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Superman II
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2116
- IMDb #2625
- Google retired #1658
- Rotten Tomatoes #1416
- Metacritic #722
- Letterboxd #2875
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1247
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2010
- Metacritic Critics #527
- Metacritic Audience #1509
- Criticker #1912
- Douban #1682
- Kinopoisk #4343
- AlloCiné #3352
- Trakt #2662
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 47, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 86, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Superman makes the monumental choice to relinquish his powers to live a normal life with Lois Lane, whom he has trusted with his secret identity. This decision proves catastrophic when three powerful Kryptonian criminals, General Zod and his followers, escape their imprisonment and arrive on Earth to conquer the planet.
Details
- Director
- Richard Lester
- Writers
- David Newman, Leslie Newman, Mario Puzo
- Released
- 4 December 1980
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French, Russian
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $54.0M
- Box office
- $216.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →1 win from 4 nominations across 1 ceremony
| Saturn Awards 1982 | Best Science Fiction Film | Superman II | Winner |
| Saturn Awards 1982 | Best Actor | Christopher Reeve | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1982 | Best Actress | Margot Kidder | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1982 | Best Music | Ken Thorne | Nominee |
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4 awards — Superman II
×| Best Science Fiction Film | Superman II | Winner |
| Best Actor | Christopher Reeve | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Margot Kidder | Nominee |
| Best Music | Ken Thorne | Nominee |