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Superman: Red Son

7.1/10
TMDB931 votes
2020Original: English84 min

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

Genres: Science Fiction, Animation, Action
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall, Phil Morris

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About Superman: Red Son

The cold war is heating up.

Superman: Red Son (2020) is a film in the science fiction, animation, action genres. Directed by Sam Liu. The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall.

Released
2020-02-24
Original language
English
Runtime
84 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Warner Bros. Animation, DC
Directors
Sam Liu
Writers
J. M. DeMatteis

Superman: Red Son cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.1/10 from 931 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Gimly

TMDB member review

A pretty underwhelming film adaptation of one of DC's best arcs. The original Superman story it's based on is so good, that this still comes away being okay by association, but it's still very disappointing compared to the source material, and isolated to itself is still an only okay sit down with the Big Red Boy Scout. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

JPV852

TMDB member review

Okay DC animated movie, a little heavy-handed and features some bad dialogue, but I did like the voice acting from Jason Isaacs as Superman and pretty good animation as well. Nothing I'd watch again but maybe worth a rental. 3/5

TkA

TMDB member review

It was ok, but does a disservice to the comic. This movie is based on the 3-Part 2003 comic of the same name. The art style is roughly the same as the comic, but in 3D in some places, and the art is probably the best thing that transferred over. Some quotes were directly taken out from the comic, but their placement in the story wasn't always well thought out. For example there was a line about a 'bloodless'…

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It was ok, but does a disservice to the comic. This movie is based on the 3-Part 2003 comic of the same name. The art style is roughly the same as the comic, but in 3D in some places, and the art is probably the best thing that transferred over. Some quotes were directly taken out from the comic, but their placement in the story wasn't always well thought out. For example there was a line about a 'bloodless' revolution in the comic that worked there because it was bloodless revolution in the comic, but it's not so in the movie, and so is out of place and makes Superman look delusional. The plot of the movie goes off in different directions for the various reasons and is loosely tied to points in the comic. For example, Diana can't be with Superman because she's from a 'island of all women', but this wasn't part of the comic. Or only one superman-fighter was developed when several were. Ultimately the movie could have used more care to pull it all together and keep the plot intact, and ditch the PC stuff. Probably the most glaring issue in the movie is the omission of the last few pages of the 3rd episode of the comic If you want to get the best Superman Red Son experience, go read the 2003 comic. If you want to get a watered down/twisted version of Superman Red Son, watch this movie. They should have made it like the comic.

Questions about Superman: Red Son

What is Superman: Red Son about?

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

Who stars in Superman: Red Son?

Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall, Phil Morris, Paul Williams. See the cast cards above for character names.

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