Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
PG

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Nuclear Power. In the best hands, it is dangerous. In the hands of Lex Luthor, it is pure evil. This is Superman's greatest battle. And it is for all of us.

1987 • 90 min • Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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Best from age 7
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Movie Knight Score
1441 reviews
  • 25 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
  • 46 Audience · 1437 · 40%

Superman anapigana kuondoa silaha za nyuklia duniani, akianzisha harakati za kimataifa dhidi ya silaha. Hata hivyo, Lex Luthor anamtoa Nuclear Man, akimlazimisha Man of Steel kuingia kwenye mapambano makubwa yanayohusisha Dunia na anga za juu.

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Baadhi ya hatari na mapigano ya kisayansi
  • Superman anaumia kwa muda mfupi

What it models well

  • Ujasiri na ushujaa
  • Kupigania amani
  • Uwajibikaji binafsi

Talk about it after

  • Hatari za silaha za nyuklia
  • Jinsi hata wahalifu wanaweza kupata msaada
  • Tofauti kati ya mema na mabaya

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Top billed cast

Director: Sidney J. Furie • Crew: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Christopher Reeve

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Reviewer notes

Not recommended

<em>'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'</em> isn't one I'll be filing anywhere near 'good', though it is at least a minimal improvement on III and <em>'Supergirl'</em>. It has a pleasantly short run time of just under 90 minutes and features a plot that I didn't find totally terrible. Christopher Reeve stars as Superman for the final time, to as decent effect as you'd expect.…

Not recommended

_**The least of the tetralogy due to a slashed budget and the corresponding cheesy F/X**_ Superman (Christopher Reeve) destroys all nuclear warheads on Earth for the sake of world peace, but Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has discovered a way to make a nuclear-powered thrall from Supes’ DNA and the energy of the Sun. Meanwhile a tycoon & his daughter take over The Daily Planet (Sam Wanamaker & and Mariel Hemingway).…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

Filled with cheap gags, really horrible visual effects, a lazy story, a very bad musical score by Alexander Courage, a terrible villain (Nuclear Man), and some tiresome performances by the cast (except for Christopher Reeve), Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is one of the worst films ever made, the one of the worst movie sequels of all time, and the worst Superman film of all time.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

**Better than the tedious Superman Returns/Man Of Steel** Bad effects aside, this one is definitely more fun than the _tedious and dull_ Superman Returns and Man Of Steel stuff - an overload of special effects does not make an engaging film. The performances here are all top notch as usual and the plot moved swiftly without taking itself too seriously.…

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