DC Universe Animated Original Movies

The DC Universe Animated Original Movies (DCUAOM; also known as DC Universe Original Movies or DC Universe Movies or DC Animated Movies) are a series of American direct-to-video superhero animated films based on DC Comics characters and stories. From 2007 to 2022, films were produced primarily by Warner Bros. Animation, but subsequently fell under DC Studios. Many films are usually stand-alone projects that are either adaptations of popular works or original stories. From 2013 to 2024, the DC Animated Movie Universe was a subset of this series. The first story arc featured several films that took place in a shared universe, influenced predominantly by "The New 52". Following the first arc's conclusion, the Tomorrowverse series was launched beginning with Superman: Man of Tomorrow.

As of 2023, the DCUAOM line released 51 movies that made a total of $253 million in sales in the United States and Canada, an average of $5.4 million per film.

Premise
Unlike earlier animated DC films (most of which also involved Bruce Timm and were part of the DC animated universe), the films in the line are aimed at a more adult audience, often containing profane language, stronger violence, sexual scenes and more mature themes. The art styles for the films are also generally more realistically proportionate. The majority of the films are rated PG-13 by the MPAA with the exception of All-Star Superman and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, which are rated PG, and Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two, Injustice, and Justice League: Warworld, which are rated R. Many of the films are adapted from stories originally featured in DC print comics and graphic novels. , 47 feature films and fourteen short films have been released, with additional films slated for future releases until 2023.

In terms of continuity, the films are usually stand-alone, with exceptions being Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and its sequel Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and its sequel Justice League: Doom, the DC Animated Movie Universe, and the Tomorrowverse.

From 2007 to 2015, most of the films were voice directed by Andrea Romano, the last one being Justice League: Gods and Monsters, while the films since 2016 starting with Batman: Bad Blood were voice directed by Wes Gleason.

The films are generally released direct-to-video, but Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman and Harley Quinn, The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen were also given limited releases in theaters.

Unannounced and possible projects
Beyond the list of announced projects, creators involved in various levels at DC Comics have brought up names of possible future projects.


 * Bruce Timm has said that he would like to do a full-length animated Green Arrow film following the positive reception of DC Showcase: Green Arrow.
 * DC's ex-executive editor Dan DiDio has expressed interest in seeing the popular 2007–2008 Sinestro Corps War comic storyline adapted.
 * In 2009, Timm also expressed his interest to make an animated JLA/Avengers adaptation.
 * Geoff Johns revealed that Warner Bros. would like to use unproduced screenplays as a basis for new animated films, such as J. J. Abrams' Superman: Flyby.
 * Producer James Tucker has spoken about wanting a Wonder Woman-centered Justice League film.
 * At Comic-Con, Timm also had expressed interest in an animated adaptation of the Batman R.I.P. storyline.
 * Batman: The Killing Joke screenwriter Brian Azzarello had stated that he would like to adapt his graphic novel Joker into an animated film.
 * Timm has mentioned that another Batman Beyond film is a possibility, and in August 2017, Tucker stated in his Twitter account that discussions about a possible Batman Beyond film occur several times at the studio, while he also stated that a potential Static Shock film set in the DC Animated Universe is possible as the studio is always interested in Static.
 * J. M. DeMatteis expressed interest in scripting an adaptation of his Batman story arc Going Sane and a New Gods film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. This partially came into play with the film Justice League: Gods and Monsters, visually and aesthetically invoking the DCAU, confirmed to be in an alternate timeline to it.
 * Filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith mentioned at Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo that he met with Johns, where he pitched an animated Plastic Man film that he wrote for DC.
 * An animated film featuring characters from the Milestone Media imprint was announced at DC Fandome in October 2021. The film was set to be written by Brandon Thomas and will feature "more than one character" according to Milestone co-founder Denys Cowan. The announcement included promotional concept art of Static, Hardware, Icon, and Rocket.

Cancelled projects

 * Plans for sequels to the 2009 films Wonder Woman and Green Lantern: First Flight were shelved, as well as a planned film based on the 2003 miniseries Batgirl: Year One. Slower sales of the Wonder Woman film were cited, although sales figures indicate that it was at least the #8 best-selling of the 25 DC Universe films released  (4 of the films that ranked higher than it include Blu-ray sales which have not been released for Wonder Woman).
 * In 2010, Timm stated that the production team originally planned to make an Aquaman film, but at the end, the executives of Warner Bros. cancelled the project because their expectations about marketing were very low.
 * During an interview in October 2016, Jay Oliva revealed that he had an idea for a sequel to Batman: Assault on Arkham, but following Oliva's departure from Warner Bros. Animation in 2017, the project may have been pulled.
 * In 2023, the creative team for Justice League: Warworld planned to develop a film adaptation of the Kingdom Come comic book mini-series, but the idea was discarded by James Gunn and Peter Safran after they were named CEOs of DC Studios.

Sales performance
Sales figures below represent, when available, DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States. Theatrical ticket, digital, and rental sales are not included.

Critical response
Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.

Stand-alone films
The following films are stand-alone, and do not share continuities with each other or other films (note exceptions).
 * Superman: Doomsday (2007)
 * Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
 * Wonder Woman (2009)
 * Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
 * Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
 * Batman: Death in the Family (interactive short) (2020)
 * All-Star Superman (2011)
 * Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
 * Superman vs. The Elite (2012)
 * Superman: Unbound (2013)
 * Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
 * Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (web series) (2015)
 * Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
 * Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
 * Superman: Red Son (2020)
 * Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
 * Injustice (2021)
 * Catwoman: Hunted (2022)
 * Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)
 * Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

Superman/Batman
This continuity is based on the Superman/Batman storyline.
 * Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
 * Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

Justice League (JLA)
This continuity is based on JLA storylines published in 2000.
 * Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
 * Justice League: Doom (2012)

Dark Knight Returns
This continuity is based on Frank Miller's Batman: Year One arc and The Dark Knight Returns.
 * Batman: Year One (2011)
 * DC Showcase: Catwoman (short film) (2011)
 * Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 1 (2012)
 * Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2 (2013)

DC Animated Movie Universe
A shared universe, with influences from The New 52 continuity and various DC eras and productions.
 * Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
 * Justice League: War (2014)
 * Son of Batman (2014)
 * Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)
 * Nightwing and Robin (45 second short film) (2015)
 * Batman vs. Robin (2015)
 * Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
 * Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
 * Justice League Dark (2017)
 * Constantine: City of Demons (web series later compiled into a film) (2018)
 * Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)
 * Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
 * Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (sequel comic) (2018)
 * The Death of Superman (2018)
 * The Death of Superman: Part 1 (prequel/sequel comic) (2018)
 * Reign of the Supermen (2019)
 * Batman: Hush (2019)
 * Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)
 * Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
 * Constantine: The House of Mystery (short film) (2022)
 * "Tomorrowverse"
 * Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
 * Justice Society: World War II (2021)
 * Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (short film) (2021)
 * Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)
 * Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)
 * Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)
 * Adam Strange (short film) (2020)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)
 * Justice League: Warworld (2023)
 * Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One (2024)
 * Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two (2024)
 * Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three (2024)

DC Animated Universe
This continuity is set in the DC Animated Universe (although the canonicity is open-ended)
 * Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
 * Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019)

Other universes

 * Batman: Gotham Knight (set in the Nolanverse, although it is not necessarily considered canon) (2008)
 * Batman: Assault on Arkham (set in the Arkhamverse) (2014)