20 Best Performances In Superhero Movies

5. Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool (Deadpool)

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Not every great superhero performance needs to be dead-serious and mature, as best exemplified by Ryan Reynolds' years-in-the-making turn as Deadpool.

After originally playing a warped version of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Reynolds got a grand mea culpa in 2016, finally playing a comic-faithful version of the foul-mouthed, fourth-wall-breaking anti-hero.

Reynolds' motor-mouth charm made him a perfect fit, and while the Deadpool movies themselves aren't quite classics, his performance is largely credited with powering them to critical and commercial acclaim.

Best Moment: The mid-credits montage in Deadpool 2, where Deadpool ends up murdering Reynolds himself as he proudly prepares to sign on for Green Lantern. How can you not respect a guy this happy to mock his own past mistakes?

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