these are the best of the best that
stemmed from the pages of the DC
Universe and it’s all thanks to the
genius of one man welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten DC Comics
films for this list we’ve chosen a mix
of big screen blockbuster adaptations
full-length animated features as well as
direct-to-video releases that are under
the DC banner
we’ve also excluded narratives that
don’t Center on superheroes vigilantes
or protagonists with supernatural
abilities so as much as we love films
like Road to Perdition and a history of
violence they won’t be seen on this list
go number 10 Batman mask of the phantasm
now hold on to your hat and watch those
valuables is going to be a bumpy ride in
this animated mystery flick based on the
classic 90s animated series
the Dark Knight is mistaken from much
darker vigilante who is begun
systematically murdering Gotham’s
criminals ient one at a time he didn’t
do it it’s garbage mysteries that Batman
does not kill while pursuing this grim
and mysterious figure the neo noir film
also serves up a meshed B plot and
origin story centered on Bruce Wayne’s
rekindling of a lost relationship that
compelled him to become the Caped
Crusader I always felt like like I’d
thrown you a curve ball like you never
know what to do with me because I wasn’t
in the plan number nine Superman
we all believed that a man could fly
with the first full-length release
featuring the Man of Steel directed by
the celebrated Richard Donner the film
traces the life of the young Kryptonian
refugee from infancy this is all I
all I can send you Kyle
showcasing his growth and development as
the young adult Clark Kent to the Daily
Planet reporter slash superhero whose
first big trial is to halt a nuclear
plot concocted by none other than his
arch enemy Lex Luthor now call me
foolish call me irresponsible it occurs
to me that a 500 Megaton bomb planted at
just a proper point would would destroy
most of California number eight Batman
Returns in this dark sequel to Tim
Burton’s 1989 adaptation an underground
gang leader abandoned in the sewers as a
child known as the penguin arises under
the guise of a hero wishing to reinvent
himself as Gotham’s mayor you’re not the
mayor things change
during his campaign he devises a plan
with the equally deceptive Catwoman to
have Gotham citizens turn against Batman
however when his plan fails and the Dark
Knight reveals his true nature the
cold-blooded penguin plots a darker
revenge scheme to bring the city to an
explosive end with the help of the
flightless birds that raised him number
7 Watchmen movie starting shortly we’re
waiting for one more in this adaptation
of the celebrated graphic novel Zack
Snyder utilizes his slow motion
signature to capture the tensions and
turmoil of an alternate history set at
the peak of the Cold War for these
assholes to say when doomsday approaches
I say when doomsday is approaching
mostly faithful to its source material
who murdered Hollis Mason the crime
action film shadows a group of former
vigilantes resurfacing to investigate
the mysterious murder of one of their
own while simultaneously attempting to
prevent nuclear war you have to stop
this everyone will die loaded with
brutal visuals it’s one of the few
comic-book adaptations to receive an R
rating not that the story was targeting
children to begin with they are shaping
me into something gaudy something lethal
number six The Dark Knight Rises no guns
no killer where’s the fun in that
in the epic conclusion of the
Christopher Nolan series The Dark Knight
Rises from an eight-year absence after
Gotham’s peacetime is threatened with
the emergence of the brutal and highly
intelligent Bane successor to the same
mentor as Batman Bane’s mission is to
spread the same citywide chaos brought
about by Ra’s al Ghul in the first film
before bringing it to a cataclysmic halt
I’m Gotham’s reckoning loaded with
themes challenging society’s boundaries
let the games begin
the film takes many of its moral cues
from its predecessors making it an
equally potent and thought-provoking
curtain call you don’t owe these people
anymore you’ve given them everything not
everything
not yet number five V for Vendetta
remember remember the fifth of November
the gunpowder treason and plot in this
adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel
James McTeague makes his directorial
debut by diving into a dystopian UK
where an oppressive government has
executed brutal and condemning tactics
to maintain absolute power you really
think the blowing up Parliament’s going
to make this country a better place
there’s no certainty only opportunity in
one of the rare instances where we get
to see and play the hero albeit arguably
Hugo Weaving gives a brilliant
performance as the cunning strategic and
anonymous V are you like a crazy person
I’m quite sure they will say sir a
freedom fighter attempting to initiate a
revolution with some brutal tactics of
his own
number four Batman Begins Batman in this
reboot that introduced Christopher Nolan
to broader audiences we follow his
retelling of a troubled fortune heir who
overcomes his fears and dark memories to
become his city’s feared and dark
Protectorate do I look like in Batman
Begins Bruce Wayne is trained by and
later pitted against a syndicate of
assassins whose ideas of justice
conflict greatly with his own go back to
Gotham and I will fight men like this
but I will not be gone an executioner
with themes of terror and principle it’s
the first of the Batman films to contain
darker visuals and mature tones
targeting audiences above and beyond
comic book fan boys mission the LOB set
up a massive task force to catch you
