James Gunn's work ranked, with 2025 Superman topping the list

Movieweb has published a ranking of James Gunn's movies and television series and places his 2025 Superman film as his best work to date.

The rundown traces Gunn's path from early Troma work — he wrote the script for Tromeo and Juliet — through his directorial debut Slither (2006) and the deconstructive Super (2010), to mainstream success with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). It also covers The Suicide Squad (2021), which followed his firing by Disney, and the Peacemaker series (2022–2025), while noting his producing credits on smaller projects such as The Belko Experiment and Brightburn. The article highlights a recurring theme in Gunn's work of deeply flawed characters seeking to make amends.

The ranking describes Superman (2025) as a reinvention that forgoes a typical origin story to explore moral ambiguity and calls the film a culmination of Gunn's themes and scale. The piece, updated Jan 26, 2026, says the result sets a promising tone for the DCU but acknowledges that the top choice may not be to everyone's taste amid ongoing fan debate.

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Culture, James Gunn, David Corenswet, Guardians Trilogy, Peacemaker, Troma Entertainment