there are superhero movies and then
there are movies with superheroes in
them oh great your kitty
this list is looking at the ladder
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 unusual superhero films you’re
probably thinking my boyfriend said this
was a superhero movie but that guy in
the red suit just turned that other guy
into a kebab well I may be super but I
am no hero
for this list we’ll be looking at movies
that don’t conform to the typical
superhero tropes where else call
attention to those tropes by playing
them up number 10
unbreakable order do you remember me
ever getting sick in the three years we
lived in this house in the old apartment
before Joseph was born a superhero film
directed by M night Shyamalan may not
inspire confidence now but we’re glad it
did in the year 2000 the movie follows
David Dunn a security guard with marital
problems who survives our horrific train
wreck without a scratch two reasons why
I’m looking at you like this one because
it seems in a few minutes that you will
officially be the only survivor of this
train wreck and two
because you didn’t break one bone with
the guidance of Elijah price a comic
book art dealer David along with his son
comes to understand the heat and
superhuman abilities unbreakable am
breaks the mold of superhero films by
largely focusing on its characters and
their relationships leaving a
superpowers to serve the story rather
than the story certain that never do
anything like this you know that right
yeah what do you do if something bad
happens get number nine mystery men in
the world of mystery men superheroes
have corporate endorsements as well as
archenemies and Miz it’s true that you
lost your Pepsi endorsements I hadn’t
heard that mystery man balls a group of
struggling heroes who use a wide variety
of unconventional equipment and
abilities including but not limited to
silverware shovels and the undead skull
of the wielders father stuck in a
bowling ball when the city’s greatest
hero is kidnapped the team sees their
chance to make a name for themselves
chock-full of portable lines outlandish
costumes and hilarious relatable
characters it’s no mystery why mystery
man is a cult classic what’s the name of
this group the super dude no we’re not
the super dudes we don’t have a name yet
we’re definitely not super dudes guys I
gotta get home it’s May
great kick-ass
most kids want to be superheroes
kick-ass demonstrates why it’s less than
a safe career path at least in the real
world the title character is a
high-school student who dons a mask in
suit and promptly gets his own ass
kicked
repeatedly
the two other masked vigilantes he
encounters Hit Girl and Big Daddy who
are more trained heavily armed and
highly driven don’t bear much better
with Big Daddy
dying in the course of the story I love
you hyper violent profane and darkly
comedic kick-ass brings the familiar
superhero origin story back down to
earth you’d rather die for some pieces
this you don’t even know and three
assholes laying into one guy were real
swatches you want to know strong with me
number seven look crow
it’s not often that a superhero tale
begins with the protagonist dying
a year after Eric Draven is murdered
alongside his fiancee a crow brings the
dead musician back from the dead to
perform justice on his killers what
follows is a roaring rampage of revenge
with eric using his newfound rapid
healing abilities and mild psychic
powers to wreak deadly punishment on his
perpetrators with its intense action
baltic imagery and surprisingly touching
message The Crow is a superhero movie
like no other
victims aren’t we all number six
Chronicle Matt look at this what shot in
the found-footage format Chronicle
depicts three high schoolers who develop
psychic powers after coming across a
mysterious object in a cape like many
people who develop supernatural
abilities their exploration of the urban
towers is initially light-hearted using
them to pull pranks and become popular
by performing magic tricks
however Andrew the primary cameraman
comes from an abusive household and the
bullying he receives ultimately results
in his lashing out at those around him
culminating in a large-scale conflict in
Seattle I should have been with you on
but I’m here now and we can stop this
right now
you and me besides its format Chronicle
is also unusual in that it’s told from
the perspective of the villain though
some say it borrows a little too heavily
from the acclaimed anime Ikeda the film
is still worthy of a watch
number five Watchmen it’s at you it’s
all Chuck and forevermore
this polarizing adaptation of Alan
Moore’s Hugo award-winning game-changing
graphic novel depicts a version of
America where vigilantes have become
outlawed and the world’s only true
superhero the nuclear dr. Manhattan has
become a weapon in the Cold War they’re
shaping me into something gaudy
something lethal
meanwhile the murder of a former mask
sends one of the final holdout
vigilantes Rorschach after the killer
though some critics and fans of the
source material believed that much of
the story subtext was removed Watchmen
remains an engaging mystery with
elements of a political thriller and
some stunning visuals perhaps the world
is not made perhaps nothing is made a
clock without a craftsman number four
the mask of Zoro Jew scuse me cut enough
thank you the titular swashbuckling pulp
hero is said to have been part of the
inspiration for Batman which more than
makes him a superhero in our books apart
from its 19th century setting the mask
of Zoro is also notable for switching up
the typical matchups you invited
superhero films now I have dreamed of
this moment night and day
20 long years really the original
mentoring Zorro played by Anthony
Hopkins is the one who ultimately
battles the film’s primary villain while
the younger Zorro played by Antonio
Banderas fights the antagonists
second-in-command who killed his brother
all in all the film is a fun period
twist on the genre number three Deadpool
leave a book in her general direction
again and you will learn in the worst of
ways that I have some hard spots too
that came out wrong some of the entries
on our list subvert superhero tropes
subtly Deadpool meanwhile points at them
