Every ‘Superman’ Movie Ranked, From Worst to Best

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Superman is widely regarded as the world’s first true superhero. Created in 1938 by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, he establishedan archetype that persists to this day: A colorfularray of powers, an even more colorful costume, a tragic origin story, a secret identity, a supporting cast of heroes and villains, and a determination to fight a neverending battlefor truth, justice, and the American way.

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Technically, though, Superman wasnotthe first superhero to get his own live-action movie. Superman’s perpetual rival Captain Marvel (now known as Shazam) holds that honor, thanks to his 1941 serialAdventures of Captain Marvel.Quite a few others beat him to the punch as well; by the timeMetropolis’ favorite son got his own adventure serial in 1948, Batman had alreadyreceived his first adaptation in 1943. So had lesser-known DC heroes likeSpy Smasher and Hop Harrigan.

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Once Superman established himself on the big screen, however — particularly after 1978’sSupermanstarring Christopher Reeve — he became one of the medium’s standard-bearers. Of course, times have not always been good for the Man of Steel at the multiplex. For a guy who likes to go up, up, and away, he’s had more than his share of cinematic downturns.

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His future looks bright once again thanks to James Gunn’sSuperman, so it’s the perfect time for atour through the cinematic history of the hero whohelped the world fall in love with comic books and comic-book movies. Here’s my ranking ofevery single one of his theatrical movies to date — including Gunn’s — from worst to best.

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The Man of Steel. The Man of Tomorrow. Truth. Justice. The American Way. We ranked every Superman movie ever made.

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Oy. Justice League should have been the grand conclusion to a series of interlocking stories. Instead, it was the moment a once-promising cinematic universe hit rock bottom. Director Zack Snyder left the project in the middle of shooting for personal reasons, Joss Whedon took over, and the result doesn’t feel like something either one of them would have made.

The editing is sloppy, the tone is a mess, and the big villain is a generic CGI goober with zero personality or motivation. (Would you believe he wants to conquer the world? Because he does!) While Snyder’s preferred cut now exists on streaming, the original version of Justice League remains the weakest Superman movie ever made.

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These popular DC Comics titles can never get their own DC movies. (Sorry.)

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DC had a huge hit in the 1950s and ’60s with a comic based on the wacky onscreen persona of comedian Jerry Lewis. The book started as a two-hander with Lewis’ original comedy partner Dean Martin; when that duo went their separate ways, the book carried on as just The Adventures of Jerry Lewis for another 80 issues. And during its solo run, Jerry began meeting various superheroes from the main DC Universe, including Batman, the Flash, and Superman. It’s tough to keep track of where Jerry Lewis stands at DC with all of the company’s reboots and restarts through the years, but maybe some NICE LADY! can tell us whether they’re still considered part of DC canon. Either way, here is one DC superhero who will not get his own DCEU movie.

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