The 27 Greatest Summer Blockbusters of the Century, Ranked

by Julia Hays, for Metacritic – August 14, 2017

Big-budget action flicks, family-friendly films and much-anticipated sequels are among the blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.

But of those summer films grossing $100 million (domestically) or more, which have been the best? Find out as we rank the most critically acclaimed summer blockbusters of the 21st century by Metascore below.

3 of 28 photo by Warner Home Video

78 The Dark Knight Rises

The final installment in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy brings in Tom Hardy's Bane to take on Christian Bale's Caped Crusader. Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard also join the cast.

“A fine film in a strong summer, but it lacks the spark that made its immediate predecessor a masterpiece.” —Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine