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Superman II (1980) | Ranked Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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Superman II

Movie1980·127 min

Superman II

Directed by Richard Lester

Science Fiction Action Adventure

A science fiction action film directed by Richard Lester.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

3K ratings

About Superman II

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, forbidden love, action combat, new york, paris, urban, romantic partners, superhero, villain protagonist, rescue mission, fish out of water, cat and mouse, superpowers, aliens, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Richard Lester
Language: English

Cast

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp

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How Superman II Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

1980s movies

Top 20%

Science Fiction movies

Top 22%

1980s Science Fiction movies

Top 23%

★Richard Lester films#2 of 10

Top 23% 1980s Science Fiction movies.

Second-best Richard Lester film, behind A Hard Day's Night.

the vibe

Superman II Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchepicheartfelt

playful

stylized

What it's about

rescue missionfish out of watercat & mousesacrifice dutyforbidden lovesuperherovillain protagonistromantic partnersaction combatsuperpowersalienssweeping romanceNew Yorkparisurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful