List of animated superhero movies
This list attempts to compile animated superhero movies (most of which are direct-to-video). I have grouped the movies based on the hero / team.
Since the definition of a 'superhero movie' is a bit ambiguous (Does 'The Powerpuff Girls' movie qualify? - let me suggest 'no'), I'm sure I'll end up leaving someone's favorites out. Feel free to drop a comment one way or the other.
Sometimes there are a few movies that are supposed to be coming out (if nothing derails them in the pre-production process), but which IMDb does not have available for me to list out, so I'll write the titles up here. I know nothing about them beyond the titles.
From DC Comics:
- None at this time - may not have anything new for a long while (rumor has it that this division has been discontinued)
Since the definition of a 'superhero movie' is a bit ambiguous (Does 'The Powerpuff Girls' movie qualify? - let me suggest 'no'), I'm sure I'll end up leaving someone's favorites out. Feel free to drop a comment one way or the other.
Sometimes there are a few movies that are supposed to be coming out (if nothing derails them in the pre-production process), but which IMDb does not have available for me to list out, so I'll write the titles up here. I know nothing about them beyond the titles.
From DC Comics:
- None at this time
- None at this time - may not have anything new for a long while (rumor has it that this division has been discontinued)
List activity
265K views
• 27 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
81 titles
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonSamuel L. JacksonHolly HunterWhile trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.There aren't many animated superhero movies that were ever on the big screen, but there may be more in the future...
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonHolly HunterSarah VowellThe Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.
- DirectorKevin AltieriBoyd KirklandFrank PaurStarsKevin ConroyDana DelanyHart BochnerBatman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.One of the first animated superhero movies created. Based on the 'Batman: The animated series'.
- DirectorBoyd KirklandStarsKevin ConroyMichael AnsaraLoren LesterWhen Mr. Freeze, desperate to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
- DirectorCurt GedaJennifer GravesTim MaltbyStarsKevin ConroyKimberly BrooksKelly RipaThe Dark Knight must contend with a mysterious female vigilante who emulates him, but to a more ruthless degree.
- DirectorYasuhiro AokiFutoshi HigashideToshiyuki KubookaStarsKevin ConroyJason MarsdenScott MenvilleA collection of key events mark Bruce Wayne's life as he journeys from beginner to Dark Knight.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterDavid SelbyBatman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterMichael EmersonThe Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
- DirectorMichael GoguenTae Ho HanSeung Eun KimStarsRino RomanoPeter StormareTara StrongBatman faces off against the original creature of the night, Count Dracula, who has been unintentionally resurrected by the Penguin.
- DirectorSam LiuLauren MontgomeryStarsBryan CranstonBen McKenzieEliza DushkuA wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.
- DirectorBrandon ViettiStarsBruce GreenwoodJensen AcklesJohn DiMaggioThere's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
- DirectorJay OlivaEthan SpauldingStarsKevin ConroyNeal McDonoughHynden WalchBatman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller hires her newly formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum to recover vital information stolen by the Riddler.
- DirectorEthan SpauldingStarsJason O'MaraStuart AllanThomas GibsonBatman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group the League of Assassins.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsStuart AllanTroy BakerKevin ConroyWhile Damian Wayne struggles to cope with Batman's no-killing rule, he soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society known as, The Court of Owls.
- DirectorButch LukicStarsRoger Craig SmithChris DiamantopoulosWill FriedleBatman, with the help of the Flash, Green Arrow, Nightwing, and Red Robin, has to try and get to the bottom of the mysterious robotic animals attacking Gotham.
- DirectorButch LukicStarsTroy BakerEric BauzaSteve BlumThe Joker is aided in his Halloween quest to render modern technology useless and take over Gotham City by Solomon Grundy, Silver Banshee, Clayface and Scarecrow.
