6 underrated DC movies that deserve more love from fans

Blue Beetle and Birds of Prey are just a few of the underrated DC movies that didn't get enough recognition from fans

By Bryce Olin | Mar 5, 2024

MARGOT ROBBIE as Harley Quinn in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN),” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/ & © DC Comic /

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Release Date: June 14, 2013
Directed by Zack Snyder
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Russell Crowe, and more
Where to Watch: MAX and Netflix

Man of Steel is the first movie of the DCEU. It premiered in theaters in June 2013. It's wild that it's been more than a decade since the movie premiered.

When the movie premiered, it wasn't critically successful. And, that's a big part of why I think it's underrated now. Sure, there are some problems with the story and the action sequences. Superman isn't exactly the most exciting, visually, in my opinion.

But, this is a good movie. Fans seemed to love Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder's take on Clark Kent/Superman for the most part. There's no doubt that Man of Steel helped launch Justice League and the DCEU. If the movie wasn't successful, it wouldn't have been such a building block for DC.

Looking back at the DCEU, Man of Steel is one of the more successful movies at the box office and with fans. It's just a shame that critics weren't on board the Superman train way back at the beginning of the DCEU.

That's the list of the most underrated movies of the DCEU!

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