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Rated
PG
Runtime 143 min
Ratings
94% critics Rotten Tomatoes
86% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Age 8+ Common Sense Media
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release 12/15/78
Actors Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
Directors Richard Donner
Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, young Clark discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor, while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release 12/15/78
Actors Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
Directors Richard Donner
Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, young Clark discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor, while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane