# Top 5 superhero/comic movies. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410 "2012-07-06T11:51:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/61 "2012-07-09T19:58:22Z")
Oh geez, how did I forget The Crow? yeah, that one’s gotta go on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/62 "2012-07-09T20:11:05Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Until The Avengers I considered X2 the best Comic book movie period (that opening scene is quite awesome). Remind me, is that the young Magneto at Aushwitz scene or the Nightcrawler in the White House scene? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/63 "2012-07-09T20:55:34Z")
Nighcrawler in the White House. Still one of the best action movie openings. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/64 "2012-07-09T22:08:32Z")
[ol] [li]The Incredibles[/li][li]The Chris Reeves Superman[/li][li]Batman (the Keaton one)[/li][li]Iron Man[/li][li]The Adam West Batman of the 60s (yes, he had a film).[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Anduril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Anduril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduril)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/65 "2012-07-09T22:17:24Z")
1. Scott Pilgrim v the World 2. Sin City 3. Incredibles 4. Push 5. Unbreakable ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/66 "2012-07-09T22:44:12Z")
> [@Wolverine](#): > > 1. **Scott Pilgrim vs. the World** > > 2. **The Dark Knight** > > 3. **The Avengers** > > 4. **Spider-Man 2** > > 5. **X-Men** > > Comics not in the Wikipedia list: **Scott Pilgrim, 300, Ghost World, Sin City, American Splendor** > > I like **The Incredibles** , but it has never gripped me like it does to some people on SDMB. I don’t think \*Ghost World \*or _American Splendour_ belong in the same category as _Spider-Man 2_ and _X-Men_. I’m not disparaging any of them; they’re just doing very different things. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410/67 "2012-07-09T22:52:47Z")
Superhero movies and comic book movies are not the same thing. My five favorite superhero movies: _Kick-Ass Megamind Mystery Men The Specials X-Men: First Class_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410.md?page=3)