Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987 • 89 minutes
3.2
284 reviews
10%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Golden Globe-nominee Christopher Reeve reprises his popular title role in the fourth and final installment in one of the all-time most successful motion picture series ever (earning $320,000,000 combined). Here the Man of Steel is faced with his most important and toughest mission ever -- to rid the world of all nuclear armaments. But first he must win his battle against Lex Luther's new creation whose powers equal, if not surpass, those of Superman. This installment reunites Oscar-winner Gene Hackman ("Unforgiven," "The Firm"), Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper and Marc McClure and co-stars Mariel Hemingway ("Civil Wars," "Star 80") and Jon Cryer ("Pretty in Pink"). MPAA Rating: PG © 1987 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
Rating
PG

Ratings and reviews

3.2
284 reviews
Nate Davies
October 22, 2016
I can't say much for this film, other than this is why unmasked characters often kill actor's careers. On a plus side, at least Johnny Depp had a beard in PotC, so he could shave and move on. Christopher Reeve, baby faced and exposed, never recovered from the disaster that was Superman 3 and this, well, this was actually worse. And people say Man of Steel was garbage :P
Keith Thomas
March 30, 2016
Those version-- no, ALL post-DVD versions-- has been cleaned up drastically. To get the closest possible appreciation for what the original audiences saw, find a VHS tape of it. Trust me: however bad you young'uns think THIS version is-- you just have no idea.
Joshua Peterson
February 22, 2015
After the garbage of Superman 3, they began to take steps in the right direction with this one. Just watch Superman 1,2 & 4. Superman saves people and fights a super powered villain. He gets to use his heat vision. He gets to punch something. He gets to do everything we expect Superman to do. It's family friendly and fun. It's not perfect but I loved it as a kid and my son does too. That's enough for me. It's much more comic book style than the first two. This one feels more episodic and less movie-ish.
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