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Leslie Newman has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Superman.
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Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
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.
Dir. Richard Lester · With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Dir. Joe Chappelle · With Skeet Ulrich, Angela Featherstone, Donal Logue
In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York City. There, Patch unknowingly threatens the fate of Christmas by taking a job at a failing toy company run by a scheming businessman.
Dir. Jeannot Szwarc · With Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
Dir. Richard Lester · With Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole
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