Best Origin Story Movies

3eyedraven's 20 top-rated origin story movies — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Klaus 2019 ★ 8.2

Joker 2019 ★ 8.1

Cruella 2021 ★ 8.0

Transformers One 2024 ★ 8.0

Doctor Strange 2016 ★ 7.4

Lumière! 2016 ★ 7.9

Pearl 2022 ★ 7.2

Wick Is Pain 2025 ★ 7.4

Christmas Story 2007 ★ 7.2

Captain America: The First Avenger 2011 ★ 7.0

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 2023 ★ 7.0

Lightyear 2022 ★ 6.9

The Powerpuff Girls Movie 2002 ★ 6.8

Man of Steel 2013 ★ 6.7

Brown Sugar 2002 ★ 6.6

Wichita 1955 ★ 6.3

The Nan Movie 2022 ★ 5.7

Subspecies V: Blood Rise 2023 ★ 4.8

The Munsters 2022 ★ 5.6

Madame Web 2024 ★ 5.3