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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

1987 • 1h 30m • Adventure, Action • PG
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Reviews — Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Audience write-ups from TMDB

r96sk

5/10
Jan 8, 2025

I won’t be adding *'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'* to my list of enjoyable films, although it does represent a slight step up from III and *'Supergirl'*. Its brief length, just under 90 minutes, is something I appreciated, and the story wasn’t completely awful. Christopher Reeve appears as Superman in his last role, performing adequately as one would anticipate. Gene Hackman returns as Lex Luthor, which was a …

Wuchak

5/10
May 11, 2021

This is the least impressive entry in the series because its budget got significantly reduced, which led to some noticeably cheap-looking special effects. Superman (Christopher Reeve) eliminates all nuclear weapons from the planet with the goal of achieving global peace, but Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) finds a method to create a nuclear-powered duplicate using Superman’s DNA and solar energy. Simultaneously, a busin…

Monoval

1/10
Mar 18, 2018

Superman IV: The Quest For Peace contains a multitude of problems, including low-budget jokes, shockingly poor special effects, a carelessly constructed plot, an uninspired musical score composed by Alexander Courage, and a dreadful antagonist known as Nuclear Man. The acting is generally weak, with the exception of Christopher Reeve’s performance. This film stands out as one of the absolute worst movies ever created…

Ian Beale

10/10
Feb 22, 2017

This film proves to be more enjoyable than earlier entries like _Superman Returns_ and _Man of Steel_, which felt drawn-out and uninspired. While the visual effects aren't perfect, a surplus of them doesn’t automatically create an interesting movie. The acting is consistently strong, and the story progresses at a good pace without getting bogged down in self-importance. The Superman series has always embraced a li…