Man of Steel

PG-13

Released Jun 14, 2013

2h 23m

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nick R

The movie has great potential, and the action feels very powerful for the Man of Steel, but it's mostly boring in the end. And poor Henry Cavill is given very little to work with in a role he could be great at.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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J N

This is less of a review and more of an observation. The Jewish folklore behind the Superman brand is well known, from his Kryptonian name to Exodus - allegories, the story mirrors much of the Torah's writer, Moses, and the two Jewish men who created an entirely new universe. Being Jewish, I always thought of this as being pretty awesome. I mean, there's no Kal-El's Haggadah at the Passover Seder (there should be!) but his tale is as awe-inspiring as any other I can imagine. So, to the film. I'm not going to review it, because plenty here have done a fine job already. What I have yet to read, though, is concerning something I noticed at 1:57:46. Kal-El has just passed out from the atmospheric change on the Kryptonian ship. He "wakes up" to a hazy view of what seems to be the farm he grew up on, and there are clotheslines with white garments hanging out to dry. It's quick, don't blink, and pause. Look at the clothes. If I'm not mistaken, hanging on a line is a tallit katan (a 4 cornered Jewish religious garment) with long white tzitzit (strings attached to a four-cornered garment, commanded in Torah). Maybe I'm seeing what I want to see, or, maybe it's actually tallit hanging on a clothesline in this dream-like state Kal-El finds himself in. With this follows a prophecy-like vision where General Zod shows him the future of mankind, causing an eventual acceptance of his fate and focus on his destiny. I'd love to read if anyone else noticed this, or goes back and checks it out, and wants to chime in. Either way, it's an awesome moment I'm an even more awesome film! ✌️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Mavez P

I felt goosebumps but still entertained and excited when I watched this movie for the second time. In my opinion, this is one of the best superhero movies of the 21st century. It's not the best, but it's not a middle-class or trashy movie. This film has a nice realistic side, but still has classic Superman elements.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Thomas R

A flawed yet entertaining superhero flick

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Izzy M

Mean reason why I watch Man of Steel Zack Snyder’s version Superman to made fun of NORAD or put them in slander meme for no reason while watching Sym Bionic Titan. Now I have bad habits to post side character quotes from the movie. The movie is meh actually I really don’t care superhero movies or stuff.geez, I need to stop watching the movie. My habit is getting worse

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Michael T

We have here, what probably is the BEST Superman adaptation ever. You can feel it so real, as an alien paria, living among us fighting our cruel society and yet showing strength and compassion for us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/24

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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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