Superman: The Movie (1978)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:43
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: Superman deftly blends humor and gravitas, taking advantage of the perfectly cast Christopher Reeve to craft a loving, nostalgic tribute to an American pop culture icon.
Runtime: 2 hrs 31 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond, in Richard Donner's blockbuster. After he comes of age, young Clark... [More]
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford
Director: Richard Donner
Reviews for Superman: The Movie
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By keeping the spectacular possibilities open, through the opening scenes of the destruction of Krypton, and the subsequent growth to manhood of the planet's only son on the plains of the Midwest, the film allows naiveté and knowingness to coexist. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
Remains a defining high point of Hollywood's tumultuous relationship with superheroes. Full Review |
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The film ranks among the greatest crowd pleasers in cinema history, an achievement it will surely hold for a long time. Full Review |
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The film is best when it takes itself seriously, worst when it takes the easy way out in giggly camp -- as it does, finally and fatally, when Lex Luthor enters the action. Full Review |
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8/10 |
In Christopher Reeve, the casting department found someone with just the right charisma to pull it off. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Vem envelhecendo bem justamente por compreender que, mais do que respeitar o espectador (e respeita), é fundamental respeitar seu próprio universo. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...the film has aged incredibly poorly in the years since its 1978 debut. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Donner keeps his film briskly funny and exciting, with smart and spectacular action....The greatest effect of all, however, is Reeve's miraculous performance. Full Review |
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This Superman has the right mix of seriousness and humor. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
The best superhero movie ever made.
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
[It] remains the single best superhero movie ever made. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Superman is good, clean, simple-minded fun... Full Review |
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5/5 |
Faithful to the story with a great cast. I DO believe a man can fly.
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
Still stands as one of the finest Superhero Movies ever made ... and I suspect it always will.
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
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