Superman (1978)
Directed by Richard Donner · 144 min · Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
79.6 TOPICAL score · #377 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Superman (1978, directed by Richard Donner) has a TOPICAL score of 79.6 - ranked 377 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 7 nominations, including the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (4,459 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 54 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (4,459 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10
- Awards4 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 54 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read89,437 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Christopher Reeve (actor #1,252), Margot Kidder (actor #1,003), Gene Hackman (actor #44), Marlon Brando (actor #45)
“He would later go on to place it on his "Great Movies" list.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10