicap. Matt is blind, the result of a childhood accident that may...
- The Punisher
Starring Thomas JaneJohn TravoltaRebecca Romijn
By Jonathan Hensleigh, 2004.
Undercover FBI agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is crushed when his wife and children are killed after accidentally witnessing a mafia hit. With nothing left to lose or to live for, Castle becomes "The Punisher" -- a one-man judge, jury and executioner who declares open season on criminals...
- Batman and Robin
Starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'Donnell
By Joel Schumacher, 1997.
Along with crime-fighting partner Robin (Chris O'Donnell) and new recruit Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), Batman (George Clooney) battles the dual threat of frosty genius Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and homicidal horticulturalist Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman).
- Superman III
Starring Christopher ReeveRichard PryorJackie Cooper
By Richard Lester, 1983.
In this second sequel, comedy is delivered with the same gusto that falling helicopters and nuclear warheads were in the first two Superman films. Bumbling computer programmer Richard Pryor harbors a streak of genius; taking advantage of that fact -- and taking over the "heavy" lifting from Gene...
- Elektra
Starring Jennifer GarnerGoran VisnjicKirsten Prout
By Rob Bowman, 2005.
In this spellbinding thriller, Jennifer Garner reprises the role of fearless warrior Elektra -- a character she originated in Daredevil. Now that she's back in the fold of the mysterious Order of the Hand, the group's leader, Kirigi (Will Yun Lee), tasks her with liquidating seemingly harmless...
- Catwoman
Starring Frances McDormandHalle BerrySharon Stone
By Pitof, 2004.
Discover how an unassuming woman named Patience Phillips becomes the fiendish feline Catwoman (Halle Berry) in this purr-fect adventure movie. As Catwoman, Patience discovers she has the senses, speed, reflexes and perhaps even the nine lives of a cat, opening her to a thrilling and dangerous world...
