

Superman II
The Man of Steel meets his match!
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $54M
- Box office
- $216.4M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- saving the world
- flying
- sacrifice
- superhero
- loss of virginity
- based on comic
- sequel
- niagara falls
- love
- nemesis
- criminal
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG17 Jun 1981
- TheatricalPG19 Jun 1981
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPGOriginally rated 'A' by BBFC before current PG classification came into existance.9 Apr 1981
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical4 Dec 1980
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL25 Dec 1980
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1512 Dec 1980
FinlandFI
- Theatrical17 Apr 1981
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP9 Dec 1980
GermanyDE
- Theatrical122 Apr 1981
- Digital / OTT12HBO Max13 Jan 2026
GreeceGR
- PhysicalDVD13 Sept 2001
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1231 Jul 1992
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG7 Aug 1981
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT12 Dec 1980
Frequently asked questions
Superman II was released on 4 December 1980.
Audience reviews
5- P8/10
Potential Kermode
2/24/2017
**He was called Non because that is the amount of brains he had.** Great sequel that expands on the introductory scenes in Superman (1978) where we met General Zod, Ursa and the massive moron, Non - although I wouldn't call him a moron to his face. (Perhaps if I had a ladder) But anyway, these three criminals are inadvertently released from the Phantom Zone by Superman and they naturally head toward Earth see…
- J7/10
John Chard
7/14/2019
Fun packed and humanistic sequel is worthy alright. Superman II stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was to be a troubled shoot that saw two directors involved with the project. Richard Donner had completed about three quarters of the film before being taken off the project, so Richard Lester then came in to finish the film. Because…
- W9/10
Wuchak
5/10/2021
_**Continues the super-story of the groundbreaking first film**_ Three Kryptonian criminals escape imprisonment in the Phantom Zone (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) to harass citizens of the United States, including the president (E.G. Marshall), while Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) schmoozes them. Meanwhile Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) suspects that Clark Kent is Superman (Christopher Reeve) during an a…
- R8/10
r96sk
1/7/2025
<em>'Superman II'</em> is a more rounded affair, though is no more entertaining than the first film - I enjoyed both the same, more or less. Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder remain as watchable as before, but Gene Hackman isn't as memorable in this follow-up - still good, mind. I like how we got to see extra of Zod, Ursa and Non in this one, if only to see more of Terence Stamp - who I've only really seen later…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/20/2026
It's not often that I reckon a sequel is actually better than the first film, but I think this one is. Having saved the world from the evil machinations of "Lex Luthor" (Gene Hackman) back in 1978, "Superman/Clark" (Christopher Reeve) has determined that he must come clean with "Lois" (Margot Kidder) about his true identity so they can fall in love. His timing isn't great though as just as he pops into his power evap…
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