he thinks you’re dangerous what do you
think I think you’re trying to help
number three Superman – no this is a
very special place for me I wanted you
to see it in this sequel to the 1978
phenomenon Superman Returns to face a
trio of foes native to his destroyed
home planet of Krypton
alright Zod
it’s over after being freed from the
Phantom Zone space prison the Kryptonian
criminals General Zod Ursa and nan
garner super human capabilities granted
to them by the Sun
this leads the trio to form an alliance
with the Man of Steel’s arch enemy with
intentions of becoming godlike rulers of
earth and who is your superior where
everyone including the son of jor-el is
to kneel before Zod
need number two Batman what are you I’m
Batman
in what started the initial film series
for the franchise Tim Burton showcases
his classic dark and fantastic visuals
by entering the streets of Gotham with
the help of the original Michael Keaton
Batman and the comically maniacal Jack
Nicholson Joker boom serving as a
stepping stone for the DC Universe
the film also relaunched Hollywood’s
faith in the superhero narrative as a
bankable genre what’s with that stupid
grin life’s been good to me spawning new
television shows full-length animated
features and more live-action
blockbusters a lot of people think
you’re as dangerous as the Joker is
psychotic before we unveil our pick for
the best DC film here are a few
honorable mentions
I remember the Secret Service being
tougher me too
it’s not an S on my world it means hope
well here it’s an S if you people can’t
see the potential danger of an
out-of-control Justice League I don’t
need to wait for a vote I don’t belong
here number one the Dark Knight I know
why you’re afraid to go out at night the
Batman taking top honors is the
mind-bending second installment of
Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy in what is
dubbed as one of cinema’s greatest
sequels Batman continues the fight
against Gotham’s biggest crime lords
some men just want to watch the world
burn who are pushed to join forces with
a more menacing and sociopathic
depiction of his arch enemy brilliantly
captured by the late Keith Ledger why so
serious
with themes of identity and morality
attached no one wants to get their hands
dirty fine I’ll do it the crime thriller
makes the same leap of faith jumped by
its predecessor with its deviation from
the youth targeted source material you
either die a hero or you live long
enough to see yourself become the
villain the result is one of the
greatest superhero films ever made
killing as Mitch
is between one life or the other your
brand-new district attorney or a
blushing bride-to-be do you agree with
our list shut up
which DC Comics film do you think is the
best way to go Tommy
for more super top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com know
stemmed from the pages of the DC
Universe and it’s all thanks to the
genius of one man welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten DC Comics
films for this list we’ve chosen a mix
of big screen blockbuster adaptations
full-length animated features as well as
direct-to-video releases that are under
the DC banner
we’ve also excluded narratives that
don’t Center on superheroes vigilantes
or protagonists with supernatural
abilities so as much as we love films
like Road to Perdition and a history of
violence they won’t be seen on this list
go number 10 Batman mask of the phantasm
now hold on to your hat and watch those
valuables is going to be a bumpy ride in
this animated mystery flick based on the
classic 90s animated series
the Dark Knight is mistaken from much
darker vigilante who is begun
systematically murdering Gotham’s
criminals ient one at a time he didn’t
do it it’s garbage mysteries that Batman
does not kill while pursuing this grim
and mysterious figure the neo noir film
also serves up a meshed B plot and
origin story centered on Bruce Wayne’s
rekindling of a lost relationship that
compelled him to become the Caped
Crusader I always felt like like I’d
thrown you a curve ball like you never
know what to do with me because I wasn’t
in the plan number nine Superman
we all believed that a man could fly
with the first full-length release
featuring the Man of Steel directed by
the celebrated Richard Donner the film
traces the life of the young Kryptonian
refugee from infancy this is all I
all I can send you Kyle
showcasing his growth and development as
the young adult Clark Kent to the Daily
Planet reporter slash superhero whose
first big trial is to halt a nuclear
plot concocted by none other than his
arch enemy Lex Luthor now call me
foolish call me irresponsible it occurs
to me that a 500 Megaton bomb planted at
just a proper point would would destroy
most of California number eight Batman
Returns in this dark sequel to Tim
Burton’s 1989 adaptation an underground
gang leader abandoned in the sewers as a
child known as the penguin arises under
the guise of a hero wishing to reinvent
himself as Gotham’s mayor you’re not the
mayor things change
during his campaign he devises a plan
with the equally deceptive Catwoman to
have Gotham citizens turn against Batman
however when his plan fails and the Dark
Knight reveals his true nature the
cold-blooded penguin plots a darker
revenge scheme to bring the city to an
explosive end with the help of the
flightless birds that raised him number
7 Watchmen movie starting shortly we’re
waiting for one more in this adaptation
of the celebrated graphic novel Zack
Snyder utilizes his slow motion
signature to capture the tensions and
turmoil of an alternate history set at
the peak of the Cold War for these
assholes to say when doomsday approaches
