DC has released some truly dark movies, but a few of them rank above the others due to their overall tone, major deaths, and more. All of the Dceu's movies were piled together as being extremely dark, which is not true. DC has had somber releases in recent years, but many of the shared universe's projects were more light-hearted in nature, with films like the Shazam! franchise, Blue Beetle, and the Aquaman movies falling into that designation.

Still, both before and during the Dceu, the comic book giant did really deliver a few very dark movies and events. Based on the projects announced for the new DC Universe's Chapter One, such as the upcoming Swamp Thing and The Authority movies, more dark feature films are on the way for DC. Before they arrive, a look back at DC's darkest movies so far can show how the upcoming DC movies...