11 worst Marvel movies ever made, ranked

From MCU misfires and Spider-Verse sadness to failed TV movies, let's take a look at the worst and most disappointing Marvel movies of all time.
(L-R): Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.
(L-R): Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.
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Madame Web
Cassandra Webb/Madame Web (Dakota Johnson) in Columbia Pictures’ MADAME WEB.

7. Madame Web

You know this one was going to end up here, unfortunately. Madame Web was something of an unexpected choice to make its presence felt in the Sony Pictures Universe of Spider-Man characters. One one hand, the character of Madame Web wasn't all that well-known to mainstream audiences, and on the other, she was an elderly lady with years of experience behind her. So when Sony announced an origin story focused on a much younger Madame Web, expectations didn't get any higher than the already low ones the franchise had previously left us with.

There was a moment when it seemed like this one might succeed, as the initial trailer showed promise and even intrigue. Unfortunately, the finished product did not live up to those even marginally hopeful expectations, earning overwhelmingly negative reviews, harsh audience responses and quite a significant underperformance at the box office to go along with it. Much like its predecessor Morbius, it also became heavily memed, with fans poking fun at the poor dialogue and that infamous line from the trailer that didn't actually appear in the film.

The film isn't as bad as the internet would like you believe, but all the warning signs from this overarching franchise's shortcomings are there in it. It doesn't have anything to say and it doesn't really leave you feeling anything after you've watched it. It's just there, ranging from utterly confounding to mildly entertaining (albeit for the wrong reasons).

Between the underutilization of its supporting cast, the poor storyline, and the lack of coherent writing, Madame Web was just another missed opportunity in Sony's Spider-Man Universe that was becoming a franchise full of those. Like with the Venom movies and even Morbius too, the potential was there, but there was very little of it actually used in the film.