- DirectorCurt GedaStarsRoger Craig SmithOded FehrLucien DodgeAfter freeing helpers in Arkham, Freeze and Penguin freeze down Gotham City and attack with huge monsters. Batman responds, helped by other heroes.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillTara StrongAs Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsJason O'MaraYvonne StrahovskiStuart AllanBruce Wayne is missing. Alfred covers for him while Nightwing and Robin patrol Gotham City in his stead. And a new player, Batwoman, investigates Batman's disappearance.
- DirectorRick MoralesStarsAdam WestBurt WardJulie NewmarBatman and Robin of the 1960s live action series are back in action to take down their fiendish foes united once more against them.
- DirectorRick MoralesStarsAdam WestBurt WardWilliam ShatnerGotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent is mutilated in a laboratory accident. When the duplicitous Two-Face embarks on a crime spree, Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of his identity while facing off against several other foes.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsKevin ConroyMelissa RauchPaget BrewsterBatman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsBruce GreenwoodJennifer CarpenterChris CoxIn an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
- DirectorJunpei MizusakiStarsKôichi YamaderaWataru TakagiAi KakumaBatman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan.
- DirectorCurt GedaStarsWill FriedleMark HamillKevin ConroyThe Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
- DirectorChris McKayStarsWill ArnettMichael CeraRosario DawsonA cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
- DirectorJon BurtonStarsClancy BrownTroy BakerChristopher Corey SmithWhen the Joker and Lex Luthor form an alliance, Batman must team up with the Justice League in order to stop them.
- DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsChris PrattWill FerrellElizabeth BanksAn ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.Okay, this one might not belong here, but it does feature Batman fairly prominently, so....here it is. It's not a bad movie either.
Also, if you are trying to be complete, there is also a Scooby-doo meets Batman 'movie' (DVD with a single 41 min. episode on it). Since it's technically part of a non-superhero TV series, I'm not including that. - DirectorLauren MontgomeryStarsAndre BraugherKevin ConroyTim DalyBatman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with super-human powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsClancy BrownKevin ConroyTim DalyWhen Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.
- DirectorCurt GedaStarsTim DalyPowers BootheDana DelanyEmbittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsJames DentonChristina HendricksAnthony LaPagliaAfter being poisoned by sun radiation, a dying Superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams while Lex Luthor has his own agenda.
- DirectorCurt GedaScott JeraldsDan RibaStarsTim DalyDana DelanyClancy BrownThe last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.This is another movie that is a combination of episodes rather than something originally made to be a feature length film. But, since you can buy it cut as if it were a movie, it seems appropriate to include.
Having said that, I will not list any further DVDs (like Justice League: Starcrossed) where the 'movie' is really just a compilation of episodes. - DirectorMichael ChangStarsGeorge NewbernPauley PerretteRobin Atkin DownesThe Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.
- DirectorJames TuckerStarsMatt BomerStana KaticJohn NobleSuperman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."
- DirectorJake CastorenaSam LiuStarsJerry O'ConnellRebecca RomijnRainn WilsonSuperman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.
- DirectorJake CastorenaSam LiuStarsJerry O'ConnellRebecca RomijnRainn WilsonAfter the death of Superman, several new people present themselves as possible successors.
- DirectorJoaquim Dos SantosStarsZach CallisonJames GarnerJosh KeatonSuperman finds a foe who may be too powerful even for him to defeat in the murderous Black Adam. Fortunately, Black Adam's real target is the Earth's Mightiest Mortal--Captain Marvel.
- DirectorLauren MontgomeryBruce TimmBrandon ViettiStarsAdam BaldwinAnne HecheJames MarstersWhen LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
- DirectorSam LiuLauren MontgomeryStarsWilliam BaldwinMark HarmonChris NothA good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.
- DirectorLauren MontgomeryStarsKevin ConroyTim DalySusan EisenbergVandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
- DirectorDave BullockStarsDavid BoreanazMiguel FerrerNeil Patrick HarrisIn the 1950s, a new generation of superheroes must join forces with the community's active veterans and a hostile US government to fight a menace to Earth.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsJustin ChambersC. Thomas HowellMichael B. JordanThe Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.
