THE DARK KNIGHT Tops Empire's Greatest Superhero Movies List

THE DARK KNIGHT Tops Empire's Greatest Superhero Movies List

7 years after its release, Christopher Nolan's second Batman flick is still coming out on top of most publicly voted "best of" polls, and Empire Magazine's 30 greatest Superhero movies of all time list is no different. Click on to find out what else made the top 10.

Feature Opinion
By MarkCassidy - Mar 10, 2015 10:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: Empire

Though technically it doesn't actually feature any super-powered characters, many consider Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight to be the best superhero/comic book movie ever made, and Empire's most recent list of the 30 greatest cape-flicks would seem to confirm as much. The fact that the 2008 Batman epic came in at #1 on their publicly voted poll is a testament to how highly it's still regarded.

Apparently it won by a fairly wide margin, but chasing it for the top spot at #2 was Bryan Singer's X-Men 2/X2, followed by Superman II at #3, Marvel's The Avengers at #4 and the first Superman at #5. Some of the rest of the movies in the top 10 are bound to stir up plenty of debate! We have Spider-Man 2 at #6, Batman Returns at #7, Unbreakable at #8, Watchmen at #9, and one of the most recent on the list, Guardians of the Galaxy at #10.

Agree? Disagree? Demand a recount? For the rest of the 30 click on the link below, but be warned: Superman Returns and Ang Lee's Hulk are on there!
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HugoStiglitz
HugoStiglitz - 3/10/2015, 10:07 AM
damn forgot that promo poster of dark knight. One of the best ever made :)
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 3/10/2015, 10:07 AM
What a crap list. No Iron Man? No Captain America Winter Soldier?
Supes17
Supes17 - 3/10/2015, 10:08 AM
How is this news? I thought it was already known lol
deepee3
deepee3 - 3/10/2015, 10:08 AM
So, they let Nolan create lists for magazines now?
SuperCat
SuperCat - 3/10/2015, 10:08 AM
Aw sh*t. FLAME WAR COMIN'!!!

batz11
batz11 - 3/10/2015, 10:08 AM
Weird, just retweeted this pic myself, Heath's first day of shooting...
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 3/10/2015, 10:08 AM
No Iron Man and Winter Soldier? People are idiots
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 3/10/2015, 10:09 AM
I loved The Dark Knight but for my taste its not the best comic book movie ever made.
MrXer0
MrXer0 - 3/10/2015, 10:09 AM
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/10/2015, 10:09 AM
Not a bad list at all.
Ghostyy
Ghostyy - 3/10/2015, 10:09 AM
This list is a joke.
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 3/10/2015, 10:10 AM
While I agree with no.1, the rest of this list is pretty terrible.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/10/2015, 10:10 AM
I dont think GOTG should be in the top 10. That slot should be for TWS.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 3/10/2015, 10:10 AM
It does deserve to be #1 but this list is awful.
HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 3/10/2015, 10:10 AM
X-Men 2 is the best movie FOX has made by far. That Nightcrawler sequence is one of greatest of all time. It's shame though, that franchise based around a team still hasn't deleivered those team up moments that we've gotten from Avengers.
DEFA
DEFA - 3/10/2015, 10:10 AM
Long Live to the KIng... "THE BATMAN"
AquamanIsTheBest
AquamanIsTheBest - 3/10/2015, 10:11 AM
Any list with X2 second needs to be ignored
SuperCat
SuperCat - 3/10/2015, 10:11 AM
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 3/10/2015, 10:12 AM
[frick] yeah! My list overall would be a little different but The Dark Knight is, in my opinion the best CBM to date.



SuperCat
SuperCat - 3/10/2015, 10:12 AM
GiantNerd
GiantNerd - 3/10/2015, 10:12 AM
This is a list. That's about all I can say about it.
FordEl
FordEl - 3/10/2015, 10:12 AM
Here come the salty fanboys
batz11
batz11 - 3/10/2015, 10:13 AM
Nomis don't start with me, not in the mood...GotG should be #1!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 3/10/2015, 10:13 AM
Yeah looking at this list... mine would definitely be A LOT different. Lol
ralfinader
ralfinader - 3/10/2015, 10:13 AM
something needs a bump for Cap:Winter Soldier...Looking at you Batman Returns.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/10/2015, 10:13 AM
They put Superman returns on this list. Wow!!
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 3/10/2015, 10:14 AM
lolololololol

No argument with TDK : it can go either way 1 or 2 depending on how you feel about the last 20 minutes of TDK and how you feel about Winter Soldier.

BUT.... X2? Superman II ? Batman Returns ? Watchmen ?
Over BLADE ? Days of Future Past ? Winter Soldier ? Iron Man 1 ? V for Vendetta ?
GTFO
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 3/10/2015, 10:14 AM
And here I thought I'd get work done this afternoon ...

DRJ01
DRJ01 - 3/10/2015, 10:14 AM
I hate watchmen (either the extended or directors cut, which ever is the longest). I couldn't even finish it. Can't say for the theatrical release however.
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 3/10/2015, 10:14 AM
and where the [frick] is BATMAN BEGINS ?
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