Every Marvel Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Updated November 8, 2022 to add Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Marvel universe is far bigger than just a bunch of Avengers. Even before the release of 2008’s Iron Man—and the post-credit scene that launched a Cinematic Universe—Marvel was working to cook up movies based on everybody from Daredevil to Spidey, from Wolverine to the Silver Surfer.
Disney continues to release Marvel movies each year, and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. In the gallery on this page, we rank every Marvel movie (including pre-MCU titles) released to date from worst to best by Metascore, which reflects the critical consensus for each film.
The first proper feature film based on a Marvel property, this 1986 live-action take on the lesser-known character (an English-speaking anthropomorphic duck) was a massive commercial and critical failure, despite the fact that it was produced by Lucasfilm (and George Lucas). It features one of the first major roles for future star Tim Robbins, who was nominated for a Razzie for his performance opposite Lea Thompson (and the duck, taking the form of a puppet). Director Willard Huyck would never make another film, and it would be over a decade before another Marvel feature received a theatrical release.
“As you watch Howard the Duck, you get the vivid sensation that you're watching not a movie, but a pile of money being poured down the drain.” —Paul Attanasio, The Washington Post
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