Best Superhero movies from the 1980s [Discovery Queue]

Movies like Batman, Superman II, and The Kingdom of Diamonds, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: November 15, 2026

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    1
    1989June 1989 by Tim Burton
    Fantasy, Action, Crime
    Fantasy, Action, Crime
    4.07 Good+ 8,942 ratings
  • 2
    2
    1980December 1980 by Richard Lester
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    3.83 Good-- 2,660 ratings
  • 3
    3
    1980December 1980 by Satyajit Ray
    Comedy, Superhero
    Comedy, Superhero
    3.81 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 4
    4
    1988March 1988 by Michio Konishi
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    3.74 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    5
    1983August 1983 by John Korty
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    3.73 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    6
    1984June 1984 by Koichi Takano
    Action, Adventure, Family
    Action, Adventure, Family
    3.73 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    1983January 1983 by Philippe Mora
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
    3.71 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    8
    1989May 1989 by Bill Bixby
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    3.71 Okay++ 156 ratings
  • 9
    9
    1987July 1987 by Michael Schultz
    Action, Crime, Superhero
    Action, Crime, Superhero
    3.69 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 10
    10
    1988May 1988 by Nicholas Corea
    Action, Drama, Adventure
    Action, Drama, Adventure
    3.68 Okay++ 175 ratings
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    11
    1987December 1987 by B. Gupta
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    3.68 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    12
    1980February 1980 by Martin Davidson
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    Action, Comedy, Drama
    3.68 Okay++ <100 ratings
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    13
    1984May 1984 by Lloyd Kaufman
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    3.62 Okay+ 709 ratings
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    14
    1980March 1980 by Noriaki Yuasa
    Science Fiction, Family, Action
    Science Fiction, Family, Action
    3.58 Okay+ <100 ratings
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    15
    1981July 1981 by Charles Jarrott
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    Comedy, Action, Adventure
    3.55 Okay 145 ratings
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    16
    1987August 1987 by Gary Goddard
    Action, Family, Fantasy
    Action, Family, Fantasy
    3.48 Okay 1,200 ratings
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    17
    1989July 1989 by Michael Herz
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    3.48 Okay 209 ratings
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    18
    1989October 1989 by Mark Goldblatt
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    3.46 Okay 741 ratings
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    19
    1989November 1989 by Michael Herz
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    3.43 Okay- 158 ratings
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    20
    1982February 1982 by Wes Craven
    Horror, Science Fiction, Superhero
    Horror, Science Fiction, Superhero
    3.37 Okay- 506 ratings
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    21
    1980February 1980 by Alberto De Martino
    Science Fiction, Action, Superhero
    Science Fiction, Action, Superhero
    3.32 Okay-- <100 ratings
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    22
    1984July 1984 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    3.31 Okay-- 746 ratings
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    23
    1986August 1986 by Willard Huyck
    Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction
    3.30 Okay-- 1,193 ratings
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    24
    1983June 1983 by Richard Lester
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
    3.29 Okay-- 1,974 ratings
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    25
    1987July 1987 by Sidney J. Furie
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    2.94 Mediocre- 1,474 ratings
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    26
    1989April 1989 by Yoshiaki Kobayashi
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Needs more reviews
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    27
    1988July 1988 by Takeshi Ogasawara
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Needs more reviews
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    28
    1980March 1980 by Shotaro Ishinomori
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Needs more reviews
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    29
    1989January 1989 by Alton Cheung
    Adventure, Action, Superhero
    Adventure, Action, Superhero
    Needs more reviews
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    30
    1981March 1981 by Yukihiro Sawada
    Action, Adventure, Superhero
    Action, Adventure, Superhero
    Needs more reviews
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    31
    1981March 1981 by Minoru Yamada
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Needs more reviews
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    32
    1984January 1984 by Minoru Yamada
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Needs more reviews
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    33
    1988June 1988 by Ichiro Ômomo
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Action
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Action
    Needs more reviews
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    34
    1980July 1980 by V. Madhusudhan Rao
    Drama, Fantasy, Music
    Drama, Fantasy, Music
    Needs more reviews