Top 10 Super Hero Movies of Recent Times

Iron Man

This movie was released in 2008 and the character or iron man became very popular among the kids after the release of the movie that became one of the top grosser at the box office. This is essentially a good vs evil story with the super hero finally saving the country from the terrorists.

Blade II

This was a sequel to the original Blade but surpassed it in story, and cinematography. Blade is a half human, half super hero who has been chosen to lead a team of vampire hunters. This team has to somehow defeat the ferocious bloodsucking creatures called reapers. This movie had some amazing comic book inspired stunt scenes mesmerizing audiences.

Superman II

Though this can be labeled as an old movie having been released in 1980, its impact can still be felt over the whole genre of super hero movies. Christopher Reeves played the central character of Superman while the villain was played by Gene Hackman. The movie is all about how Superman alias Clark Kent fights Zod and saves planet earth.

Unbreakable

This is not strictly a super hero movie as it is not based upon a comic book hero. But Unbreakable is all about a man who learns about his super natural abilities. The movie was directed by M. Night Shyamalan and has Bruce Wills as the central character. The movie takes a look at the pressures of being a super hero.

Spiderman 2

Though there have been Spiderman 3 and 4 since then, Spiderman 2 is etched on the memories of the superhero loving audiences across the world and the duels of the amazing Spiderman with Dr. Octopus.

The Dark Knight

This superhero movie was made by director Christopher Nolan in the year 2008. This Batman movie will be long remembered for the portrayal of the character Joker by Heath ledger who even got the Oscars posthumously. This was a sequel to the 2005 batman Begins.

Hellboy

This is a 2004 superhero movie that depicts the life of a demon who has been raised after being rescued from the Nazis. He however grows up to become a defender of humanity against evil forces.

The Incredible Hulk

This superhero movie made in 2008 is based upon a marvel Comics superhero Hulk. The story is about a doctor who performs a Gamma Rays experiment that goes wrong and makes him green skinned giant Hulk who has super natural abilities. Later the doctor becomes Hulk whenever his pulse rate goes high. All superheroes unite to fight Loci and his army.

The Avengers

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This is one superhero movie that has several of them fighting for the welfare of humanity together. The fans of superhero movies were delighted to see their favorite heroes in a single movie and the plot of the movie was beautifully crafted to pull the story despite the presence of so many characters. The Avengers is the biggest hit among all superhero movies of all time and  also the latest to have hit the screens in 2012.