DC Universe
After the enormous success of Superman's introduction in 1938, DC Comics quickly introduced a plethora of four-coloured costumed adventurers, and a clubhouse for them to play in. The DC universe became a surreal theatre of imagination where superheroes faced cunning conundrums and challenges, testing both wits and fists. A colourful cocktail of pulp elements with characterisation reduced to visual iconography.
The DC stable of characters has had an enduring relationship with the moving image. In animation DC have often taken the high road garnering a number of industry awards. The budgetary restraints of television have led to a number of tongue-in-cheek interpretations which are now fondly remembered by cult afficionadoes. And DC's big two (Superman and Batman) are never far away from cinematic glory, rebooted and reimagined for each generation.
Pictured: Christopher Reeve delivers the quintessential "man of steel" in "Superman - The Movie" (1978).
Superman ( Blu-ray ) (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine,...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Christopher Reeve stars as the Man of Steel, who must thwart notorious criminal masterm... Read more
Superman (Special Edition) (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Valer...
Christopher Reeve is the Man of Steel in this epic adventure of the famed hero of comic books, TV, the Broadway stage, as well as the big screen. From... Read more
Superman / Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Andre Braugher, Kevin Conroy, Summer Glau, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg
When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as Superman's. When Darkse... Read more
Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Liu
Starring: Voices Of, Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Timothy Daly, Xander Berkeley, Corey Burt...
Based on the six-issue comic book arc by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness, this finds our caped crusader heroes on the wrong side of the law. Which isn't su... Read more
Superman Animated: A Little Piece of Home (1996)
Starring: Voices Of, Timothy Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown
The man of steel gets the animation treatment from the same gifted team that brought us the Batman Animated series. This DVD includes four episodes f... Read more
Superman II (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder
The Man of Steel is back, Metropolis is in trouble as three super-villans threaten destruction, and Lois Lane marries Clark Kent, only to find him a s... Read more
Superman II (Special Edition) (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Donner, Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Terence Stamp, Sa...
The Man of Steel is back, Metropolis is in trouble as three super-villans threaten destruction, and Lois Lane marries Clark Kent, only to find him a s... Read more
Superman III (1983)
4.9/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole,...
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming natural. For him a keyboard is a weapon - and Superman faces the microelectronic m... Read more
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
3.7/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wan...
The Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) soars again vowing to end the global arms race by "stealing" the world's missiles and hurling them into space. Me... Read more
Superman Returns (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank L...
Superman (newcomer Brandon Routh) returns to Earth following a five-year absence and, after visiting the family farm, heads to Metropolis to reclaim h... Read more