Superman

"You'll believe a man can fly."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

205,928 votes

88/100

Fresh

82/100

Metascore

7.2/10

4,208 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Sound

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

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Saturn Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Best Science Fiction Film

Best Set Decoration

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$55.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$300.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$134,478,449

United States

Profit

+$245.5M

ROI: +446%

Budget Recovery546% of budget

$0|Budget: $55.0M|Revenue: $300.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

92.8K

Daily Avg

1.6K

7-Day Trend

+59%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

Superman

Kryptonian

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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5 Locations Found

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Story Setting

Set In

KansasLos Angeles

Series & Franchise

Part of

Superman in film

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Superman II

1980

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Film Editing

Stuart BairdMichael Ellis

Music / Score

John Williams

Costume Design

Yvonne Blake

Production Design

John Barry

Production Companies

Warner Bros. EntertainmentQ65557474

Distributors

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch Superman

Available in 111 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	HBO Max	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

BrazilL

Switzerland12

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Richard Donner

Writers

Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Mario Puzo, Mario Puzo, Leslie Newman

Production Companies

Dovemead FilmsAlexander and Ilya Salkind ProductionsInternational Film Production

Cast

Christopher Reeve

Clark Kent / Superman

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Tags & Keywords

galaxyjournalistsaving the worldsecret identitycrime fightersuperheronuclear missilebased on comicdestruction of planetcriminalsabotagesuper powernorth polemidwestnewspaper office

External Links

IMDb Official Website Wikidata

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