Story of the transformation of a superhero actor into a disability rights activist.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 9, 2025

An affecting tribute to Reeve, an uplifting portrait of a man who responded to personal tragedy not with bitterness but a desire to serve as a symbol of hope to others.

| Original Score: B | Jan 7, 2025

Christopher Reeve’s incredible story was long overdue for a documentary. Instead of all these different Supermans on screens big and small, it’s about time the OG stood up and showed us his superpower.

| Dec 29, 2024

This documentary doesn't have many juicy details, but it depicts Reeve's good nature and an inner strength that suggests he truly was a hero, both with and without a cape.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 25, 2024

A real heartbreaker...

| Dec 21, 2024

Undoubtedly, there is tragedy here but there is inspiration, too, and the result is an intensely emotional but life-affirming portrait of a real-world hero.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2024

…a fitting memorial to Christopher Reeve; Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s perceptive documentary offers something that no YouTube clip-reel could, a rounded and nuanced picture of a man of flesh, not steel, but an enduring figure nevertheless….

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 18, 2024

It's hard to imagine a better movie about Christopher Reeve.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 10, 2024

The actor, who is best known for playing Superman in the original 1978 film (and the three sequels that followed in the 1980s), gets a suitably comprehensive tribute...

| Dec 9, 2024

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story should be seen by a big audience, because people will not only believe a man can fly, but they might just think he can walk again as well, because they've seen Christopher Reeve become a hero without a cape.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Dec 7, 2024

A documentary about decent people, bewildering misfortune and how bad luck can have a ripple effect -- especially if you are lucky enough to have people who love you. If you don’t want to cry, you probably will.

| Dec 4, 2024

This follows the celebrity documentary format, yes, but it’s a wallop all the same.

| Nov 27, 2024

If you’re into either documentaries or Superman or are looking to be inspired in any way, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is the perfect movie for you.

| Nov 17, 2024

While the film certainly reveals more of him than ever before, a lot goes unspoken as well.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 11, 2024

While Super/Man may never quite become the documentary that I'd have wanted it to be, it's still a memorable and life-affirming doc honoring the joys and sorrows of a man who soared amidst them all.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Nov 10, 2024

A fascinating, hugely moving documentary...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 8, 2024

As far as documentaries go, this doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but its emotional account of Reeve’s life is a fitting tribute to a true superhuman.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 6, 2024

The greatest merit of this film is that it becomes a vehicle that visualizes the conditions in which thousands of people who suffer from some type of paralysis or disability live. [Full review in Spanish]

| Nov 6, 2024

The documentary constantly reflects on how Reeve functioned within the star-system and his text-star as an action hero. The title performs a grammatical game separating the traditional Superman with Super/Man, separating the man from the character.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 5, 2024

With a terrific range of friends and family members talking about him, and a thoroughly detailed narrative, it's both fascinating and very moving.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 5, 2024