Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

PG

1987

1h 30m

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

Action

List

10%

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52 Reviews

16%

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50,000+ Ratings

Seeing the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race that could lead to Earth's destruction, Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides that he must take action. He collects all the nuclear warheads from the world and throws them into space. Meanwhile, Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), has broken out of prison with a new scheme. He clones Superman with radioactive material to create Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow), a being just as powerful as the man of steel.

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Critics Consensus

The Superman series bottoms out here: the action is boring, the special effects look cheaper, and none of the actors appear interested in where the plot's going.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

The impoverishment here is not merely of means, but of spirit.

Rated: 1/4

May 5, 2014

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

The overall effect is of a story atomized and dying before our eyes, collapsing into smashed pulp, ground down into big-budget Kryptonite ash.

May 5, 2014

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Of course, Superman saves the world, but the real news is that there's still some life in the series.

Rated: 3/4

May 5, 2014

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

The charm is there, as well as Reeve's dedication, but the execution is not.

Jun 21, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It appears to have been filmed for a buck fifty.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 13, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is the single worst Superman film of all time--a disgrace to the franchise, its creators, and most of all, the audience's intelligence.

Rated: 0.5/5

May 9, 2023

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Tyler S

Only a little bit better than the last film. The first two are on like their own pedestal at the top, then these last two movies really took a hit. I'll continue to praise Christopher Reeve and his portrayal as Superman over the last nine years. He really did a phenomenal job whether he was given a good or bad script. Really sad to see this is his last appearance as the character, but he will continue to be the best Superman in my book. As for the film, it just felt way too rushed. The plot took a huge step back from the first two films, and played it too easy compared to film three. So many corny moments here that could have been avoided, but they did not do much here. Film was just way too short and it took so many shortcuts that could have made the film longer and better. Tough way to end this Superman saga, but I'm glad it still had two banger films: Superman 1 and 2.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Audience Member

It’s terrible, but it was somewhat interesting. Although the whole Nuclear Weapons message was just dropped halfway through the movie. The rest of the movie was just kinda stupid really, nowhere near as good as the other Superman movies. I still don’t understand why Luther’s voice was coming out of Nuclear man but what do I expect. I’m sad Reeve never got to redeem himself after this mess, but maybe it was for the better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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chris h

Why does this exist?Bad at every place possible.After part 3...why would they do this.Notjing is good about this horrendous outing.Even the message about nuclear weapons was lost and ridiculous.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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David W

A terrible end to Reeves turn as Superman with a lousy plot, laughable special effects and most damningly, it's very poorly acted. A lamentable movie and a hugely dissapointing effort from all concerned.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Beau L

Well didn't think the series could get any worse.. man I was wrong.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Rami A

This film ought to have been called Superman IV: The Quest For Piss.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Synopsis

Seeing the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race that could lead to Earth's destruction, Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides that he must take action. He collects all the nuclear warheads from the world and throws them into space. Meanwhile, Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), has broken out of prison with a new scheme. He clones Superman with radioactive material to create Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow), a being just as powerful as the man of steel.

Director: Sidney J. Furie
Producer: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: Lawrence Konner, Christopher Reeve
Production Co: Cannon Films, Warner Bros.
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.9M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround

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