10 Essential Superhero Movies From Before The MCU

Summary

• The MCU didn't start the Superhero Movie era, with several essential movies pre-dating it.
• The likes of X-Men (2000) and Spider-Man (2002) were major hits for Marvel and their studio partners.
• Superman (1978) and Batman (1989) made DC a huge cinematic brand.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe undoubtedly changed the landscape of superhero movies forever, but that's not to say that there aren't any films worth watching from before the series took over. Ever since 2008's Iron Man, MCU movies have become a dominant global force of pop culture, forever altering the trajectory of superhero movies both under the Marvel banner and from other studios. Though the average quality of the MCU's films speaks for itself, there are some crucial moments in comic book cinema that came about before 2008.
The earliest superhero movies were responsible for laying out the foundation of the genre long before the MCU was even a twinkle in Marvel's eye. While superheroes were originally seen as campy affairs primarily aimed at children, time and time again, groundbreaking movies would expand their appeal to all four quadrants, diversifying the tones films of the category could take. As influential as Marvel is, some of the best superhero movies ever came and went before Iron Man's time.


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