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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, Milly Alcock, David Corenswet, Nathan Fillion

2. Smallville (2001–2017)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.

Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk

Votes: 138,526

3. Man of Steel (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane

Votes: 813,090 | Gross: $291.05M

4. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

R | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Determined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams

Votes: 439,417

5. 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: 187,856 | Gross: $134.22M

6. 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: 753,451 | Gross: $330.36M

7. Justice League (2017)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller

Votes: 479,276 | Gross: $229.02M

8. 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: 26,545

9. 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: 291,625 | Gross: $200.08M

10. 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: 19,603

11. 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: 18,266

12. 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: 16,823

13. JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014 Video)

TV-Y7 | 52 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Lex Luthor is frozen during a battle with the Justice League. He thaws out in the 31st century, discovers Time Trapper and prevents Superman's arrival to Earth as a baby. Future teen heroes Karate Kid and Dawnstar must stop him.

Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Laura Bailey, Dante Basco, Corey Burton

Votes: 4,412

14. Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020 Video)

PG-13 | 86 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Daily Planet intern Clark Kent takes learning-on-the-job to new extremes when Lobo and Parasite set their sights on Metropolis.

Director: Chris Palmer | Stars: Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, Ike Amadi, Eugene Byrd

Votes: 8,683

15. 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: 13,735

16. 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: 23,552

17. 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: 1,071

18. It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975 TV Movie)

89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical concerning a mad scientist who enlists a rival reporter and a group of gangsters to push the Man of Steel into a mental breakdown.

Director: Jack Regas | Stars: Kenneth Mars, Loretta Swit, Lesley Ann Warren, David Wayne

Votes: 445

19. 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: 5,025

20. 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: 795

21. DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 44 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Supergirl first joins Superhero High she learns to become better hero and find new friends.

Director: Jennifer Coyle | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Dean Cain, Greg Cipes, John DiMaggio

Votes: 275

22. DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016 Video)

Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

It's up to Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl and Bumblebee at Super Hero High to stop Dark Opal from stealing their valued possessions to form the ultimate weapon.

Director: Cecilia Aranovich | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Dean Cain, Greg Cipes, Jessica DiCicco

Votes: 833

23. 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: 3,260

24. 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

25. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (2013 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Maxwell and his sister somehow end up in the world of superheroes from the DC universe. Now it's their responsibility to help the heroes defeat their villains

Votes: 73

26. In the Shadow of a Hero (2019)

Short

The world has changed and evil has taken on more and more complicated forms. After the tragic death of a friend, Superman aka Clark Kent re-evaluates role as Earth's protector. Can Lois Lane Change his mind? Is mankind worth saving?

Director: Sean Gemmel | Stars: Chozy Aiyub, Shaun Jeter, Deanna Rashell, Tamika Shannon

27. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: New Kids in Town (1998)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Three members of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th century travel back in time to stop Brainiac from killing Clark Kent in his youth.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Jason Marsden, Corey Burton, Jason Priestley, Chad Lowe

Votes: 426

28. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Abandon Earth (1990)

TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Two aliens, claiming to be Superboy's birth parents, Jor-El and Lana, come to Earth looking for their son.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Stuart Whitman

Votes: 37

29. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Escape to Earth (1990)

TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Superboy finds things get complicated when Lana finds out about his secret identity while on the aliens' ship.

Director: Andre R. Guttfreund | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, George Lazenby

Votes: 39

30. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Rebirth: Part 1 (1991)

TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Superboy retreats to Smallville after he thinks he accidentally kills a leader of a dangerous gang. But did he or was it something more mysterious?

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Peter Jay Fernandez, Robert Levine

Votes: 31

31. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Rebirth: Part 2 (1991)

TV-PG | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Still in hiding and under scrutiny for a gang leader's murder, Lana leads a campaign to clear Superboy's name.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Peter Jay Fernandez, Robert Levine

Votes: 31

32. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Rites of Passage: Part 1 (1992)

TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Superboy looses his powers and now an investigation begins to discover the curious force that caused it.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Peter Jay Fernandez, Robert Levine

Votes: 54

33. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Rites of Passage: Part 2 (1992)

TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Superboy is on the verge of losing his powers forever, which causes his alter ego of Clark Kent to search for the elusive crystal which holds the key to his past and will ultimately lead him through his "Rites Of Passage."

