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Name: Superman
Director: James Gunn
Genre: action, adventure, science-fiction
Released: 2025
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 7

Superman has an iRankMovies score of 73.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Superman (2025)

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Release:2025

Runtime:2h 10m

Country:United States

Director:James Gunn

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

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Keywords

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iRank74

Superman rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 406K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.344/10· 5K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Superman

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

Cast of Superman

David Corenswet
as Superman
Rachel Brosnahan
as Lois Lane
Nicholas Hoult
as Lex Luthor
Edi Gathegi
as Mr. Terrific
Nathan Fillion
as Guy Gardner
Isabela Merced
as Hawkgirl
María Gabriela de Faría
as The Engineer
Skyler Gisondo
as Jimmy Olsen
Alan Tudyk
as Gary
Grace Chan
as Superman Robot #12 (voice)
Bradley Cooper
as Jor-El
Angela Sarafyan
as Lara

Superman facts

Budget: $225M
Box office: $618.7M
Collection: Superman (DCU) Collection

Our take on Superman

James Gunn relaunches the last son of Krypton as a Metropolis journalist trying to square his alien heritage with the human values that raised him as Clark Kent. This adventure frames the superhero less as an invincible icon than as someone negotiating a dual identity, suggesting a film as interested in character and belonging as in spectacle. With Gunn's track record for blending large-scale action with irreverent warmth, it aims at viewers who want their comic-book heroes emotionally grounded rather than merely powerful. Newcomers and longtime fans alike can approach it as a fresh starting point, promising the expected scale of action and science fiction alongside a more personal core.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Fresh blockbuster approach refreshes superhero origin story with modern themes
•Impressive action sequences deliver spectacle without losing narrative coherence
•Thematic complexity elevates material beyond typical superhero fare expectations

What the audience disliked

•Large-scale destruction sequences may dominate over quieter character moments
•Some viewers find modern reimagining strays too far from classic interpretation

Saga: Superman (DCU) Collection