Superman: Red Son

2020 84 min ★ 7.1 Science Fiction, Animation, Action

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.

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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)

William Salyers

Joseph Stalin / Jack Ryder (voice)

Jim Meskimen

John F. Kennedy / Dwight D. Eisenhower (voice)

Details

Director

Sam Liu

Tagline

"The cold war is heating up."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Warner Bros. Animation, DC

Reviews

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Gimly

May 19, 2020

★ 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 a...

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JPV852

May 30, 2020

★ 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**