50 Best Superhero Movie Performances of the Last 50 Years, From Ben Affleck to Zendaya

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50 Best Superhero Movie Performances of the Last 50 Years, From Ben Affleck to Zendaya https://t.co/5z9enKhNBE
- Variety (@Variety) July 19, 2022

5 out of 50.

48. Andrew Garfield - ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021)

36. Margot Robbie - ‘Birds of Prey’ (2020)

20. Samuel L. Jackson - ‘Unbreakable’ (2000)

11. Gal Gadot - ‘Wonder Woman’ (2017)

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Comments

[eowyn]

They just pulled this list out of a hat, right? This is so random lol

[metatarsus]

This list is so bad lmao, who wrote this?? Florence Pugh only as an honorable mention? Ben Affleck being included AT ALL?

[vibeology_e]

Heath at one and Michelle at two are correct but after that I have some issues. Gal Gadot being up so high is wild.

[januarysix]

Heath Ledger's Joker was mumbly and forgettable. Christopher Reeve should be number 1

[helliosx]

I'll give you mumbly, but forgettable?
That performance was by definition unforgettable. It's going to be talked about as long as Joker is going to be in movies.

[januarysix]

I remember he mumbled.

[jojito]

I agree Christopher Reeve should be number one. But Heath was amazing too. Top 5 for sure.

[teetersslow]

a genuinely terrible list; affleck listed as batman but no pattinson? gal Gadot placed at all but scarjo only got an honourable mention (i dont like her but it's worth a placement at least)?? margot robbie right at the back? zendya at all for that undercooked mj?? tom holland higher than JACK NICHOLSON'S JOKER??? chris evans sneaking into the top ten??? micheal b jordon THIRD??? with that flat delivery of half his lines (his character was iconic but come on!!! and above Boseman?? ((and christopher reeves???))

i feel like someone made this on a coffee break while having only basic knowledge of any of these films.

[miniglik]

People don’t like ScarJo for good reasons but that scene where she eats a pb&j and quietly cries in Endgame is the best acted scene in the movie, and it’s hilarious they have PAUL RUDD on this list for that movie and not her.

[helliosx]

Affleck was much better Bruce than RPatz, while I'd say their Batmans were just about equal.

[aristobrit]

Affleck was a much different Bruce than Pattinson, not better. Affleck phoned in a typical portrayal of the playboy facade with such low energy, I was wondering where his Dunkin' was. He also had zero chemistry with Gal.

Pattinson portrayed Bruce as written in The Batman script perfectly. The acting he does in the funeral scene alone is better than 3 films worth of Affleck's Bruce.

Don't get me started on Affleck's Batman. The scripts were full of bad dialog and Snyder turned a man with a no-kill code into an AR-15 wielding killer. But what do I really think? 😁