Superman: The Movie
1978, PG, 143 min.
D: Richard Donner; with Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman.

This original Superman is the best of the bunch. It combines cheeky attitude with wowwy effects and genuine thrills to tell the story of the genesis of the Man of Steel.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.