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Man of Steel

PG-13 Released Jun 14, 2013 2h 23m Action Adventure Sci-Fi Fantasy TRAILER for Man of Steel: Trailer 2 List
56% Tomatometer 344 Reviews 75% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
With the imminent destruction of Krypton, their home planet, Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife seek to preserve their race by sending their infant son to Earth. The child's spacecraft lands at the farm of Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, who name him Clark and raise him as their own son. Though his extraordinary abilities have led to the adult Clark (Henry Cavill) living on the fringe of society, he finds he must become a hero to save those he loves from a dire threat. Read More Read Less
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Man of Steel's exhilarating action and spectacle can't fully overcome its detours into generic blockbuster territory.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire Snyder is an adrenaline junkie forever jonesing for a fix; he does less building to the action beats than backing each one into the next. Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Clark's multiple father-and-son tales are beautifully realized and it's a very fun movie to watch. However, the romance is shallow. Rated: B+ Apr 23, 2015 Full Review Matt Singer The Dissolve A gritty, realistic story shot by a director whose instincts constantly push him away from grit and realism, and into flash and fantasy. Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2014 Full Review Tania Hussain The Hudsucker Man of Steel is a genre story without the cartoon-like elements seen in past superhero films, presenting a gritty, torment-ridden reboot of the character’s origin story with intense emotional genuineness. Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh While it might set itself apart from many superhero movies that came before it, it seems to do so arbitrarily as opposed to exploring those ideas in any organic way. Rated: 2/5 Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) Man of Steel was Snyder’s triumphant debut with Superman, and it’s still a thrilling example of why Clark Kent can be an engaging lead for one of these movies despite the speculation for the opposite. Jun 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler S I did have a good time watching this one. This is the exact definition of how I pictured a modern day Superman remake. Henry Cavill did excellent in this role. Tons of action, excitement, and high pressure moments. The only issues I've seen, which I've also seen in WW and WW84 is that the script writing just either feels super lazy or oversimplified. These movies so far have also taken an interesting route in going for high pressure action and little grounded issues. Hopefully I can see more of that in the coming DCEU projects. It is just really hard to compare these films to the Marvel films I've come to love. There's just some huge difference between the two franchises that I just can't figure out yet. But overall, I still enjoyed this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review Star Power & E One of my favorite super heroes movies of all time. The critics & the media bashed this movie for no reason. They took a more realistic approach on the man of steel. Had everything you would want in a movie just an amazing experience! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review christian a great movie, hnery is the best superman by far. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Eli C Underrated banger. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Neal C Man of steel had its problems for example Superman is supposed to be a light hearted superhero but in this movie he is serious Pretty much most the movie, and also it felt like half the movie was flash backs, and where is Clark Kent, but besides all of that I think this is a good Superman movie and General zod was a really good villain 3/5 stars or 7/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Jacob R While some may not agree with me on this, I absolutely loved this movie. It was recommended to me a while back, and despite feeling a little lost in the beginning, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Definitely a must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis With the imminent destruction of Krypton, their home planet, Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife seek to preserve their race by sending their infant son to Earth. The child's spacecraft lands at the farm of Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane) Kent, who name him Clark and raise him as their own son. Though his extraordinary abilities have led to the adult Clark (Henry Cavill) living on the fringe of society, he finds he must become a hero to save those he loves from a dire threat.
Director
Zack Snyder
Producer
Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Syncopy, Warner Bros.
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Destruction|Intense Sci-Fi Action/Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 14, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$291.0M
Runtime
2h 23m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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