Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked!
From 'Army of the Dead' to 'Watchmen,' Moviefone counts down every film of director Zack Snyder's groundbreaking career.
Zack Snyder attends the Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event 2023 at Fundação Bienal de São Paulo on June 17, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images for NETFLIX.
Zack Snyder is one of the most polarizing filmmakers working today! You either love or hate Zack Snyder movies, there is really no in-between.
The groundbreaking and visionary director began his career with the remake of 'Dawn of the Dead,' but Snyder would really make a name for himself adapting popular comic book characters and graphic novels like '300,' 'Watchmen,' 'Man of Steel,' 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,' the ill-fated 'Justice League,' and his director's cut of the latter, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League.'
The first installment of his new sci-fi franchise, 'Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire,' was released in theaters last year on December 15th before premiering on Netflix December 21st. The sequel, 'Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver' will premiere on Netflix April 19th.
In honor of the new film, Moviefone is ranking every movie Zack Snyder has ever directed, including his latest.
Let's begin!
11. 'Justice League' (2017)
2017's 'Justice League.' Photo: Warner Bros.
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and Victor Stone (Ray Fisher) to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds) and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
10. 'Sucker Punch' (2011)
Emily Browning as Babydoll in 'Sucker Punch.' Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
A young girl (Emily Browning), institutionalised by her abusive stepfather, retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
9. 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole' (2010)
2010's 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.' Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Soren (Jim Sturgess), a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
9. 'Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver' (2024)
Sofia Boutella as Kora in 'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver.' Photo: Clay Enos/Netflix © 2023.
The rebels gear up for battle against the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.
8. 'Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire' (2023)
(L to R) Doona Bae as Nemesis, Ray Fisher as Bloodaxe, Staz Nair as Tarak, Michiel Huisman as Gunnar, Sofia Boutella as Kora, Charlie Hunnam as Kai, E. Duffy as Milius and Djimon Hounsou as Titus in 'Rebel Moon.' Photo: Clay Enos/Netflix © 2023.
When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
7. 'Army of the Dead' (2021)
2021's 'Army of the Dead.' Photo: Netflix.
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
6. 'Man of Steel' (2013)
Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel.'
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man (Henry Cavill), he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
5. 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' (2016)
(L to R) Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.' Photo: Warner Bros.
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
4. 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004)
2004's 'Dawn of the Dead.' Photo: Universal Pictures.
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
Dawn of the Dead
3. '300' (2006)
Gerard Butler as Leonidas in '300.' Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta (Gerard Butler) led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
2. 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' (2021)
2021's 'Zack Snyder's Justice League.' Photo: HBO Max.
Determined to ensure Superman's (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds), DeSaad (Peter Guinness), and Darkseid (Ray Porter) and their dreadful intentions.
1. 'Watchmen' (2009)
2009's 'Watchmen.' Photo: Warner Bros.
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Watchmen
