From the MCU to anime, the superhero genre had a banner year.
It was a busy year for superheroes, unsurprisingly. After a dismal showing in 2020 thanks to multiple delays and set-backs revolving around the pandemic, Marvel Studios pulled out all the stops this year–though they weren’t the only ones to enter the fray. Movies from Warner Bros. and even an animated feature for beloved anime My Hero Academia were released widely this year, making for a competitive landscape in the superhero genre.
So, naturally, we looked to Metacritic to settle the score for us and take stock of the aggregate review scores for the cape-and-cowl movie scene. In total, eight films were released this year that would fit the classical definition of a superhero story. Here’s how they stack up against each other.
And in the meantime, take a look at the best and worst movies of 2021, as well as the best horror movies of 2021 according to their Metacritic scores.
