Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "superman-character"

1. 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: 138,065

2. The Flash (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon

Votes: 210,318

3. 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, Pruitt Taylor Vince, David Corenswet, Nathan Fillion

4. Superman & Lois (2021–2024)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The world's most famous superhero and comic books' most famous journalist face the pressures and complexities that come with balancing work, justice, and parenthood in today's society.

Stars: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Alex Garfin, Erik Valdez

Votes: 39,613

5. 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: 438,319

6. 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: 811,837 | Gross: $291.05M

7. 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: 752,431 | Gross: $330.36M

8. 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: 187,523 | Gross: $134.22M

9. Black Adam (2022)

PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo

Votes: 273,928 | Gross: $168.15M

10. 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: 478,625 | Gross: $229.02M

11. Movie 43 (2013)

R | 94 min | Comedy

A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Directors: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Emma Stone, Stephen Merchant, Richard Gere, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 112,299 | Gross: $8.83M

12. 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: 80,320 | Gross: $70.59M

13. Shazam! (2019)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.

Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer

Votes: 384,909 | Gross: $140.37M

14. The Lego Movie (2014)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett

Votes: 388,330 | Gross: $257.76M

15. 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: 26,387

16. The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 172,514 | Gross: $175.75M

17. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One (2024)

PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Anti-Monitor, the Monitor's evil counterpart, is released into the DC Multiverse and begins to destroy the different Earths that compose it. The Monitor attempts to recruit heroes from across the Multiverse to fight back.

Director: Jeff Wamester | Stars: Matt Bomer, Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Meg Donnelly

Votes: 4,056

18. 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: 291,345 | Gross: $200.08M

19. Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two (2024)

PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Anti-Monitor (the Monitor's evil counterpart) is released into the DC Multiverse and begins to destroy the different Earths that compose it. The Monitor attempts to recruit heroes from across the Multiverse to fight back.

Director: Jeff Wamester | Stars: Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Meg Donnelly, Stana Katic

Votes: 763

20. My Adventures with Superman (2023– )

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

Clark Kent builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis, while sharing adventures and falling in love with Lois, a star investigative journalist, who also takes Jimmy Olsen under her wing.

Stars: Jack Quaid, Alice Lee, Ishmel Sahid, Darrell Brown

Votes: 5,733

21. Justice League (2001–2004)

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

Seven of the most formidable heroes form arguably the most powerful team ever.

Stars: Carl Lumbly, Phil LaMarr, Michael Rosenbaum, George Newbern

Votes: 51,728

22. DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

PG | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.

Directors: Jared Stern, Sam J. Levine | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski

Votes: 75,497 | Gross: $93.66M

23. 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: 114,631 | Gross: $108.19M

24. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A continuation of the Justice League animated series finds the original members of the team joined in their battle against crime and evil by dozens of other heroes from the DC comics universe.

Stars: George Newbern, Kevin Conroy, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 20,340

25. 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: 74,771 | Gross: $59.95M

26. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing the huge new threat of Lego Duplo, invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 76,661 | Gross: $105.81M

27. 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: 4,459

28. 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: 52,722 | Gross: $15.68M

29. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The most dangerous villains in the DC Universe have been forced to team up and take on a new mission: Kill the Justice League.

Directors: Adam Doherty, Rasmus Højengaard, Axel Rydby | Stars: Tara Strong, Daniel Lapaine, Bumper Robinson, Joe Seanoa

Votes: 1,296

30. 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: 17,667

31. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013 Video)

PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Michael Emerson, David Selby

Votes: 56,979

32. 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: 35,953 | Gross: $14.42M

33. Justice League: Warworld (2023)

R | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and others must unite to form an unbeatable resistance to lead the entire planet to freedom.

Director: Jeff Wamester | Stars: Jensen Ackles, Ike Amadi, Troy Baker, Matt Bomer

Votes: 4,149

34. Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018)

PG | 84 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.

Directors: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail | Stars: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong

Votes: 21,693 | Gross: $29.79M

35. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020 Video)

R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Sequel to Justice League Dark (2017) involving Jack Kirby's New Gods.

Directors: Matt Peters, Christina Sotta | Stars: Roger Cross, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Camilla Luddington

Votes: 26,834

36. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013 Video)

PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 59,796

37. Super Friends (1973–1985)

TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The greatest of the DC Comics superheroes work together to uphold the good with the help of some young proteges.

Stars: Danny Dark, Casey Kasem, Olan Soule, Shannon Farnon

Votes: 4,572

38. Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)

PG-13 | 83 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Superman mentors her. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle who searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy's vault.

Director: Jeff Wamester | Stars: Meg Donnelly, Harry Shum Jr., Jensen Ackles, Gideon Adlon

Votes: 4,532

39. 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: 16,060

40. 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: 29,039

41. Batman: Hush (2019 Video)

PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When threads from Batman's past begin to unravel, the race is on for him to crack Hush's deadly game. Strange alliances will form and shattering secrets will be revealed when Hush's silence is finally broken.

Director: Justin Copeland | Stars: Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Stuart Allan, Sachie Alessio

Votes: 22,797

42. Justice League Dark (2017 Video)

R | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Beings with supernatural powers join together to fight against supernatural villains. This team of supernatural beings include John Constantine, Zatanna and Jason Blood also known as the demon Etrigan.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Matt Ryan, Camilla Luddington, Jason O'Mara, JB Blanc

Votes: 29,117

43. 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: 19,091

44. 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: 5,269

45. Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part One (2023 Video)

PG | 80 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The DC universe's premier superhero team are transported to the world of Remnant where they are transformed into teenagers and must join forces with Team RWBY to fight against superpowered Grimm.

Director: Kerry Shawcross | Stars: Ozioma Akagha, Jen Brown, Tiana Camacho, Aaron Dismuke

Votes: 1,853

46. 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: 19,543

47. 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: 36,908

48. 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: 1,367

49. Justice League: War (2014 Video)

PG-13 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Sean Astin, Zach Callison, Christopher Gorham, Justin Kirk

Votes: 37,531

50. 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: 16,864