Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "prequel", "superhero"

1. Smallville (2001–2017)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.

Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk

Votes: 138,390

2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Sci-Fi

The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston

Votes: 531,467 | Gross: $179.88M

3. Loki (2021–2023)

TV-14 | 586 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”

Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku

Votes: 412,673

4. X: First Class (2011)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 724,643 | Gross: $146.41M

5. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy

Votes: 746,150 | Gross: $233.92M

6. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 461,777 | Gross: $155.44M

7. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 898,114 | Gross: $176.65M

8. Gotham (2014–2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.

Stars: Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, Camren Bicondova

Votes: 240,944

9. Black Panther (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira

Votes: 838,804 | Gross: $700.06M

10. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 205,509 | Gross: $65.85M

11. Wonder Woman (2017)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis

Votes: 700,403 | Gross: $412.56M

12. Captain Marvel (2019)

PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law

Votes: 611,839 | Gross: $426.83M

13. Men in Black³ (2012)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement

Votes: 387,539 | Gross: $179.02M

14. Snake Eyes (2021)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A G.I. Joe spin-off centered around the character of Snake Eyes.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira

Votes: 44,559

15. The Batman (2004–2008)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious Batman.

Stars: Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan, Evan Sabara, Danielle Judovits

Votes: 13,477

16. Invincible: Atom Eve (2023 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 55 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In this special prequel episode, Samantha 'Atom Eve' Wilkins discovers her superpowers as a young girl - and must come to terms with her own sinister origins as she discovers a family she never knew she had.

Director: Haylee Herrick | Stars: Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Madison Calderon

Votes: 15,065

17. Krypton (2018–2019)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The untold story of Superman's grandfather as he fights for justice on his home planet.

Stars: Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Shaun Sipos, Ann Ogbomo

Votes: 17,720

18. Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999)

TV-PG | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Kung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament.

Stars: Paolo Montalban, Daniel Bernhardt, Kristanna Loken, Tracy Douglas

Votes: 5,155

19. Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–1999)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Transformers' war continues in an older time, through a new generation. On pliocenic Earth, the heroic Maximals and the evil Predacons battle for survival against each other and against a violent planet.

Stars: Scott McNeil, Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Richard Newman

Votes: 8,656

20. Batman: Arkham Origins (2013 Video Game)

T | Action, Crime, Mystery

Years before the Arkham incidents, the neophyte Dark Knight finds himself the target of an open murder contract courtesy of Black Mask that draws eight of the world's deadliest assassins and a new criminal named The Joker.

Director: Benoit Richer | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, JB Blanc

Votes: 15,395

21. Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO years before serving the Rebel Alliance. The series features several story arcs and one hour-long special.

Stars: Anthony Daniels, Graeme Campbell, Dan Hennessey, Don Francks

Votes: 2,181

22. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

PG | 73 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

Director: Craig McCracken | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Roger Jackson

Votes: 11,038 | Gross: $11.41M

23. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)

Unrated | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action

Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka

Votes: 7,982

24. Young Hercules (1998 Video)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

This a prequel to the popular television series. In it a young Hercules, wanting to impress Zeus tries to recover something that his half-brother Ares stole from Zeus. But when his friend ... See full summary »

Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ian Bohen, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Johna Stewart-Bowden

Votes: 733

25. Mechamato (2021– )

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Story of a kind and creative boy named Amato, who comes across a MechaBot, who has the ability to mechanize everyday objects into high tech devices.

Stars: Armand Ezra, Muhamad Noradzlan Mohamad Nazir, Alex Teixeira, Alexander Machado

Votes: 94

26. Iceman (2014)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, History

An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.

Director: Wing-Cheong Law | Stars: Donnie Yen, Baoqiang Wang, Shengyi Huang, Kang Yu

Votes: 3,842 | Gross: $0.01M

27. Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham (2019 Video)

TV-Y7 | 4 min | Animation, Short, Action

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) prequel 'Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham' follows Spider-Ham, a Looney Tunes take on Spiderman, as he faces off against bad guys, chows down on hot dogs, and makes plenty of food-based puns.

Director: Miguel Jiron | Stars: John Mulaney, Aaron LaPlante

Votes: 1,269

28. Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011 Video)

Not Rated | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The young Norse god Thor embarks on a quest with his brother Loki to find and recover a legendary sword.

Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Matthew Wolf, Rick Gomez, Tara Strong, Alistair Abell

Votes: 5,846 | Gross: $3.30M

29. Thor: God of Thunder (2011 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The powerful but arrogant god Thor, comes from Asgard to Earth and becomes one of its finest defenders.

Directors: Michael McCormick, Robert Taylor | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Steve Blum

Votes: 1,149

30. Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (2009 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

A beat 'em up set just before the movie, follows two Rorschach and Nite Owl's unrelated cases. First they search for an escaped convict which leads them to a conspiracy. In second, they try to find the potential victim of a porn ring.

Director: Søren Lund | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, David Agranov, Jack Angel

Votes: 714

31. Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 3: World Heroes' Mission - Tabidachi (2022 TV Special)

6 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The prologue to My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021), taking place before Izuku Midoriya and his friends embark on a new mission.

Votes: 99

32. inFamous: First Light (2014 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Explore the past of Infamous Second Son's character Abigail Walker, a young punk and conduit who's captured in a government's facility for people with special powers.

Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Laura Bailey, Christine Dunford, David Stanbra, Travis Willingham

Votes: 1,450

33. Batman: A Beautiful Lie (2022)

Animation, Action, Drama

Based on the stories of the DC, this 3D animated fan-film happens before "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice."

Director: Laurence Koodin | Stars: Laurence Koodin, Jack Kritzer, Leah Smith

34. Secret Origin of the Batwheels (2022 TV Special)

TV-Y7 | 33 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

It showcases the story of how the Batwheels team was formed.

Star: Chandni Parekh

Votes: 43

35. Metroid: Other M (2010 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Family

After her mission to destroy the Space Pirate homeworld, Zebes, Samus is traveling through space when her ship intercepts a distress signal from the derelict Bottleship.

Directors: Yosuke Hayashi, Takehiko Hosokawa, Yoshio Sakamoto, Ryuji Kitaura | Stars: Jessica Erin Martin, Dave Elvin, Mike McGillicuty, Sarah Naid

Votes: 422

36. No Vacancy (VI)

Short, Thriller | Post-production

Journalist Leigh Larson arrives at a remote roadside motel where her past sins will come to haunt her.

Directors: Lukas Colombo, Jay Sherer | Stars: Colleen Trusler, Kirk Bovill, Philip Shahbaz, Spencer Harrison Levin

37. Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link (1999 Video)

6 min | Animation, Short, Action

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Star: Megumi Hayashibara

Votes: 12

38. Spider-Man: Commencement (2017)

Sci-Fi

A prequel which takes place two years before Spider-Man: Balance Act (2016)

Director: Cameron Dodd | Stars: Mark Ricci, Cheryl De Luca, Ray Ulbikas, Kaleb Carmichael

Votes: 27