- DirectorGiancarlo VolpeStarsDiedrich BaderLaura BaileyDante BascoLex Luthor is frozen during a battle with the Justice League. He thaws out in the 31st century, discovers Time Trapper and prevents Superman's arrival to Earth as a baby. Future teen heroes Karate Kid and Dawnstar must stop him.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsSean AstinZach CallisonChristopher GorhamThe world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.
- DirectorBrandon ViettiStarsDiedrich BaderTroy BakerJohn DiMaggioIt's up to the Justice League to team up with their bizarre counterparts to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!
- 20151h 17mNot Rated6.2 (1.9K)VideoDirectorRick MoralesStarsDee Bradley BakerTroy BakerJohn DiMaggioGet ready for the bricks to fly when Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League face off against the world's greatest super villains!
- DirectorRick MoralesStarsTroy BakerJessica DiCiccoGrey GriffinWhen Brainiac zaps Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern, Batman and Flash have to go back in time to save them.
- DirectorEthan SpauldingStarsSean AstinRosario DawsonNathan FillionWhen Atlantian troops assault Metropolis as revenge for the death of their king, the Queen seeks help from the Justice League to find her son who has gone missing during the madness.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsBenjamin BrattMichael C. HallTamara TaylorIn an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), who operate outside of the law, are framed for murders of prominent scientist and the government decides to take them out.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsMatt RyanCamilla LuddingtonJason O'MaraBeings with supernatural powers join together to fight against supernatural villains. This team of supernatural beings include John Constantine, Zatanna and Jason Blood also known as the demon Etrigan.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsRosario DawsonChristopher GorhamShemar MooreRobin is sent to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches a Justice League mission. The Titans must then face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world.
- DirectorLauren MontgomeryStarsKeri RussellNathan FillionAlfred MolinaA modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enables an imprisoned war god to escape and Princess Diana wins the responsibility to recapture him.
- DirectorLauren MontgomeryStarsChristopher MeloniVictor GarberTricia HelferTest pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsStuart AllanJake T. AustinTaissa FarmigaA group of teen super heroes grow up together, fighting evil in their city.
- DirectorAaron HorvathPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonA villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.
- DirectorMichael ChangBen JonesMatt YoungbergStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonAfter a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsChristian SlaterVanessa WilliamsBilly BrownTask Force X targets a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal.
- DirectorPatrick ArchibaldJay OlivaFrank PaurStarsMarc WordenGwendoline YeoRodney SaulsberryWhen a cocky industrialist's efforts to raise an ancient Chinese temple leads him to be seriously wounded and captured by enemy forces, he must use his ideas for a revolutionary power armor in order to fight back as a superhero.
- DirectorHiroshi HamasakiShingo NatsumeStarsNorman ReedusMatthew MercerEric BauzaIron Man is framed by a technological terrorist and breaks out to clear his name.
- DirectorLeo RileyStarsAdrian PasdarFred TatascioreDee Bradley BakerThe Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk must join forces to save the Earth from its greatest threat yet.
- DirectorLeo RileyStarsAdrian PasdarRoger Craig SmithFred TatascioreIron Man and Captain America battle to keep the Red Skull and his triggerman, Taskmaster, from unleashing an army of Hydra Brutes on the world.
- DirectorCurt GedaSteven E. GordonBob RichardsonStarsJustin GrossGrey GriffinMichael MasseeTo confront an alien menace, General Fury assembles a team of superheroes lead by a recently resuscitated Captain America.
- DirectorWill MeugniotDick SebastBob RichardsonStarsJustin GrossGrey GriffinMichael MasseeWhen the Chitauri invaders are sighted in the African kingdom of Wakanda, the Avengers covertly enter the advanced nation to investigate.
- DirectorKen'ichi ShimizuStarsJennifer CarpenterBrian BloomJohn Eric BentleyPunisher and Black Widow are sent on a mission to stop Leviathan, a global terrorist organization that plans to sell stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. technology to the highest bidder.