I say when doomsday is approaching
mostly faithful to its source material
who murdered Hollis Mason the crime
action film shadows a group of former
vigilantes resurfacing to investigate
the mysterious murder of one of their
own while simultaneously attempting to
prevent nuclear war you have to stop
this everyone will die loaded with
brutal visuals it’s one of the few
comic-book adaptations to receive an R
rating not that the story was targeting
children to begin with they are shaping
me into something gaudy something lethal
number six The Dark Knight Rises no guns
no killer where’s the fun in that
in the epic conclusion of the
Christopher Nolan series The Dark Knight
Rises from an eight-year absence after
Gotham’s peacetime is threatened with
the emergence of the brutal and highly
intelligent Bane successor to the same
mentor as Batman Bane’s mission is to
spread the same citywide chaos brought
about by Ra’s al Ghul in the first film
before bringing it to a cataclysmic halt
I’m Gotham’s reckoning loaded with
themes challenging society’s boundaries
let the games begin
the film takes many of its moral cues
from its predecessors making it an
equally potent and thought-provoking
curtain call you don’t owe these people
anymore you’ve given them everything not
everything
not yet number five V for Vendetta
remember remember the fifth of November
the gunpowder treason and plot in this
adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel
James McTeague makes his directorial
debut by diving into a dystopian UK
where an oppressive government has
executed brutal and condemning tactics
to maintain absolute power you really
think the blowing up Parliament’s going
to make this country a better place
there’s no certainty only opportunity in
one of the rare instances where we get
to see and play the hero albeit arguably
Hugo Weaving gives a brilliant
performance as the cunning strategic and
anonymous V are you like a crazy person
I’m quite sure they will say sir a
freedom fighter attempting to initiate a
revolution with some brutal tactics of
his own
number four Batman Begins Batman in this
reboot that introduced Christopher Nolan
to broader audiences we follow his
retelling of a troubled fortune heir who
overcomes his fears and dark memories to
become his city’s feared and dark
Protectorate do I look like in Batman
Begins Bruce Wayne is trained by and
later pitted against a syndicate of
assassins whose ideas of justice
conflict greatly with his own go back to
Gotham and I will fight men like this
but I will not be gone an executioner
with themes of terror and principle it’s
the first of the Batman films to contain
darker visuals and mature tones
targeting audiences above and beyond
comic book fan boys mission the LOB set
up a massive task force to catch you
he thinks you’re dangerous what do you
think I think you’re trying to help
number three Superman – no this is a
very special place for me I wanted you
to see it in this sequel to the 1978
phenomenon Superman Returns to face a
trio of foes native to his destroyed
home planet of Krypton
alright Zod
it’s over after being freed from the
Phantom Zone space prison the Kryptonian
criminals General Zod Ursa and nan
garner super human capabilities granted
to them by the Sun
this leads the trio to form an alliance
with the Man of Steel’s arch enemy with
intentions of becoming godlike rulers of
earth and who is your superior where
everyone including the son of jor-el is
to kneel before Zod
need number two Batman what are you I’m
Batman
in what started the initial film series
for the franchise Tim Burton showcases
his classic dark and fantastic visuals
by entering the streets of Gotham with
the help of the original Michael Keaton
Batman and the comically maniacal Jack
Nicholson Joker boom serving as a
stepping stone for the DC Universe
the film also relaunched Hollywood’s
faith in the superhero narrative as a
bankable genre what’s with that stupid
grin life’s been good to me spawning new
television shows full-length animated
features and more live-action
blockbusters a lot of people think
you’re as dangerous as the Joker is
psychotic before we unveil our pick for
the best DC film here are a few
honorable mentions
I remember the Secret Service being
tougher me too
it’s not an S on my world it means hope
well here it’s an S if you people can’t
see the potential danger of an
out-of-control Justice League I don’t
need to wait for a vote I don’t belong
here number one the Dark Knight I know
why you’re afraid to go out at night the
Batman taking top honors is the
mind-bending second installment of
Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy in what is
dubbed as one of cinema’s greatest
sequels Batman continues the fight
against Gotham’s biggest crime lords
some men just want to watch the world
burn who are pushed to join forces with
a more menacing and sociopathic
depiction of his arch enemy brilliantly
captured by the late Keith Ledger why so
serious
with themes of identity and morality
attached no one wants to get their hands
dirty fine I’ll do it the crime thriller
makes the same leap of faith jumped by
its predecessor with its deviation from
the youth targeted source material you
either die a hero or you live long
enough to see yourself become the
villain the result is one of the
greatest superhero films ever made
killing as Mitch
is between one life or the other your
brand-new district attorney or a
blushing bride-to-be do you agree with
our list shut up
which DC Comics film do you think is the
best way to go Tommy
for more super top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com know
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