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Man of Steel

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Man of Steel PG-13 Released Jun 14, 2013 2h 23m Action Adventure Sci-Fi Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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With the imminent destruction of Krypton, their home planet, Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife seek to preserve their race by sending their infant son to Earth. The child's spacecraft lands at the farm of Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, who name him Clark and raise him as their own son. Though his extraordinary abilities have led to the adult Clark (Henry Cavill) living on the fringe of society, he finds he must become a hero to save those he loves from a dire threat.
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Man of Steel's exhilarating action and spectacle can't fully overcome its detours into generic blockbuster territory.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire Snyder is an adrenaline junkie forever jonesing for a fix; he does less building to the action beats than backing each one into the next. Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Clark's multiple father-and-son tales are beautifully realized and it's a very fun movie to watch. However, the romance is shallow. Rated: B+ Apr 23, 2015 Full Review Matt Singer The Dissolve A gritty, realistic story shot by a director whose instincts constantly push him away from grit and realism, and into flash and fantasy. Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2014 Full Review Tania Hussain The Hudsucker Man of Steel is a genre story without the cartoon-like elements seen in past superhero films, presenting a gritty, torment-ridden reboot of the character’s origin story with intense emotional genuineness. Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh While it might set itself apart from many superhero movies that came before it, it seems to do so arbitrarily as opposed to exploring those ideas in any organic way. Rated: 2/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) Man of Steel was Snyder’s triumphant debut with Superman, and it’s still a thrilling example of why Clark Kent can be an engaging lead for one of these movies despite the speculation for the opposite. Jun 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A pretty solid modern retelling of Superman's origin story. I really like what it does with his two father figures and their influence on him but the dynamic between him and Lois is definitely a bit lacking which unfortunately leaves an often dull portrayal of the two leads. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Riad I 7/10 Love this orgin story..very good movie! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Wendel L Direção: Bom Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Bom Soundtrack: Bom Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review alan g A very good Superman update. Better than Brandon Routh. Almost as good as the original Superman. Henry Cavill muscles the role and Amy Adams is good as Lois Lane. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Bruno S O filme é bem atuado, tem visuais espetaculares, excelentes cenas de luta, e é uma boa história de origem... Apenas é excessivamente longo! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review prawnda s there are good aspects here, and there are things to be appreciated. however, the film is inexorably boring and gray. some of the rescue scenes are quite poignant imo, but the emotional beats don't land the majority of the time. man of steel shines bleakly in it's combat sequences, but even those manage to be really, really dull. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis With the imminent destruction of Krypton, their home planet, Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife seek to preserve their race by sending their infant son to Earth. The child's spacecraft lands at the farm of Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, who name him Clark and raise him as their own son. Though his extraordinary abilities have led to the adult Clark (Henry Cavill) living on the fringe of society, he finds he must become a hero to save those he loves from a dire threat.
Director
Zack Snyder
Producer
Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Syncopy, Warner Bros.
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Destruction|Intense Sci-Fi Action/Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 14, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$291.0M
Runtime
2h 23m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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