Rotten Tomatoes has shared an updated ranking of the "300 Best Movies of All Time" which they say are "reviewed and selected by Tomatometer-approved critics and Rotten Tomatoes users."
At #1? 1997's L.A. Confidential, a movie which has little to nothing in common with superheroes! However, comic book adaptations do factor into the list, with 11 in total making the cut.
According to the review aggregator, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best superhero movie ever, coming in at #21. Released in 2018, the Sony Pictures title grossed $384.3 million and won a "Best Animated Feature" Oscar in 2019 (making it the first non-Disney/Pixar movie to do so since 2011).
Also included in the list are The Dark Knight (#51), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (#81), Spider-Man: No Way Home (#128), Avengers: Endgame, (#142), Iron Man (#145), Black Panther (#225), Logan (#228), Guardians of the Galaxy (#254), Thor: Ragnarok (#274), and The Avengers (#286).
Needless to say, we're sure these selections will generate some discussion!
It's good to see both Spider-Verse movies earn a place here, anyway, and we're sure Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will eventually join them...whenever it's released!
"It will be a very satisfying conclusion," producer and writer Phil Lord previously said of the upcoming threequel. "It goes even more emotionally deep into the relationships between Miles, Gwen, Peter B., [and Miles’] parents."
"The big thing that’s interesting for Miles [in Beyond the Spider-Verse] is how do you deal with a sense of betrayal and turn it into something affirmative?” Lord added. "And I think that the thing that we try to do with these movies is represent goodness and show how the love that the characters in the movie have for Miles translates into his growth and success."
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, and received widespread praise for its innovative animation style, compelling story, and diverse representation of Marvel's web-slingers.
The movie follows the story of Miles Morales, a teenager from Brooklyn who gains spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. He soon discovers that he's not the only one with these powers when he encounters Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, as well as other Spider-People from alternate dimensions. Together, they must team up to stop the villainous Kingpin from destroying reality with a supercollider.
How do you feel about where the movies above all land on Rotten Tomatoes' list?