

Brightburn
He's not here to save the world.
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
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6.2/10
3,671 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $33.2M
- Language
- English
- husband wife relationship
- countryside
- child murder
- country life
- kansas, usa
- super power
- super villain
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
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United States of America
Where to watch
Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR24 May 2019
- Digital / OTTR6 Aug 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1521 Jun 2019
- Digital / OTT1521 Oct 2019
- Physical15DVD21 Oct 2019
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+23 May 2019
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1624 May 2019
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical18+23 May 2019
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1523 May 2019
FranceFR
- Theatrical1226 Jun 2019
- Digital / OTT16VOD25 Oct 2019
- Physical12DVD & Blu-Ray30 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTT16Netflix28 Jun 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1620 Jun 2019
GreeceGR
- TheatricalA-1823 May 2019
HungaryHU
- Theatrical189 May 2019
IndonesiaID
- Theatrical17+10 May 2019
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1621 May 2019
Frequently asked questions
Brightburn was released on 9 May 2019.
Audience reviews
6- M
MovieGuys
5/13/2019
Bad Superman What if superman was a bad guy? That's the premise Brightburn is built upon. To my mind its a more mature concept than the traditional good guy Superman. It makes sense on a certain level too. A superior being would inevitably assert its superiority over lesser beings. That's how evolution and predator/prey relationships tend to work. Whether you agree with my Darwinian assumptions or not, this…
- E10/10
EgorSushko
5/25/2019
Greatful film with good special effects, interesting story and cool cast. Superman vision of horror became best anti-superhero movie I have ever seen. But the movie has one big problem. There is no Sergey A. at the lead role. I think, that Sergey could be good lead character of this film.
- Y6/10
Yinse
8/8/2019
Great concept, very gory, just did not live up to the hype.
- M7/10
Manuel São Bento
8/21/2019
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) Brightburn is one of those few movies throughout the year that can grab everyone’s attention solely due to its premise. In a world where the superhero genre is oversaturated with almost a comic-book-based film each month, the Gunn family delivers an unique concept that I don’t think it was ever explored this way. “What if Superman was evil?” is…
- G6/10
Gimly
9/3/2019
Given that the premise of the movie is pretty much entirely "What if Superman was a dick?" (something that has already been explored pretty thoroughly by DC themselves) I did not expect so much of the focus of the film to be taken up by the family dynamix inherent in the difficulties of parenting. A pretty mismarketed movie I think. Presented in trailers initially to be a sort of a twist on the superhero genre, an…
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