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The classic 1978 film Superman has topped a poll of the UK’s favourite superhero films of all time. Starring Christopher Reeve as the Man Of Steel, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, and Marlon Brando as Superman’s dad, Jor-El, the film beat off stiff competition from the likes of Christian Bale’s The Dark Knight, the first of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and Deadpool, which came in third despite being released only two years ago. Tim Burton’s take on Batman came fourth and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man was fifth.The research of 1,000 UK adults was commissioned by Virgin Media and Jeff Dodds, managing director of consumer at Virgin Media, said: ‘Superheroes have never been more popular and that’s certainly evident in the survey results. It’s remarkable just how many of us wish they could be a superhero – who wouldn’t want super powers?’. Avengers Assemble, Guardians Of The Galaxy and the culmination of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, finished sixth, seventh and eight respectively, while X-Men took the ninth spot and Iron Man the tenth. Top 20 all-time favourite superhero films Superman The Dark Knight Deadpool Batman Spider-Man Avengers Assemble Guardians of the Galaxy The Dark Knight Rises X-Men Iron Man Batman Begins Superman II Wonder Woman The Wolverine Iron Man 2 X-Men: First Class Batman Returns Thor Thor: Ragnorok X-Men 2 (X2) MORE: Fans finally get to know why DC did not show Flash’s second suit in Justice League.