Man of Steel

20132013
PG-13PG-13
2h 23min

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

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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.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.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
Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay)
- Christopher Nolan(story)
- Jerry Siegel(Superman created by)
Stars

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Awards
- 7 wins & 46 nominations total

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)

Antje Traue in Man of Steel (2013)

Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, and Christina Wren in Man of Steel (2013)

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)

Michael Shannon in Man of Steel (2013)

Kevin Costner in Man of Steel (2013)

Russell Crowe in Man of Steel (2013)

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)

Amy Adams in Man of Steel (2013)

Diane Lane in Man of Steel (2013)

Kevin Costner and Dylan Sprayberry in Man of Steel (2013)

Michael Shannon in Man of Steel (2013)

Director
- Zack Snyder
Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay) (story)
- Christopher Nolan(story)
- Jerry Siegel(Superman created by)
All cast & crew

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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. —Warner Bros. Pictures

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Taglines
- Accomplish Wonder.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language
Parents guide

Trivia
Henry Cavill refused to take steroids to muscle up for the role. He also refused any digital touch-ups or enhancement to his body in his shirtless scenes. He said it would have been dishonest of him to use trickery while playing Superman, and he wanted to push his body to the limits, to develop his physique into one that was worthy of the character.

Goofs
When the ships arrive and broadcast the message to the world, multiple cities across the planet are shown, but it is nighttime in all of them.

Quotes
Jor-El: You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.

Crazy credits
The Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics and Syncopy Inc logos are shaded steel gray and appear in swirls and bends of Kryptonian metal.

If you look closely, the Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures and DC Comics logos have Kryptonian writing.

Connections
Edited into Superman 75 (2013)

Soundtracks
Ring of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Produced by Allison Crowe and Larry Anschell
Performed by Allison Crowe

Top review

7/10

Better than WW84

I was really happy with the origin story aspect of this movie... although I would have liked to see more of Kevin Costner's character. I didn't see this until New Year's Eve 2020 and had heard a lot of comments about the movie... positive land negative. Exceeded my expectations.

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Budget
- $225,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $291,045,518
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $116,619,362
- Jun 16, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $668,045,518

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Runtime
- 2h 23min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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