Man of Steel

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Man of Steel

PG-13

2013

2h 23m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

06/21/2016

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.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

04/23/2015

B+

Clark's multiple father-and-son tales are beautifully realized and it's a very fun movie to watch. However, the romance is shallow.

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Matt Singer

The Dissolve

06/26/2014

2/5

A gritty, realistic story shot by a director whose instincts constantly push him away from grit and realism, and into flash and fantasy.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 3

1.5/4

It's a bore! It's a pain! It's Stuporman!

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Zaki Hasan

Zaki's Corner

Oct 22

B

Snyder takes care to preserve the core of nobility, humility and goodness that have made Superman so beloved all over the world for three quarters of a century (and counting), making for a film that's exhilarating, emotional, and even beautiful.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20

4/5

This version of Superman is going to be talked about, dissected, and remembered for a long time.

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mah4283

12/09/2024

the movie was great but I hate the subtitle machine we need the glasses back not that cup holder thing

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Matt M

@HanoverPhist 4d

I thought this movie was going to be about Superman but the story deviates so severely from the source material the character is completely unrecognizable. Zack Snyder is a hack

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حمودي F

@Mo7a_12341 4d

This Movie is Sooo GOOD !!!

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Amogh D

@Amogh 4d

Legendary!! Artistic and deep. Thankyou

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Parsa P

@Iampalipz Dec 6

Man of Steel is a bold reimagining of Superman that trades the character’s traditional optimism for a more introspective, mythic tone. Zack Snyder crafts a visually striking film, using scale, texture, and atmospheric imagery to present Clark Kent as an outsider struggling to define himself. Henry Cavill brings sincerity and restraint to the role, giving Superman a sense of uncertainty that feels fresh. The action is intense and often overwhelming, pushing superhuman conflict to a level that feels genuinely catastrophic. However, the film’s relentless seriousness, uneven pacing, and excessive destruction in the final act weaken its emotional payoff. Despite these flaws, Man of Steel stands as an ambitious, modern attempt to reinterpret a cultural icon for a more complicated era,It attempts to reframe Superman for a world less trusting than the 1978 version. Score:4/5 — Bold, visually commanding, and conceptually ambitious, but held back by tonal overload and structural imbalance.

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Alexander L.

Dec 3

Overall a great and enjoyable movie. Even with the serious tone is a bit of silver/golden age/pre crisis Supes. Cavil did great, as did OShannon. Amazing movie

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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.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Syncopy
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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