Superman Movies And TV Shows Ranked
My personal ranking of Superman movies and TV shows from the worst to the best.
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- DirectorJack RegasStarsKenneth MarsLoretta SwitLesley Ann WarrenTV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical concerning a mad scientist who enlists a rival reporter and a group of gangsters to push the Man of Steel into a mental breakdown.So cheesy and bad acting
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsChristopher ReeveGene HackmanMargot KidderWith the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Superman.Christopher Reeve gave his all but Nuclear Man is a poorly executed villain.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot KidderEntrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him.Richard Pryor is fun to watch but still felt campy
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillLyle TalbotSuperman battles Lex Luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.Forgive for low-budget but still feels too cheesy.
- DirectorsSpencer Gordon BennetThomas CarrStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillTommy BondSuperman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.Kirk Alyn is decent as Superman but the effects could be better
- StarsBeau WeaverGinny McSwainMark L. TaylorThe Man of Steel fights evil in the city of Metropolis and beyond. Each episode ends with a short vignette about key events from Kal-El's youth on Earth.The animation feels low-budget but the stories are decent.
- CreatorsJoe ShusterJerry SiegelStarsBob HastingsJanet WaldoJackson BeckSix minute episodes airing with The New Adventures of Superman (1966-70), The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), and The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969) involving episodes of young Clark Kent evading class to save the day.A good innocent cartoon
- CreatorsJoe ShusterJerry SiegelStarsStacy HaidukGerard ChristopherPeter Jay FernandezThe adventures of the Man of Steel in his teenage years.Notable for having two different actors portray Superboy. The effects are fine and I like Gerard Christopher’s portrayal.
- StarsBud CollyerJackson BeckJack GrimesSuperman protects Metropolis and the world from a variety of threats while working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent.Bud Collyer lends his legendary voice as Superman in this fun cartoon.
- CreatorsTim CahillJulie McNally CahillStarsYuri LowenthalAndy MilderKari WahlgrenThe adventures of a young Clark Kent, as Superman, during his time with a team of teenage superheroes in the far future.Yuri Lowenthal does a nice job as a young Clark Kent/Superboy.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsBrandon RouthKevin SpaceyKate BosworthSuperman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.Brandon Routh did a great job but the whole film feels boring.
- DirectorsDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckThe Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.Beautiful animation for its time and an awesome theme score.
- DirectorJames TuckerStarsMatt BomerStana KaticJohn NobleSuperman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."Forgettable animated movie
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
- DirectorsJake CastorenaSam LiuStarsJerry O'ConnellRebecca RomijnRainn WilsonAfter the death of Superman, several new people present themselves as possible successors.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsJames DentonChristina HendricksAnthony LaPagliaAfter being poisoned by sun radiation, a dying Superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams while Lex Luthor has his own agenda.
- CreatorsWhitney EllsworthRobert MaxwellStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonThe Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."George Reeves gives a memorable performance as Superman
- DirectorSam LiuStarsJason IsaacsAmy AckerDiedrich BaderWhat if baby Kal-El's rocket landed not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union? That is the premise of this Elseworld's tale from DC Comics.
- CreatorsDeborah Joy LeVineJoe ShusterJerry SiegelStarsDean CainTeri HatcherLane SmithIn addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.Terri Hatcher is great as Lois Lane and Dean Cain is good as Superman.
- DirectorsLauren MontgomeryBruce TimmBrandon ViettiStarsAdam BaldwinAnne HecheJames MarstersWhen LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.Love the animation and the voice-acting but there are some weird moments.
- CreatorsAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
- CreatorsJoe ShusterJerry SiegelBob KaneStarsTim DalyJoseph BolognaDana DelanyThe last son of the planet Krypton protects his adoptive home of Earth as the greatest of the superheroes.
- DirectorsRichard LesterRichard DonnerStarsGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMargot KidderSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
- DirectorMichael ChangStarsGeorge NewbernPauley PerretteRobin Atkin DownesThe Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.Gave us one of the most awesome Superman moments in movies.
- CreatorsGreg BerlantiTodd HelbingStarsTyler HoechlinElizabeth TullochAlex GarfinThe world's most famous superhero and comic books' most famous journalist face the pressures and complexities that come with balancing work, justice, and parenthood in today's society.