Tom Hiddleston has delivered some great performances as Loki during his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but which movie or show is his worst and best?
When Tom Hiddleston was first cast as Loki back in 2009 for the then-upcoming Thor movie, the announcement got met with extreme skepticism since the actor was relatively unknown and the character of Loki wasn’t one of the comics’ more popular antagonists.
Since then, Hiddleston has appeared in several movies and shows during his 12-year run in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A run that continues with Loki season 2 releasing on Disney Plus later this year.
Across those appearances, we’ve seen the character grow and have gotten to explore the many sides of the Asgardian God of Mischief. As a result of his performances, the actor is now a household name, and Loki became one of the most popular characters in the franchise, despite being introduced as a villain.
While he improves any movie he’s in, some films are better than others, so here are all the movies and shows he’s been in, ranked from worst to best.
7. Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World is easily the worst of the Thor movies and winds up near the bottom of the list compared to all the other MCU films. The plot is generic, Malekith is an uninteresting villain, and the things it does well, like its action sequences, aren’t enough to keep the movie from being lackluster. However, like with most projects with him in it, Loki is a highlight.
The first half sees him in prison for trying to overthrow Earth in The Avengers. The second half explores his guilt after he realizes he’s responsible for the death of his mother, Frigga, after he sends Kurse, one of Malekith’s men, in a direction that puts her directly in his crosshairs.
That guilt results in him spending the rest of the film working alongside Thor to help defeat Malekith and seemingly dying in the effort. However, the movie ends with Loki posing as Odin and giving an unsuspecting Thor permission to leave Asgard and reunite with Jane on Earth. The iconic final shot shows him sitting on the throne and in control of Asgard, finally achieving what he’s wanted since childhood.
In the first Thor movie, Loki and Thor spend most of their time separated, so we don’t get much of them together. However, since the mission to stop Malekith requires them to work together, we get the hilarious banter and dynamic that makes having both share the screen incredibly entertaining.