Superman (1978)

#7579 worldwide · charting in 4 countries

Movie · 144 min · B · act, scf

Superman poster

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.

  • 7.4 IMDb
  • 7.2 TMDB
  • 87% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 94 JustWatch

Where to watch Superman

Available on 11 platforms across 5 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 4 countries, best placed at #687 in Indonesia.

Available languages

Audio: English, French, German, Italian, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

Subtitles: Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, NB, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian

Chart history

Superman has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 28 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #11.

Cast

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Jeff East, Marc McClure, Sarah Douglas, Harry Andrews

Crew

Leslie Newman (screenplay), Robert Benton (screenplay), Mario Puzo (screenplay), Richard Donner (director), David Newman (screenplay), Pierre Spengler (producer), Tom Mankiewicz (writer)

Awards

5 wins from 8 nominations.

  • Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film 1979 — won
  • Saturn Award for Best Set Decoration 1979 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 1979 — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • Academy Award for Best Sound 1979 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1979 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Original Score 1979 — nominated