Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 7.4 · 85% critics
A hero gives up extraordinary abilities to pursue a normal life with the person he loves, just as three powerful outsiders arrive and begin taking control of Earth. With the world in danger and his choices catching up to him, he must decide what kind of life—and responsibility—he can truly live with.
Also known as Superman 2 · Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut · Superman 2 The Richard Donner Cut · Superman 2 - Director's Cut
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (390 votes)
- Budget
- $54,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an alternate, more dramatic take on Superman II that leans into character emotion and big confrontations; Not for you if you need a smooth, fully polished flow or dislike campy logic leaps.
Pros: stronger emotional beats; more serious tone; added father-figure scenes | Cons: uneven pacing; rough patchwork footage; divisive time-reset ending
Themes
- saving the world
- superhero
- based on comic
- sequel
- niagara falls
- criminal
- super power
- phantom zone
- superhuman strength
Cast & crew
Christopher Reeve
as Clark Kent / Superman
Margot Kidder
as Lois Lane
Gene Hackman
as Lex Luthor
Marlon Brando
as Jor-El
Ned Beatty
as Otis
Jackie Cooper
as Perry White
Sarah Douglas
as Ursa
Jack O'Halloran
as Non
Valerie Perrine
as Eve Teschmacher
Clifton James
as Sheriff
Directed by Richard Donner