The best non-superhero comic book movies
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: Oldboy (2003) · Persepolis (2007) · A History of Violence (2005). (Updated Apr 15, 2026.)
Graphic novels, Franco-Belgian comics and manga turned into great films, without capes or tights. Based on Guillermo del Toro's list (Bubble BD), Topito and Cineverse.
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 10
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1
Oldboy (2003)
Fifteen years locked up, from Garon Tsuchiya's manga.
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2
Persepolis (2007)
Marjane Satrapi's childhood in Iran, from her own comic.
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3
A History of Violence (2005)
A diner owner with a violent past, by David Cronenberg.
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4
Ghost World (2001)
Two friends just out of high school, from Daniel Clowes.
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5
Snowpiercer (2013)
A train circling the frozen world endlessly, from Le Transperceneige.
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6
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Cleopatra's palace according to Alain Chabat.
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7
Akira (1988)
Neo-Tokyo, from Katsuhiro Ōtomo's manga.
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8
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
From Julie Maroh's graphic novel; Palme d'Or.
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9
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Seven evil exes to defeat, from Bryan Lee O'Malley.
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10
Road to Perdition (2002)
A hitman and his son, from Max Allan Collins.
Candidates
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11
The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
A talking cat in Algiers, by Joann Sfar.
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12
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Hergé in motion capture, by Spielberg.
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13
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Major Kusanagi, from Masamune Shirow.
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