Weta FX Movies, Ranked

Monsters, Mo-Cap, and Emotional Damage

72 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2025-12-27.

A Weta FX ranking for the movies where creatures breathe, armies multiply, and someone probably suffered beautifully in a motion-capture suit. Stars lead the order, then my taste decides which spectacle still feels alive after the big scene

1. 1
   Avengers: Endgame (2019)

   ★★★★★

   This film hits on a level that is hard to replicate.

2. 2
   The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)

   ★★★★½

   Yow what did I just watch? Grabe yung kaba ko.

3. 3
   Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

   ★★★★½

   Sobrang ganda, I don't even know where to start!

4. 4
   Alien: Romulus (2024)

   ★★★★½
5. 5
   Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

   ★★★★½
6. 6
   The Marvels (2023)

   ★★★★½
7. 7
   Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

   ★★★★½

   Watched on Thursday August 2, 2018.

8. 8
   Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

   ★★★★½
9. 9
   Iron Man 3 (2013)

   ★★★★½
10. 10
    The Avengers (2012)

    ★★★★½
11. 11
    District 9 (2009)

    ★★★★½
12. 12
    X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

    ★★★★½
13. 13
    Fantastic Four (2005)

    ★★★★½
14. 14
    Predator: Badlands (2025)

    ★★★★

    May strong motivation agad sa umpisa pa lang, so mabilis kang mahook sa story.

15. 15
    The Batman (2022)

    ★★★★

    Watched on Sunday March 20, 2022.

16. 16
    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    ★★★★
17. 17
    Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

    ★★★★
18. 18
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

    ★★★★
19. 19
    Deadpool (2016)

    ★★★★
20. 20
    The Jungle Book (2016)

    ★★★★
21. 21
    Man of Steel (2013)

    ★★★★
22. 22
    The Wolverine (2013)

    ★★★★
23. 23
    Prometheus (2012)

    ★★★★
24. 24
    X-Men: First Class (2011)

    ★★★★
25. 25
    The Lovely Bones (2009)

    ★★★★
26. 26
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

    ★★★★
27. 27
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

    ★★★★
28. 28
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

    ★★★★
29. 29
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

    ★★★★
30. 30
    Avatar (2009)

    ★★★★
31. 31
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    ★★★★
32. 32
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    ★★★½

    Watched on Thursday May 5, 2022.

33. 33
    Eternals (2021)

    ★★★½
34. 34
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

    ★★★½
35. 35
    Deadpool 2 (2018)

    ★★★½
36. 36
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

    ★★★½
37. 37
    The King's Man (2021)

    ★★★½
38. 38
    The Suicide Squad (2021)

    ★★★½
39. 39
    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

    ★★★½
40. 40
    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★★★½
41. 41
    Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

    ★★★½
42. 42
    War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

    ★★★½
43. 43
    Furious 7 (2015)

    ★★★½
44. 44
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)

    ★★★½
45. 45
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

    ★★★½
46. 46
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    ★★★½
47. 47
    King Kong (2005)

    ★★★½
48. 48
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    ★★★½
49. 49
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    ★★★½
50. 50
    Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

    ★★★

    So ngayon may suicide bomber na rin. That alone already changes the tone of the franchise.

51. 51
    Superman (2025)

    ★★★

    Right now, I guess I am one of the snyderbots.

52. 52
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    ★★★
53. 53
    The Flash (2023)

    ★★★
54. 54
    Black Adam (2022)

    ★★★
55. 55
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

    ★★★
56. 56
    Black Widow (2021)

    ★★★
57. 57
    Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

    ★★★
58. 58
    Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

    ★★★
59. 59
    Mortal Engines (2018)

    ★★★
60. 60
    Rampage (2018)

    ★★★
61. 61
    Justice League (2017)

    ★★★
62. 62
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

    ★★★
63. 63
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

    ★★★
64. 64
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

    ★★★
65. 65
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

    ★★★
66. 66
    The A-Team (2010)

    ★★★
67. 67
    A Minecraft Movie (2025)

    ★★½
68. 68
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

    ★★½
69. 69
    The Tomorrow War (2021)

    ★★½
70. 70
    Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

    ★★½
71. 71
    The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

    ★★½
72. 72
    Gulliver's Travels (2010)

    ★★