Superman: Red Son

"The cold war is heating up."

2020 1h 24m EN

👍

7.1

SOLID

🍅

89%

FRESH

⭐

6.4

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 924🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes★6.4IMDB · 11,986

Science FictionAnimationAction

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“The cold war is heating up.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Jason Isaacs
Superman (voice)
Amy Acker
Lois Lane (voice)
Diedrich Bader
Lex Luthor (voice)
Vanessa Marshall
Diana / Wonder Woman (voice)
Phil Morris
James Olsen (voice)
Paul Williams
Brainiac (voice)
Greg Chun
Ambassador Lee (voice)
Roger Craig Smith
Batman (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Liu
Writers: J. M. DeMatteis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

Released 6 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Christopher D. Lozinski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Jason Isaacs and Amy Acker and Diedrich Bader carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

ERA

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "The cold war is heating up.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt10985510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Liu directs. Frederik Wiedmann scores. Christopher D. Lozinski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Christopher D. Lozinski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jason Isaacs and Amy Acker and Diedrich Bader carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The cold war is heating up.".
7IMDB entry: tt10985510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Frederik Wiedmann
Editing: Christopher D. Lozinski
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Superman: Red Son (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 11,986 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 nomination.

Also by

Sam Liu

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

Gimly2020-05-19
★ 5/10
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.
JPV8522020-05-30
★ 6/10
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
TkA2026-07-30
★ 4/10
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.