Superman III

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Superman III

PG

1983

2h 5m

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Action

Fantasy

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Computer programmer Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is hired by financial tycoon Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) to seize control of a weather satellite and annihilate Colombia's coffee crop. When Superman (Christopher Reeve) manages to thwart the plan, Webster commands Gorman to use the satellite to locate kryptonite, the Man of Steel's mortal weakness. But a missing unknown element in the kryptonite -- replaced by Gorman with tar -- causes an unintended side effect when presented to Superman.

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Critics Consensus

When not overusing sight gags, slapstick, and Richard Pryor, Superman III resorts to plot points rehashed from the previous Superman flicks.

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David Denby

New York Magazine/Vulture

Tedious, labored, and feeble beyond belief.

Jul 8, 2025

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Anna Maria Dell'oso

Sydney Morning Herald

A witty refreshing escape of a movie.

Jul 8, 2025

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mainly, it is pretty much what you would expect from a Superman movie starring Richard Pryor: moderately entertaining and totally predictable.

Jul 8, 2025

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Brad Cook

Flickering Myth

Lester apparently encouraged Pryor to do a lot of the shtick he was famous for at the time, which made the movie more campy than it should have been.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 10, 2025

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

Attempting to endow Superman with human weakness drains the inherent magic.

Jul 8, 2025

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David Wilson

Tulsa World

It's neither bird nor plane, nor super sequel. It's Superman III, and it flies the lowest of three films featuring the strong-but sensitive stud.

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Rafael S

Boring and uninteresting film, it began the downfall of Superman in live action

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Pablo M.

Very disappointing excuse in wasting the talents involve of their time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/25

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Zayden C.

Worst mistake of their lives was firing donner away.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Noah S.

I’m torn because there’s actually some stuff I do really like for a downgrade of a sequel. The last 30 minutes with the supercomputer ruined the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Joshua H

This movie is a massive drop in quality compared to the other ones. The intro made me realse right of the bet that this film wasn't going to be great. The silly goofiness that was in the 2nd film a little nit is cramped up to 11. The villain feels that couldn't get Gene Hackman back so they made a knock-off Lex Luthor instead. Also having Superman in the movie to sacrifice a relationship with the love of his life just to fall in love with someone else doesn't really make sense to me. The double Superman fight was interesting but I don't think the thing they really trying to explore with that story was just rushed so It didn't work for me. However inspite even in not a great film Christopher Reeve is still fantastic in the role wich makes it watchable and there some action set pieces that are decent.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Synopsis

Computer programmer Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is hired by financial tycoon Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) to seize control of a weather satellite and annihilate Colombia's coffee crop. When Superman (Christopher Reeve) manages to thwart the plan, Webster commands Gorman to use the satellite to locate kryptonite, the Man of Steel's mortal weakness. But a missing unknown element in the kryptonite -- replaced by Gorman with tar -- causes an unintended side effect when presented to Superman.

Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Screenwriter: David Newman, Leslie Newman
Production Co: Cantharus Productions, Major Studio Partners, Dovemead Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Surround

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