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Superman (1978)

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All Time

of 190,142

29

1970's

of 10,575

8

1978

of 3,457

1
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,895
  
  5
  
  Action of 1978
  
  of 53
  
  1
  
  Action of the 1970's
  
  of 543
  
  2
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,417
  
  8
  
  Adventure of 1978
  
  of 30
  
  1
  
  Adventure of the 1970's
  
  of 312
  
  3

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Superman (1978) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.7628

Avg Critic Score:3.6605

Superman (1978) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Superman is a pure delight, a wondrous combination of all the old-fashioned things we never really get tired of: adventure and romance, heroes and villains, ...read the complete Superman movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Krypton is destroyed in 1948 when it's pulled into the sun. ...read the complete Superman movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

There's no doubt that it's a flawed movie, but it's one of the most wonderfully entertaining flawed movies made. ...read the complete Superman movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Yeah, it was 1978 when Superman first hit theaters in the version most of us remember -- with Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel and Marlon Brando as his disco-inspired pop. ...read the complete Superman movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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CinemaBlend.com (--)

If Batman is the Dark Knight of Superheroes, then certainly Superman is King. Superman has it all, no one is stronger, faster, braver, and heck, he can fly too. Course he has a seriously over developed boy-scout complex, but he's a loveable blue...read the complete Superman (1978) review at CinemaBlend.com (--)

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See all (22) "Very Good" Reviews

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

The film burdens itself with too many story lines and an overlong (though beautifully photographed) prologue, but things really get moving when Reeve takes the screen....read the complete Superman (1978) review at TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

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