List of live-action films based on cartoons and comics explained

This is a list of live action theatrical, television, or direct-to-video/DVD films that were based on cartoons and comics:

0-9

101 Dalmatians (1996)
102 Dalmatians (2000)

A

The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
Æon Flux (2005)
Aladdin (2019)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
(2019)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
(2011)
(2015)
(2009)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
American Splendor (2003)
Annie (1982)
Annie (1999)
Annie (2014)
Antique (2008)
Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
(2023)
Aquaman (2018)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
(1990)
The Archies (2023)
Assassination Classroom (2015)
(2016)
Asterix film series (1967-2023)
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Attack on Titan (2015)
(2017)
The Avengers (2012)
(2015)
(2026)
(2019)
(2018)
(2027)

B

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999)
Barbie (2023)
Batman (1943)
Batman (1966)
Batman (1989)
The Batman (2022)
The Batman – Part II (2026)
Batman & Robin (1949)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Returns (1992)
(2016)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
(2007)
(2009)
Der bewegte Mann (1994)
Birds of Prey (2020)
Blackhawk (1952)
Black Adam (2022)
Black Butler (2014)
Black Panther (2018)
(2022)
Black Widow (2021)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
(2004)
Blade (2025)
Bleach (2018)
Blondie film series
Bloodshot (2020)
Blue Beetle (2023)
Blue’s Big City Adventure (2022)
(1992)
Buck Rogers (1939)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Bumblebee (2018)

C

Captain America (1944)
Captain America (1979)
Captain America (1990)
(1979)
(2011)
(2014)
(2016)
(2025)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Casper (1995)
(1997)
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
Casshern (2004)
Catwoman (2004)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2006)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Christopher Robin (2018)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
Cinderella (2015)
Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021)
Clifford The Big Red Dog 2 (TBA)
Congo Bill (1948)
Coyote vs. Acme (2025)
Constantine (2005)
The Crow film series
Cruella (2021)

D

Daphne & Velma (2018)
Daredevil (2003)
Dariya Dil (1988)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Dark Phoenix (2019)
Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006)
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Death Note (2006)
(2006)
(2016)
Death Note (2017)
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)
Dennis the Menace (1987)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
Dungeons & Dragons film series
3 Dev Adam (1973)
Diabolik (1974)
Dick Tracy (1937)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
Dick Tracy (1945)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Dondi (1961)
Dr. Strange (TV, 1978)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
(2009)
Dredd (2012)
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Dumbo (2019)

E

Elektra (2005)
Eternals (2021)
El Muerto (TBA)

F

The Fairly OddParents film series
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic Four (2015)
(2025)
(2007)
Fat Albert (2004)
Fatty Finn (1980)
Fireman Sam in Action (1996)
The Flash (2023)
Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

G

Garfield (2004)
(2006)
Gatchaman (2013)
Generation X (TV, 1996)
Gen V (2023)
George of the Jungle (1997)
George of the Jungle 2 (direct-to-video, 2003)
Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern Corps (TBA)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost Rider (2007)
(2011)
Ghost World (2001)
G.I. Joe film series
Gintama (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

H

Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy (2019)
(2008)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TBA)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Hulk (2003)
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

I

The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk Returns (TV, 1988)
Initial D (2005)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Inspector Gadget 2 (direct-to-video, 2003)

J

Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Joker (2019)
(2024)
Jonah Hex (2010)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Judge Dredd (1995)
The Jungle Book (2016)
The Jungle Book 2 (TBA)
Justice League (2017)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Justice League of America (1997)

K

Kingsman film series
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Kim Possible (2019)
The Kitchen (2019)
Kite (2014)
Kraven the Hunter (2024)

L

(2008)
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
The Last Airbender (2010)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Li'l Abner (1940)
Li'l Abner (1959)
Little Orphan Annie (1932)
Little Orphan Annie (1938)
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
The Lion King (2019)
Logan (2017)
A Loud House Christmas (2021)
(2003)
(1974)
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

M

Madame Web (2024)
Madeline (1998)
Maleficent (2014)
(2019)
Maleficent 3 (TBA)
Man of Steel (2013)
Man-Thing (2005)
Marmaduke (2010)
The Marvels (2023)
The Mask (1994)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Max Steel (2016)
The Mean One (2022)
Men in Black film series
Mickey's Mouse Trap (2024)
(2022)
Morbius (2022)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
(2024)
Mulan (2020)
Mutt and Jeff series (1911-1913)

N

The New Mutants (2020)
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)
Nicky Larson et le Parfum de Cupidon (2019)

O

Office Space (1999)
Old Bill and Son (1941)
Once Upon A Deadpool (2018)
One Piece (2023)

P

Painkiller Jane (2005)
Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
The Phantom (1943)
The Phantom (1996)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington in Peru (2024)
Pinocchio (2022)
(2019)
Popeye (1980)
The Punisher (1989)
The Punisher (2004)
(2008)

R

Red (2010)
Red 2 (2013)
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
(1991)
The Rocketeer (1991)

S

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998)
Sabrina Down Under (1999)
The Sad Sack (1957)
Scooby-Doo film series
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
The Shadow (1940)
The Shadow (1994)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi 2 (2024)
Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Sin City (2005)
(2014)
Skippy (1931)
Slumberland (2022)
The Smurfs (2011)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Snake Eyes (2021)
Son of the Mask (2005)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
Space Jam (1996)
(2021)
Sparks (2013)
Spawn (1997)
Speed Racer (2008)
Spider-Man (1977)
Spider-Man (1978)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
(2017)
(2019)
(2021)
The Spirit (2008)
SpongeBob SquarePants film series
Steel (1997)
Stuart Little (1999)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
The Swan Princess film series
Snow White (2025)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Superman (1948)
Superman (1978)
Superman (1980)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
(1987)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
Superman (2025)
Supergirl (1984)
Swamp Thing (1982)

T

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
(1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
(2016)
Thor (2011)
(2013)
(2017)
(2022)
Thunderbolts* (2025)
Timecop (1994)
(2003)
Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961)
Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
Tom and Jerry (2021)
Transformers film series
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
The Boys (2019-present)

U

Underdog (2007)

V

V for Vendetta (2005)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Venom (2018)
(2021)
(2024)
Vicky the Viking (2009)
Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods (2011)

W

Watchmen (2009)
Werewolf by Night (2022)
Werner film series (1990-2011)
Whiteout (2009)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
(2023)
The Wolverine (2013)
Wonder Woman (1974)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Wonka (2023)
Woody Woodpecker (2017)
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

X

X-Men film series

Y

Yatterman (2009)
Yogi Bear (2010)
(2016)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)