Thor : Love & Thunderwas latterly released in theaters , tick off not only the new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also its forgetful   movie in years . Unlike a number of movies in the MCU , the film comes in just under the two - hr fool at 119 minutes .

While superhero films have mostly been getting longer over fourth dimension , some of them even   stretch out past the three - 60 minutes mark , this has n’t always been the event . In fact , there are plenty of shorter films for buff of superheroes to watch , even if they do n’t have   anything more than two hours to spare .

Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018) - 118 Minutes

Sandwiched between the   monumental events ofInfinity Warand the grand introduction of Captain Marvel into the MCU , Ant - Man and the Waspcontrast these cinema by certainly   being one of the lightest personal matters in the MCU .

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The movie plays out very much like a comedy for large portions of its runtime , with some extremely cockamamie muzzle and relatively lower stakes than most MCU picture , making it a quite wanton and blowy watch . Despite all this , the film also does some important things such as enclose the villain Ghost play by Hannah John - Kamen , as well as localise up a huge plot stop inAvengers : Endgamewith its mid - credits scene .

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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) - 117 Minutes

Spider - Man : Into the Spider - Verseis not only considered one of the sterling superhero films of all time but one of the greatest animated films of all time stop . That piss it no surprise that it ’s one of themost highly - give away films to have gain Best alive Featureat the Oscars .

The film follow the young teenager Miles Morales who , after being prick by a radioactive wanderer , learns what it means to become a hero from five wildly unlike   variation of Spider - Man who have transport from their universe to   his own . The gorgeously animated and military action - packed narrative is an improbably tonic thrill drive that will hold fast with viewers long after they have view it .

Birds of Prey (2020) - 109 Minutes

deal by some fans to bethe very best DCEU movie , Birds of Preyis an extremely colorful ( both in aesthetics and nomenclature ) mirthful Holy Writ film that see the ever - popular Harley Quinn break up with the Joker and confront off against the sinister Black Mask while trying to protect the young Cassandra Cain .

In doing so she forms a ragtag yet completely awing team with Black Canary , Huntress , and Renee Montoya . From the vibrant looking , to the flaming and brutal action , to the just off - the - bulwark chaos it exudes every single arcsecond , there are very few superhero film likeBirds of Prey .

Deadpool (2016) - 108 Minutes

Spinning off from theX - Menfranchise isDeadpool , which packs its 108 minutes with so much genre mockery and meta - joke that spectator wo n’t conceive how quickly the brief runtime flies by .

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Starring Ryan Reynolds earning the redemption he so urgently seek from the much - hated interpretation of the Deadpool character inX - Men Origins : Wolverine , the film is a raunchy and sacrilegious bang of an parentage tale that sees Deadpool on a bloodthirsty pursuit   for payback . Just likeBirds of Prey , Deadpool ’s incredible gore and misrepresented humor make it vastly different from the residue of the superhero landscape .

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Fantastic Four (2005) - 106 Minutes

With MCU rooter clamoring for yet another cinematic reboot of the super popular mirthful book fictitious character , The Fantastic Four , it ’s important to remember that the original attempt at showcasing them on the silver blind was certainly not without its merit .

Despite pre - go out the superhero film phenomenon induce by the procession of the MCU , the film still grossed over $ 300 million clam at the global box office and earned a subsequence two years afterward . The film have a stellar plaster bandage , including the future Captain America , Chris Evans , as The Human Torch . With no connections to a wide universe , Fantastic Four(2005 ) is a nice small tasting of what comic book flick used to be like .

Thunder Force (2021) - 106 Minutes

A wholly original superhero story with no comic inception , Thunder Forceis a Netflix institution directed by Ben Falcone . He stay his longstanding   tradition of take a crap films with his married woman Melissa McCarthy here , while also tally Octavia Spencer to the mix as the other lead .

The celluloid is a clowning in which   two puerility Quaker become superheroes as adult after one of them invents a blood serum , both then using their powers to campaign against the superpowered criminals of the world . Thunder Forceis a movie that stands out for its body positivitymessage while being   a quick watch   with many elements that make it a unique superhero fare .

X-Men (2000) - 104 Minutes

WhileIron Man ( 2008)was the prescribed start of the MCU , it can very easily be indicate thatX - Men ( 2000)is the very start of the modern superhero film , even predate any of the Sam RaimiSpider - Manfilms . The picture kicked off a enfranchisement of thirteen films , and many conceive the pilot to still beone of the best ten - Men pic .

It ’s not hard to see why especially with how such extremely iconic reading of these characters were introduced in this opening installing . Hugh Jackman as Wolverine , Halle Berry as Storm , Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier , and Ian McKellen as Magneto all originated in this film just over an minute - and - forty - minutes long .

Sky High (2005) - 100 Minutes

If viewers want to step forth from granular and serious superhero film , and maybe take a looking at at a more household - friendly approach , Sky Highis for certain an option . countersink at a gamey school for training teenaged superheroes , the motion-picture show has a set of playfulness jab fun at caped heroics while also telling an earnest taradiddle with them .

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It features a wonderful cast of characters of then - young up - and - arriver and famous veteran stars , and several member of the cast would go on to star in even bigger superhero movie a decade later , such as Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the aforementionedBirds of Preyor Kurt Russel inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 .

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Secret Society Of The Second Born Royals (2020) - 99 Minutes

For more superhero movies that go   down the family - friendly way , there is one option that is one of the few Disney+ superhero offering not affiliated with the MCU in any way . Secret Society Of The Second Born Royalsfollows a squad of teenaged superheroes , all younger sibling in royal families , as they arrive in to their powers and learn how to use them for the good of their kingdoms .

The film stars a collection of upcoming talents , include lead   Peyton Elizabeth Lee , who is currently play the nominal role inDoogie Kameāloha , M.D. , a Disney+ Original reboot ofDoogie Howser , M.D.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) - 90 Minutes

unfeignedly any motion picture in the DC Animated Movie Universe could have been include as none of them even come near to hit the two - hour crisscross , butJustice League Dark : Apokalips Waris the grand conclusion that wraps up the entire saga of the sixteen inter - colligate animated film .

Showcasing the assumption of what would happen if preferred DC superheroes lose , in this specific representative to Darkseid , and how they oppose to the satellite earth being destroyed by their bankruptcy . It ’s a gory , death - filled , tear - jerker of a superhero film that sees characters from all corners of the DC universe of discourse endeavor to find Bob Hope at the oddment of the Earth .

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Wasp lloking confused in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Miles Morales with his suit and hoodie on in Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse

Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey

Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson aiming a gun in Deadpool

The Fantastic Four standing on the street in the 2005 movie

Lydia and Emily posing with their hands on their waists in Thunder Force

Wolverine uses his adamantium claws in X-Men

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