Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

4.6/ 10

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1987

Release Year

90 min

Runtime

Action
Adventure
Science Fiction

Overview

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.

Keywords

saving the world
superhero
mountain
nuclear missile
convertible
us army
based on comic
sequel
alter ego
laboratory
super power
catholic school
newspaper editor
nuclear weapons
disarmament
volcanic eruption
great wall of china
superhuman strength

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Reviews(4)

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Ian Beale

@IanBeale

February 22, 2017

10
10/10

**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

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Monoval

March 18, 2018

1
1/10

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

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Wuchak

Wuchak

May 11, 2021

5
5/10

_**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 en

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r96sk

r96sk

January 8, 2025

5
5/10

<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

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