All X-Men Movies Ranked (2024)

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In the world of superhero movies post–Batman & Robin implosion, Spider-Man showed they could still be fun, Batman Begins demonstrated gravitas, and Blade got its cut with R-rated gruesomeness. Meanwhile, the X-Men proved the ensemble superhero movie could work: Just take off the yellow spandex, add some millennium-era leather, and retain the franchise’s outsider allegories. Oh, and capture some lightning-in-a-bottle casting with Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. A bit tall to play Wolvy, but he had the chops (and literally, the muttonchops).

The relentless X2: X-Men United brought true action to the series, before hitting the skids with The Last Stand and the writer’s strike-afflicted X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Since then, the X-Men franchise has spread out in myriad ways, with highlights including adapting the time-splitting classic Days of Future Past, the Western-inflected Logan (nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar!), and introducing the meta Merc With A Mouth Deadpool into the mix.

With New Mutants finally out, we’re taking a look at all the X-Men movies ranked by Tomatometer. Alex Vo

#14

Dark Phoenix (2019)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (3) 22%

#14

Adjusted Score: 42602%

Critics Consensus: Dark Phoenix ends an era of the X-Men franchise by taking a second stab at adapting a classic comics arc -- with deeply disappointing results.

Synopsis: The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out... [More]

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Directed By: Simon Kinberg


#13

The New Mutants (2020)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (5) 36%

#13

Adjusted Score: 43534%

Critics Consensus: Rendering a list of potentially explosive ingredients mostly inert, The New Mutants is a franchise spinoff that's less than the sum of its super-powered parts.

Synopsis: Five teenage mutants -- Mirage, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Sunspot and Magik -- undergo treatments at a secret institution that will cure... [More]

Starring: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga

Directed By: Josh Boone


#12

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (7) 38%

#12

Adjusted Score: 48676%

Critics Consensus: Though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative.

Synopsis: Seeking solace from his dark past, Logan (Hugh Jackman), better known as Wolverine, seems to have found love and contentment... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, will.i.am, Lynn Collins

Directed By: Gavin Hood


#11

Adjusted Score: 63851%

Critics Consensus: Overloaded action and a cliched villain take the focus away from otherwise strong performers and resonant themes, making X-Men: Apocalypse a middling chapter of the venerable superhero franchise.

Synopsis: Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful... [More]

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac

Directed By: Bryan Singer


#10

Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (11) 56%

#10

Adjusted Score: 58571%

Critics Consensus: Once Upon a Deadpool retains enough of the franchise's anarchic spirit to entertain, but doesn't add enough to Deadpool 2 to justify its own existence.

Synopsis: Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of... [More]

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison

Directed By: David Leitch


#9

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (13) 57%

#9

Adjusted Score: 67031%

Critics Consensus: X-Men: The Last Stand provides plenty of mutant action for fans of the franchise, even if it does so at the expense of its predecessors' deeper character moments.

Synopsis: The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen,... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry

Directed By: Brett Ratner


#8

The Wolverine (2013)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (15) 71%

#8

Adjusted Score: 83134%

Critics Consensus: Although its final act succumbs to the usual cartoonish antics, The Wolverine is one superhero movie that manages to stay true to the comics while keeping casual viewers entertained.

Synopsis: Lured to a Japan he hasn't seen since World War II, century-old mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) finds himself in a... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee

Directed By: James Mangold


#7

Adjusted Score: 89091%

Critics Consensus: Faithful to the comics and filled with action, X-Men brings a crowded slate of classic Marvel characters to the screen with a talented ensemble cast and surprisingly sharp narrative focus.

Synopsis: They are children of the atom, homo superior, the next link in the chain of evolution. Each was born with... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen

Directed By: Bryan Singer


#6

Deadpool 2 (2018)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (19) 84%

#6

Adjusted Score: 107531%

Critics Consensus: Though it threatens to buckle under the weight of its meta gags, Deadpool 2 is a gory, gleeful lampoon of the superhero genre buoyed by Ryan Reynolds' undeniable charm.

Synopsis: Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of... [More]

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz

Directed By: David Leitch


#5

X2 (2003)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (21) 85%

#5

Adjusted Score: 93938%

Critics Consensus: Tightly scripted, solidly acted, and impressively ambitious, X2: X-Men United is bigger and better than its predecessor -- and a benchmark for comic sequels in general.

Synopsis: Stryker (Brian Cox), a villianous former Army commander, holds the key to Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the future of... [More]

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry

Directed By: Bryan Singer


#4

Deadpool (2016)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (23) 85%

#4

Adjusted Score: 101960%

Critics Consensus: Fast, funny, and gleefully profane, the fourth-wall-busting Deadpool subverts superhero film formula with wildly entertaining -- and decidedly non-family-friendly -- results.

Synopsis: Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a former Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His world comes crashing... [More]

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller

Directed By: Tim Miller


#3

X-Men: First Class (2011)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (25) 86%

#3

Adjusted Score: 98189%

Critics Consensus: With a strong script, stylish direction, and powerful performances from its well-rounded cast, X-Men: First Class is a welcome return to form for the franchise.

Synopsis: In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets a... [More]

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn


#2

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (27) 90%

#2

Adjusted Score: 106217%

Critics Consensus: X-Men: Days of Future Past combines the best elements of the series to produce a satisfyingly fast-paced outing that ranks among the franchise's finest installments.

Synopsis: Convinced that mutants pose a threat to humanity, Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) develops the Sentinels, enormous robotic weapons that... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

Directed By: Bryan Singer


#1

Logan (2017)
All X-Men Movies Ranked (29) 93%

#1

Adjusted Score: 117154%

Critics Consensus: Hugh Jackman makes the most of his final outing as Wolverine with a gritty, nuanced performance in a violent but surprisingly thoughtful superhero action film that defies genre conventions.

Synopsis: In the near future, a weary Logan (Hugh Jackman) cares for an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart) at a remote... [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Richard E. Grant

Directed By: James Mangold

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