Superman

1978 "You'll believe a man can fly."

Superman

7.4 | 2h23m | PG | en | Adventure

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

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7.4 | 2h23m | PG | en | Adventure , Action , Science Fiction | More Info

Released: December. 15,1978 | Released Producted By: Dovemead Films , International Film Production Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/superman-movie

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Cast

Christopher Reeve , Marlon Brando , Gene Hackman

Director

Norman Reynolds

Producted By

Dovemead Films , International Film Production

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Trailers & Images

Cast

Christopher Reeve

as Clark Kent / Superman

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Marlon Brando

as Jor-El

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Gene Hackman

as Lex Luthor

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Reviews

cricketbat After over 40 years, Superman is still as strong as ever. I am surprised by how well this film holds up. The opening credits alone won me over by bringing back childhood memories of me emulating the Man of Steel. This movie features an excellent origin story, an iconic performance by Christopher Reeve and surprisingly good special effects. Yes, it's campy. Yes, it's long. No, Margot Kidder isn't my favorite Lois Lane. But Superman set the standard for what a superhero movie should be.

williamsonandcompany How any one could write a bad review of this movie is beyond me? The only thing they could have done differently is not hire Brando for all that money. There were plenty of actors that could have played that part. Hollywood greed

TheBigSick As with most of modern blockbusters, this film Superman defects in pace, editing, and character development. Yet the visual effects, music score and set pieces in the last thirty minutes are just stunning, and groundbreaking, and that's why this film was commercially successful and influential.

MarkAmovie I know that when this film was released people went nuts, but it just does not hold up 40 years later. It is asking a lot of any movie to stand the test of 40 years and in some aspects this film does. The title song is a classic. Reeves as Superman is played to a "T". Even Lois Lane's character is great. I did not enjoy the portrayal of Lex Luthor but to the films credit, no Superman film has been able to deliver a great Luthor in my opinion. But other than that it falls short. The film does stay true to the source material which i liked and was a groundbreaking film of the time, but watching it today, I really felt like I was watching a movie that was made in 1978.