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1. Superman (2025)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Filming
Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Isabela Merced, Nicholas Hoult, Milly Alcock, Nathan Fillion
2. Supergirl (2015–2021)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of Superman's cousin and her own superhero career.
Stars: Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath
Votes: 129,816
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg
Votes: 754,035 | Gross: $330.36M
4. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 188,046 | Gross: $134.22M
5. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.
Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, K Callan
Votes: 26,591
6. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis
Votes: 80,708 | Gross: $70.59M
7. Superman Returns (2006)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden
Votes: 291,747 | Gross: $200.08M
8. Superman II (1980)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty
Votes: 114,916 | Gross: $108.19M
9. Superman III (1983)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper
Votes: 74,980 | Gross: $59.95M
10. Supergirl (1984)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow
Votes: 24,101 | Gross: $13.60M
11. Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
Stars: George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 4,493
12. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The last son of the planet Krypton protects his adoptive home of Earth as the greatest of the superheroes.
Stars: Tim Daly, Joseph Bologna, Dana Delany, David Kaufman
Votes: 17,763
13. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper
Votes: 52,921 | Gross: $15.68M
14. Hollywoodland (2006)
R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 36,032 | Gross: $14.42M
15. Injustice (2021)
R | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On an alternate Earth, the Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, which causes a rampage in the hero. Superman decides to take control of Earth; Batman and his allies will have to attempt to stop him.
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Justin Hartley, Anson Mount, Laura Bailey, Zach Callison
Votes: 16,168
16. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: William Baldwin, Mark Harmon, Chris Noth, Gina Torres
Votes: 29,134
17. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Directors: Richard Donner, Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty
Votes: 19,176
18. Reign of the Supermen (2019)
PG-13 | 87 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the death of Superman, several new people present themselves as possible successors.
Directors: Jake Castorena, Sam Liu | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 18,306
19. The Death of Superman (2018 Video)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.
Directors: Jake Castorena, Sam Liu | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 19,636
20. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022 Video)
PG-13 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Jonathan Kent and reluctant young sidekick Damian Wayne are burdened with saving the world from impending doom. The two must join forces to rescue their fathers and save the planet by becoming the super heroes they were intended to be.
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker
Votes: 5,359
21. Justice League: Doom (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion
Votes: 37,014
22. Superman: Red Son (2020 Video)
PG-13 | 84 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
What if baby Kal-El's rocket landed not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union? That is the premise of this Elseworld's tale from DC Comics.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall
Votes: 16,954
23. Lego DC Super-Villains (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Supervillains from the DC Universe start a battle against a group of superheroes from another universe.
Directors: Andrew Holt, Arthur Parsons, Stephen Sharples | Stars: Anthony Ingruber, Armin Shimerman, Brandon Routh, Brian George
Votes: 1,388
24. Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Follows Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. as they are looking into the disappearance of the Justice League.
Director: Cecilia Aranovich | Stars: Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci
Votes: 995
25. Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), who operate outside of the law, are framed for murders of prominent scientist and the government decides to take them out.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Tamara Taylor, Paget Brewster
Votes: 16,929
26. All-Star Superman (2011 Video)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After being poisoned by sun radiation, a dying Superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams while Lex Luthor has his own agenda.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony LaPaglia, Edward Asner
Votes: 16,842
27. Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015 Video)
PG-13 | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Atlantian troops assault Metropolis as revenge for the death of their king, the Queen seeks help from the Justice League to find her son who has gone missing during the madness.
Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Sean Astin, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 25,185
28. Superman: Unbound (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."
Director: James Tucker | Stars: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, John Noble, Molly C. Quinn
Votes: 13,757
29. Superman/Doomsday (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
Directors: Lauren Montgomery, Bruce Timm, Brandon Vietti | Stars: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters, John DiMaggio
Votes: 23,571
30. Justice League: The New Frontier (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the 1950s, a new generation of superheroes must join forces with the community's active veterans and a hostile US government to fight a menace to Earth.
