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Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie (2008) is a spoof comedy by Craig Mazin and David Zucker parodying Spider-Man and other superhero films, starring Drake Bell as Dragonfly; it grossed $71.5 million worldwide despite poor reviews.

Superintelligence (film)

Superintelligence (2020) is an HBO Max romantic sci-fi comedy directed by Ben Falcone, written by Steve Mallory, starring Melissa McCarthy as Carol Peters, chosen by a James Corden-voiced AI to decide humanity's fate; 106 minutes, PG, 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Superlópez

Superlópez (2018) is a Spanish superhero comedy directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera, starring Dani Rovira as Jan's 1973 comic character; it grossed over €12.5 million in Spain and won the Goya for best special effects.

Superman (1941 film)

Superman (1941), also called The Mad Scientist or The Death Ray, is the first Fleischer Studios animated Superman short, directed by Dave Fleischer, released September 26, 1941 by Paramount, with the energy-cannon plot, Bud Collyer's voice, an Oscar nomination, and Superman's first screen flight.

Superman (1978 film)

Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, credited with establishing the superhero film as a mainstream genre.

Superman (2025 film)

Superman, formerly Superman: Legacy, is a 2025 American superhero film written and directed by James Gunn, the first theatrical film of the new DC Universe, starring David Corenswet as Superman.

Superman (franchise)

The Superman franchise is the series of film and television adaptations of the DC Comics superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, running from 1940s serials through 2025.

Superman and the Mole-Men

Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) is the first feature-length Superman film, a 58-minute black-and-white Lippert Productions pilot starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates, later re-edited into the Adventures of Superman two-parter "The Unknown People".

Superman II

Superman II (1980) is Richard Lester's sequel to Superman: The Movie, with Reeve, Kidder, and Hackman facing General Zod; shot partly by fired director Richard Donner, it set 1981 box-office records and gained a 2006 Donner Cut.

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 reconstruction of the 1980 film from footage Richard Donner shot before being replaced by Richard Lester, restoring Marlon Brando's Jor-El, a new Lois Lane opening, and Donner's serious tone.

Superman III

Superman III (1983), third Richard Lester-directed Superman film starring Christopher Reeve and Richard Pryor as Gus Gorman; villain Ross Webster's synthetic kryptonite splits Superman into good and evil; grossed about $80 million worldwide.

Superman in film

Superman in film covers the movie history of the DC Comics character, from Kirk Alyn's 1948 serials through the landmark 1978 Christopher Reeve film and James Gunn's 2025 franchise launch.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film, the fourth and final entry starring Christopher Reeve, in which Superman vows to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer, starring Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth, and the first Superman theatrical film in 19 years.

Superman vs. The Elite

Superman vs. The Elite is a 2012 direct-to-video DC animated film, the 14th DC Universe Animated Original Movie, adapting Joe Kelly's Action Comics #775 story about Superman opposing the lethal antihero team the Elite led by Manchester Black.

Superman: Doomsday

Superman: Doomsday (2007) is the first DC Universe Animated Original Movie, a PG-13 direct-to-video film adapting The Death and Return of Superman in 75 minutes, directed by Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, and Brandon Vietti, with Adam Baldwin voicing Superman.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow

Superman: Man of Tomorrow is a 2020 DC Universe animated film launching the Tomorrowverse, with Darren Criss as Clark Kent facing Lobo and Parasite; also the informal name for James Gunn's 2027 live-action sequel Man of Tomorrow with Brainiac.

Superman: Red Son (film)

Superman: Red Son (2020) is a Warner Bros. Animation direct-to-video film, also called Superman: Hijo Rojo, adapting Mark Millar's 2003 Elseworlds comic in which Kal-El lands in Stalinist Russia, kills Stalin, and rules the USSR while Lex Luthor leads America.

Superman: Unbound

Superman: Unbound (2013) is a stand-alone DC Universe Animated Original Movie, the 17th in the line, directed by James Tucker and adapting Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Superman: Brainiac, with Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Molly C. Quinn, and John Noble as Brainiac.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 direct-to-video DC Universe Animated Original Movie, ninth in the line, directed by Lauren Montgomery, adapting Loeb and Turner's Supergirl from Krypton, sequel to Public Enemies, with Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Summer Glau, and Andre Braugher.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is a 2009 DC direct-to-video animated film, also known as the 'World's Finest' adaptation, directed by Sam Liu. President Lex Luthor frames Superman, sets a $1 billion bounty, and the duo must stop a Kryptonite asteroid.

Supermax (film)

Supermax: upcoming Amazon MGM action thriller directed by David Gordon Green, starring Will Smith as FBI agent Rex investigating an impossible prison murder; $70 million Miramax deal, Prime Video streaming, filming in New South Wales from August 2026.

Supernatural horror film

Supernatural horror film: a horror subgenre whose threats are ghosts, demons, witches, and curses rather than natural monsters. Dates to Méliès's 1896 The House of the Devil; spans 1930s gothic cycles, The Exorcist, J-horror and K-horror, and current occult- and folklore-driven demand.

Supernova (2000 film)

Supernova (2000) is an MGM science fiction horror film credited to Thomas Lee but actually directed by Walter Hill and Jack Sholder with a Francis Ford Coppola re-edit, starring James Spader and Angela Bassett; it grossed $14.8 million on a $90 million budget.

Supernova (2020 film)

Supernova (2020) is Harry Macqueen's British drama starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as a couple facing young-onset dementia on a camper van road trip across England; premiered at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Superstar (1999 film)

Superstar (1999 film) is an American-Canadian comedy directed by Bruce McCulloch. It stars Molly Shannon as Mary Katherine Gallagher, an SNL character who enters a talent contest.

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff! is a 1969 American comedy Western directed by Burt Kennedy, written and produced by William Bowers, starring James Garner as a drifter sheriff in a gold-rush town, Cherokee Productions' first independent film.

Supremacy (film)

Supremacy (2014) is an American drama thriller directed by Deon Taylor, written by Eric J. Adams, starring Joe Anderson, Danny Glover, and Dawn Olivieri, based on a 1995 Sonoma County Aryan Brotherhood hostage case.

Supreme (film)

Supreme (సుప్రీమ్) is a 2016 Telugu action comedy directed by Anil Ravipudi, starring Sai Dharam Tej as taxi driver Balu protecting an orphaned heir from mafia boss Vikram Sarkar; released 5 May 2016, a hit.

Supriya Pathak (सुप्रिया पाठक)

Supriya Pathak (सुप्रिया पाठक), born 1961, Indian Hindi and Gujarati film, TV and stage actress; daughter of Dina Pathak, wife of Pankaj Kapur; known for Kalyug, Bazaar, Khichdi's Hansa Parekh, and Ram-Leela's Dhankor Baa.