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Peter Jay Fernandez, Robert Levine

Votes: 57

34. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: The Phantom of the Third Division (1989)

TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Jonathan Kent is being stalked by a man with whom he fought alongside during the Korean War. As Clark, Lana and T.J. come to Smallville for a visit, Mr. Kent is lured to the Smallville hospital and kidnapped by the man.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: John Newton, Stacy Haiduk, Bob Bouchard, Robert Brandt

Votes: 39

35. Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode: Troubled Waters (1988)

TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A businessman wants to buy all the farms in the Smallville area during an agricultural depression. Mr. Kent wants to find out why. Kenderson, the businessman, has something to hide and tries to kill Mr. Kent but he is unsuccessful.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: John Newton, Stacy Haiduk, Juliana Donald, Salome Jens

Votes: 42

36. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Father's Day (1997)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

To curry his father's favor, the New God brute, Kalibak, goes to Earth to battle Superman.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Michael Ironside, George Dzundza

Votes: 411

37. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Little Girl Lost (1998)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Superman rescues and brings home the sole survivor of the lost Kryptonian colony of Argos, the rambunctious Kara aka Supergirl.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Nicholle Tom, David Kaufman

Votes: 442

38. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Little Girl Lost: Part II (1998)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Superman is captured by Granny Goodness and her Female Furies, Supergirl follows them to the planet Apokolips to rescue him.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Nicholle Tom, Michael Ironside

Votes: 427

39. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Mxyzpixilated (1997)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A powerful other-dimensional imp starts to annoy Superman every 90 days while becoming equally aggravated at the superhero forcing him back just as often.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Gilbert Gottfried, David Kaufman

Votes: 531

40. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Last Son of Krypton: Part II (1996)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Young Clark Kent learns of his alien past, as well as his full power, and decides to move to Metropolis to be both reporter and superhero.

Directors: Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 701

41. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Last Son of Krypton: Part III (1996)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After saving Lois, Superman stops Lex Luthor's plans for an illegal arms deal, which is the beginning of their ongoing conflict.

Directors: Dan Riba, Bruce Timm | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 679

42. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Late Mr. Kent (1997)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Superman's effort to clear a condemned man's name is complicated when he survives a murder attempt as Kent that seems impossible to be seen surviving without jeopardizing his secret identity.

Director: Kenji Hachizaki | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Shelley Fabares, Mike Farrell

Votes: 550

43. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Unity (1999)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Upon returning from Metropolis, Kara finds the Kents, and most of the population of Smallville as well, under the thrall of a strange itinerant preacher.

Director: Shin'ichi Tsuji | Stars: Tim Daly, Nicholle Tom, Mike Farrell, Shelley Fabares

Votes: 379

44. Legion of Super Heroes (2006–2008)
Episode: Fear Factory (2006)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

During a cosmic storm, the team takes refuge in a creepy, derelict space station. On board, one-by-one, each Legionaire faces his or her deepest fear -- and then disappears.

Director: Ben Jones | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Michael Cornacchia, Jennifer Hale, Yuri Lowenthal

Votes: 64

45. Legion of Super Heroes (2006–2008)
Episode: Man of Tomorrow (2006)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

When fearsome villains the Fatal Five set their sights on the newly formed Legion of Super Heroes, three of the Legion's members go back in time to get help from the greatest hero of all ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Jones | Stars: Michael Cornacchia, Jennifer Hale, Heather Hogan, David Lodge

Votes: 90

46. Legion of Super Heroes (2006–2008)
Episode: Sundown: Part 2 (2007)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

With the Sun Eater on a direct course for Earth's sun, the Legion has no choice but to ask bitter enemies to help stop it. Superman meanwhile has his toughest battle yet when he discovers ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Jones | Stars: Michael Cornacchia, Jennifer Hale, Shawn Harrison, David Lodge

Votes: 46

47. Superman & Lois (2021–2024)
Episode: The Best of Smallville (2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

As HarvestFest in Smallville arrives, Luthor approaches Lois while the missing Derek reappears with more than he left with.

Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin

Votes: 2,304

48. DC Super Hero Girls (2015–2018)
Episode: Welcome to Super Hero High (2015)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Action

An introduction to Super Hero High and its students.

Director: Jennifer Coyle | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Dean Cain, Greg Cipes, John DiMaggio

Votes: 29