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Superman: Unbound

Play trailer Poster for Superman: Unbound PG-13,  2013,  1h 15m,  Action/ Adventure/ Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Superman battles Brainiac to save the Krypton city of Kandor, which is miniaturized and held aboard Brainiac's ship.

Critics Reviews

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media May 16, 2013
4/5
Superman fights, learns life lessons in animated thriller. Go to Full Review
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat May 13, 2013
3/4
Feels cinematic, despite the fact that it wasn't made for the big screen. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed May 11, 2013
A worthy addition to the Superman library. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files May 9, 2013
6.5/10
Another flawed, but fun animated film featuring the Man of Steel. Go to Full Review
Rob Vaux Sci-Fi Movie Page May 8, 2013
3/4
It ultimately takes a high place in the ranks of DC's direct-to-video line, exemplifying the kind of stories tailor made for this format. Go to Full Review
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Jun 18, 2018 After the last Superman made-for-DVD movie, "Superman vs. the Elite," I began to see that the Bruce Timm-era of really great DC properties in animation had started to lose their way. I was happy to see that "Unbound" improved upon the last outing, albeit with only slightly better animation. The unfortunate thing, though, is that the story wasn't all that better. To me, the best Superman stories of the past 20 years include Brainiac. And as much as I like Geoff Johns, I didn't care for this Brainiac story as much as I did how they had him in the Superman Animated Series. Humanizing him into the android form reminded me too much of the old comics and Legion of Doom-era Brainiac, and that just wasn't very interesting to me. However, he was a lot more interesting in THIS android form than in those old comics and cartoons. Just not as good as TAS. It was definitely worth seeing if you are a fan of this genre. The voice actors were very good, even if they were very unknown. Andrea Romano continues to prove the she knows how to cast these characters and stay true to fan's views of them. See more
Han P Jun 4, 2018 I found the character design of this to be less than ideal as well, but I still really enjoyed the movie. However, i do feel like the way Brainiac was defeated was kind of lame. It was well written though. See more
Hermione S May 18, 2018 Love it...finally a great Supes story.
Leia R Sep 26, 2017 Terrible Dc animated film.
Draco M Aug 22, 2017 You'd think that a supercomputer space robot would be able to come up with a better name for itself than Brainiac.
Draco R Jul 19, 2017 Beautifully animated , Well directed animated Superman movie. Brilliance at its best...
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Movie Info

Synopsis Superman battles Brainiac to save the Krypton city of Kandor, which is miniaturized and held aboard Brainiac's ship.
Director
James Tucker
Screenwriter
Bob Goodman
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Action & Violence|A Rude Gesture)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 16, 2016
Runtime
1h 15m
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