blatantly and laughs yeah
you may be wondering why the red suit
well that’s so bad guys can’t see me
bleed this guy’s got the right idea from
its opening credits which are cliched
archetypes instead of the actor’s real
names – it’s after credit scene
referencing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Deadpool rebels and playing up the
superhero movie formula superhero
landing you’re gonna do superhero
landing wait for it
whoa superhero landing yeah that’s
really hard on your knees through it’s
hard our rating for Reverend self-aware
protagonist and stylish well
choreographed action deck pool still
manages to differentiate itself from
typical superhero movies too though some
might feel that the film’s use of parody
brings it closer to the very cliches
it’s lampooning we think that Deadpool
manages just the right balance through
maximum effort maximum effort number two
the mask can’t make the scene if you
don’t have the green I better make a
little step you might want to check your
fire alarm because this entry is okay
I’m very sorry anyway this movie may
have the standard setup of a superhero
story with mild-mannered stanley ipkiss
gaining supernatural powers from the
title mask but its execution is anything
but ordinary are you on the list but I
believe my friends are perhaps you know
that Franklin Grant and Jackson the mask
grants the wearer cartoonish reality
warping powers while also lowering
inhibitions meaning that the meek
Stanley’s first inclinations upon
gaining powers are to use them to exact
revenge on the people who walk all over
him no you have to ask yourself one
question do I feel like
well do yet punks the film depicts
superpowers as being a double-edged
sword which was pretty uncommon in the
early 90s you a good kid real good
but as long as I’m around you’ll always
be checking best see before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
don’t steal do
don’t steal drugs
people should not be afraid of their
governments government should be afraid
of their people and you’re going to make
that happen by blowing up a building the
building is a simple this is the act of
destroying it
there’s a standby
number one be incredible leave it to
Pixar to be ahead of the curve coming
out years before Watchmen or Captain
America Civil War dealt with the issue
of superhero legality on the big screen
The Incredibles tackled the subject with
aplomb what really sets this film apart
though is its depiction of the
challenges based by a super-powered
family particularly as they must hide
their abilities the individual family
members each struggle with the need to
be special or unique whether it’s
through a midlife crisis or teenage
angst making it very easy for the
audience to relate to them The
Incredibles may not be conventional but
it’s very in Korea now we won’t do it
you get the idea though what are you
waiting for I don’t know something
amazing I guess do you agree with our
list which superhero film do you think
stood out from the rest
more outside the box top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com hey wait you’re my hero
you
there are movies with superheroes in
them oh great your kitty
this list is looking at the ladder
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 unusual superhero films you’re
probably thinking my boyfriend said this
was a superhero movie but that guy in
the red suit just turned that other guy
into a kebab well I may be super but I
am no hero
for this list we’ll be looking at movies
that don’t conform to the typical
superhero tropes where else call
attention to those tropes by playing
them up number 10
unbreakable order do you remember me
ever getting sick in the three years we
lived in this house in the old apartment
before Joseph was born a superhero film
directed by M night Shyamalan may not
inspire confidence now but we’re glad it
did in the year 2000 the movie follows
David Dunn a security guard with marital
problems who survives our horrific train
wreck without a scratch two reasons why
I’m looking at you like this one because
it seems in a few minutes that you will
officially be the only survivor of this
train wreck and two
because you didn’t break one bone with
the guidance of Elijah price a comic
book art dealer David along with his son
comes to understand the heat and
superhuman abilities unbreakable am
breaks the mold of superhero films by
largely focusing on its characters and
their relationships leaving a
superpowers to serve the story rather
than the story certain that never do
anything like this you know that right
yeah what do you do if something bad
happens get number nine mystery men in
the world of mystery men superheroes
have corporate endorsements as well as
archenemies and Miz it’s true that you
lost your Pepsi endorsements I hadn’t
heard that mystery man balls a group of
struggling heroes who use a wide variety
of unconventional equipment and
abilities including but not limited to
silverware shovels and the undead skull
of the wielders father stuck in a
bowling ball when the city’s greatest
hero is kidnapped the team sees their
chance to make a name for themselves
chock-full of portable lines outlandish
costumes and hilarious relatable
characters it’s no mystery why mystery
man is a cult classic what’s the name of
this group the super dude no we’re not
the super dudes we don’t have a name yet
we’re definitely not super dudes guys I
gotta get home it’s May
great kick-ass
most kids want to be superheroes
kick-ass demonstrates why it’s less than
a safe career path at least in the real
world the title character is a
high-school student who dons a mask in
suit and promptly gets his own ass
kicked
repeatedly
the two other masked vigilantes he
encounters Hit Girl and Big Daddy who
are more trained heavily armed and
highly driven don’t bear much better
with Big Daddy
dying in the course of the story I love
you hyper violent profane and darkly
comedic kick-ass brings the familiar
superhero origin story back down to
earth you’d rather die for some pieces
this you don’t even know and three
assholes laying into one guy were real
swatches you want to know strong with me
number seven look crow
it’s not often that a superhero tale
begins with the protagonist dying