- DirectorJay OlivaGary HartleStarsNoah CrawfordBrenna O'BrienAidan DrummondThe children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsMatthew WolfRick GomezTara StrongThe young Norse god Thor embarks on a quest with his brother Loki to find and recover a legendary sword.
- DirectorSam LiuFrank PaurStarsFred TatascioreMatthew WolfGraham McTavishTwo stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Men Wolverine and the god known as Thor.
- DirectorSam LiuFrank PaurStarsRick D. WassermanLisa Ann BeleyMark HildrethThe Incredible Hulk, ejected from Earth in a spaceship, crash-lands on a planet ruled by a tyrant, who forces him to fight in a coliseum against other powerful creatures. The Hulk reluctantly befriends the combatants on his team.
- DirectorPatrick ArchibaldJay OlivaDick SebastStarsBryce JohnsonPaul NakauchiKevin Michael RichardsonA crippled and embittered doctor travels to a hidden community in Tibet where he learns of his true destiny as the Sorcerer Supreme of his world.
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.Coming to theaters
- DirectorPhil WeinsteinTad StonesStarsRon PerlmanSelma BlairDoug JonesHellboy travels to Japan to fight an ancient demon.
- DirectorVictor CookTad StonesStarsRon PerlmanSelma BlairJohn HurtHellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team face off against a new supernatural threat, while Professor Bruttenholm (Sir John Hurt) must investigate the possible reemergence of a vampire he had slain decades prior.
- DirectorVictor CookStarsRon PerlmanDan CastellanetaAt the request of a priest, Hellboy travels to an abandoned castle in Ireland to battle a variation of a redcap.
- DirectorRoy Allen SmithStarsAnna PaquinKirby MorrowCam ClarkeA break-in and murder at a New York City museum sparks an investigation by Interpol Agent Nathan Nelson. When he finds an ancient artifact at the crime scene, Nelson takes it home to conduct more research. A freakish combination of a lightning storm, a pet chameleon and the rune stone gives his daughter, Maggie, mystical powers to shape-shift her appearance at will which includes the ability to mimic other people and animals. Now Maggie must utilize her new-found super powers to solve the mysterious kidnapping of her father and to learn the secrets of an ancient, long-forgotten race of people.
- DirectorSteven E. GordonStarsWilmer ValderramaMaria Conchita AlonsoKathleen BarrAfter his parents are murdered and his legs crippled, Tony Valdez uses their technology and becomes a skateboarding superhero.
- StarsSarah EdmondsonAlex ZaharaKathleen BarrBlack Bolt and his Royal Family, Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon, Triton, Crystal, Maximus the Mad and Lockjaw, try to protect the city of Attilan from enemies within and outside.There are quite a few 'motion comics' created. Most of them fall under the Marvel Knights collection (of which this is one of them). I do not list them all out, since they aren't true animation films, but I did want to include something to point them out, in case anyone is interested in hunting them down too.
- DirectorKevin MunroeStarsPatrick StewartMakoChris EvansWhen the world is threatened by an ancient evil, the Ninja Turtles must reunite and overcome their faults in order to stand against it.
- DirectorRoy BurdineLloyd GoldfineStarsMichael SinterniklaasWayne GraysonSam RiegelThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet their match -- Literally! The modern, gritty Ninja Turtles must team up with their classic cartoon counterparts to stop two Shredders and their plans of multi-dimensional scale.Anyone who ever watched the 90s TV series will think this show is an absolute riot! It's even better if you've also watched some of the 2003 TV series too, but just the 90s Turtles are enough to get the jokes here.
- DirectorTom McGrathStarsWill FerrellJonah HillBrad PittEvil genius Megamind finally defeats his do-gooder nemesis, Metro Man, but is left without a purpose in a superhero-free world.I'll end this list as I began it - with a few original theatrical release movies which weren't based on comic books, but involve superheroes.
- DirectorDon HallChris WilliamsStarsRyan PotterScott AdsitJamie ChungA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.