Marvel and DC superhero movies have taken over the major chunk of Hollywood movies around the world. With new superhero movies coming out later this year such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the world is expanding. But let’s go back in time and look at seven superhero trilogies that are worth revisiting in your free time.
The Dark Knight Trilogy- 8.5
Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy has left an everlasting impression on DC fans. This is one of the best superhero trilogies. Starring Christian Bale as Batman, the trilogy has Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Rewatching this movie trilogy will certainly be worth your time.
Captain America Trilogy- 7.5
Captain America trilogy is one of the best MCU films to date. The trilogy explores Captain America, his origins, and his connection with other MCU superheroes and movies. The trilogy starts with a solo movie Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) followed by Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War. Before the fourth movie hits the theatres, you might want to catch up with the trilogy.
The Iron Man Trilogy- 7.5
The first Iron Man movie opened the world of MCU and consequently gave us loads of movies further on. Directed by Jon Favreau, the trilogy has Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), and Iron Man 3 (2013). All the movies received a great box office response.
Iron Man appeared in several other MCU movies until he died in Avengers: Endgame.
The Thor Trilogy-7.2
Starring Chris Hemsworth as the Asgardian, the trilogy movie starts with Thor (2011) followed by Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). The movie shows the story of Thor, the Lord of Lightning, and Thunder along with several other MCU characters.
You might want to catch up on these movies before Thor: Love and Thunder releases in May 2022.
The X-Men Trilogy-7.2
One of the first superhero movies to get big-screen space was the X-Men trilogy. The movie introduced us to several fantastic superheroes such as Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto, and more. The sequel X2 (2003) and the final movie X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) also explored younger versions of the superheroes.
The X-Men also has several spin-off movies that explore several other storylines.
The Wolverine Trilogy- 7.1
Hugh Jackman got to more screen time as Wolverine in The Wolverine trilogy movies. The first movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) explores the story of Wolverine. The movie is followed by The Wolverine (2013) and ending with Logan (2017). Each movie has received immense positive responses from fans around the world.
Tobey Maguire’s The Spider-Man Trilogy-6.9
Released in 2002, 2004, and 2007, Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy is considered one of the best Spider-Man trilogies to date. With speculations of Tobey Maguire’s return in Spider-Man: No Way Home, this trilogy is worth a watch.