a year after Eric Draven is murdered
alongside his fiancee a crow brings the
dead musician back from the dead to
perform justice on his killers what
follows is a roaring rampage of revenge
with eric using his newfound rapid
healing abilities and mild psychic
powers to wreak deadly punishment on his
perpetrators with its intense action
baltic imagery and surprisingly touching
message The Crow is a superhero movie
like no other
victims aren’t we all number six
Chronicle Matt look at this what shot in
the found-footage format Chronicle
depicts three high schoolers who develop
psychic powers after coming across a
mysterious object in a cape like many
people who develop supernatural
abilities their exploration of the urban
towers is initially light-hearted using
them to pull pranks and become popular
by performing magic tricks
however Andrew the primary cameraman
comes from an abusive household and the
bullying he receives ultimately results
in his lashing out at those around him
culminating in a large-scale conflict in
Seattle I should have been with you on
but I’m here now and we can stop this
right now
you and me besides its format Chronicle
is also unusual in that it’s told from
the perspective of the villain though
some say it borrows a little too heavily
from the acclaimed anime Ikeda the film
is still worthy of a watch
number five Watchmen it’s at you it’s
all Chuck and forevermore
this polarizing adaptation of Alan
Moore’s Hugo award-winning game-changing
graphic novel depicts a version of
America where vigilantes have become
outlawed and the world’s only true
superhero the nuclear dr. Manhattan has
become a weapon in the Cold War they’re
shaping me into something gaudy
something lethal
meanwhile the murder of a former mask
sends one of the final holdout
vigilantes Rorschach after the killer
though some critics and fans of the
source material believed that much of
the story subtext was removed Watchmen
remains an engaging mystery with
elements of a political thriller and
some stunning visuals perhaps the world
is not made perhaps nothing is made a
clock without a craftsman number four
the mask of Zoro Jew scuse me cut enough
thank you the titular swashbuckling pulp
hero is said to have been part of the
inspiration for Batman which more than
makes him a superhero in our books apart
from its 19th century setting the mask
of Zoro is also notable for switching up
the typical matchups you invited
superhero films now I have dreamed of
this moment night and day
20 long years really the original
mentoring Zorro played by Anthony
Hopkins is the one who ultimately
battles the film’s primary villain while
the younger Zorro played by Antonio
Banderas fights the antagonists
second-in-command who killed his brother
all in all the film is a fun period
twist on the genre number three Deadpool
leave a book in her general direction
again and you will learn in the worst of
ways that I have some hard spots too
that came out wrong some of the entries
on our list subvert superhero tropes
subtly Deadpool meanwhile points at them
blatantly and laughs yeah
you may be wondering why the red suit
well that’s so bad guys can’t see me
bleed this guy’s got the right idea from
its opening credits which are cliched
archetypes instead of the actor’s real
names – it’s after credit scene
referencing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Deadpool rebels and playing up the
superhero movie formula superhero
landing you’re gonna do superhero
landing wait for it
whoa superhero landing yeah that’s
really hard on your knees through it’s
hard our rating for Reverend self-aware
protagonist and stylish well
choreographed action deck pool still
manages to differentiate itself from
typical superhero movies too though some
might feel that the film’s use of parody
brings it closer to the very cliches
it’s lampooning we think that Deadpool
manages just the right balance through
maximum effort maximum effort number two
the mask can’t make the scene if you
don’t have the green I better make a
little step you might want to check your
fire alarm because this entry is okay
I’m very sorry anyway this movie may
have the standard setup of a superhero
story with mild-mannered stanley ipkiss
gaining supernatural powers from the
title mask but its execution is anything
but ordinary are you on the list but I
believe my friends are perhaps you know
that Franklin Grant and Jackson the mask
grants the wearer cartoonish reality
warping powers while also lowering
inhibitions meaning that the meek
Stanley’s first inclinations upon
gaining powers are to use them to exact
revenge on the people who walk all over
him no you have to ask yourself one
question do I feel like
well do yet punks the film depicts
superpowers as being a double-edged
sword which was pretty uncommon in the
early 90s you a good kid real good
but as long as I’m around you’ll always
be checking best see before we reveal
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
don’t steal do
don’t steal drugs
people should not be afraid of their
governments government should be afraid
of their people and you’re going to make
that happen by blowing up a building the
building is a simple this is the act of
destroying it
there’s a standby
number one be incredible leave it to
Pixar to be ahead of the curve coming
out years before Watchmen or Captain
America Civil War dealt with the issue
of superhero legality on the big screen
The Incredibles tackled the subject with
aplomb what really sets this film apart
though is its depiction of the
challenges based by a super-powered
family particularly as they must hide
their abilities the individual family
members each struggle with the need to
be special or unique whether it’s
through a midlife crisis or teenage
angst making it very easy for the
audience to relate to them The
Incredibles may not be conventional but
it’s very in Korea now we won’t do it
you get the idea though what are you
waiting for I don’t know something
amazing I guess do you agree with our
list which superhero film do you think
stood out from the rest
more outside the box top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com hey wait you’re my hero
you
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