Director: Dave Bullock | Stars: David Boreanaz, Miguel Ferrer, Neil Patrick Harris, John Heard
Votes: 21,445
31. Superman (1948)
Approved | 244 min | Sci-Fi
Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Stars: Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Tommy Bond, Carol Forman
Votes: 1,223
32. Superman (1988)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Man of Steel fights evil in the city of Metropolis and beyond. Each episode ends with a short vignette about key events from Kal-El's youth on Earth.
Stars: Beau Weaver, Ginny McSwain, Mark L. Taylor, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 1,073
33. Superman vs. The Elite (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.
Director: Michael Chang | Stars: George Newbern, Pauley Perrette, Robin Atkin Downes, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 15,055
34. The New Adventures of Superman (1966–1970)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Superman protects Metropolis and the world from a variety of threats while working at the Daily Planet as Clark Kent.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes, Joan Alexander
Votes: 998
35. Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.
Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Tim Daly, Powers Boothe, Dana Delany, Lance Henriksen
Votes: 5,034
36. Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018 Video)
Not Rated | 78 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put The Flash into a time loop, which forces him to re-live the same day over and over again. The Flash must find a way to restore time and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost.
Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Kate Micucci, Kevin Michael Richardson, Troy Baker
Votes: 2,020
37. Superman (1999 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
The first 3D Superman game. Your friends Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Professor Emil Hamilton are trapped in the virtual reality machine by Lex Luthor. Superman must fly through hoops in the city, solve maze puzzles and fight villains.
Stars: Victor Brandt, Clancy Brown, Corey Burton, Tim Daly
Votes: 746
38. DC Universe Online (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Lex Luthor travels back in time from a desolate future where Braniac has killed off all the superheroes and taken over the world, to ally with heroes of present day to form a plan to stop him by using the Exobyte data.
Stars: Gina Torres, Adam Baldwin, Mark Hamill, Michelle Forbes
Votes: 796
39. Superman Returns (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Man of Steel returns from the extinct planet Kyrpton to his home Metropolis only to find himself protecting it once more from foes such as Metallo, Mongul and Bizarro.
Stars: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Parker Posey
Votes: 1,163
40. LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the boy hero Shazam is offered to join the Justice League he is reluctant about it, but when his rivals the Monster Society put the League in peril he's the only one who can save them.
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Sean Astin, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, Zach Callison
Votes: 1,236
41. Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Approved | 252 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Superman battles Lex Luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Bond
Votes: 834
42. Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest stars and the stop-motion sketch comedy you've come to love.
Director: Seth Green | Stars: Abraham Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Nathan Fillion, Megan Fox
Votes: 1,912
43. World's Finest (2004)
4 min | Action, Short
Fan made trailer for a Batman/Superman team up. Despite their differences, the two heroes join forces to take down Lex Luthor and Two-Face.
Director: Sandy Collora | Stars: Michael O'Hearn, Clark Bartram, Kurt Carley, Nina Kaczorowski
Votes: 791
44. Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 64 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.
Directors: Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds, Dan Riba, Bruce Timm | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 3,263
45. LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis (2018 Video)
Not Rated | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aquaman must battle foes in the air, on land and in the depths of the Seven Seas, along with some help from The Justice League, to save the day .
Director: Matt Peters | Stars: Jonathan Adams, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, Eric Bauza
Votes: 1,170
46. Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
When Lex Luthor's daughter runs away with her boyfriend Superboy and the Justice League, the Legion of Doom take a trip to the beach to find the missing teen.
Directors: Seth Green, Zeb Wells | Stars: Seth Green, Alex Borstein, Clancy Brown, Hugh Davidson
Votes: 1,122
47. Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2002 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A new gang of Robots from Apokolips has come to bring new weapons in hopes of defeating Superman and taking over Earth. Superman must stop them, as well as stopping Parasite and Metallo who have been set free by these Apokoliptic machines.
Director: Alan Coltman | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Lori Petty, David Kaufman
Votes: 140
48. Stamp Day for Superman (1954)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Superman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 480
49. Dark Superman (2016)
44 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A what if story set in the Detective Comics Universe.
Director: Jamal Johns | Stars: Victoria Allen, Ashley Anderson, Luis Arana, Gail Arco
Votes: 36
50. Superman: Showdown (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
A crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati | Stars: Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
Votes: 809