You'll believe a man can fly.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Character
Epic, earnest, resolved and classical in form.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Christopher ReeveSuperman / Clark Kent
- Margot KidderLois Lane
- Gene HackmanLex Luthor
- Marlon BrandoJor-El
- Ned BeattyOtis
- Jackie CooperPerry White
- Glenn FordPa Kent
- Trevor Howard1st Elder
- Jack O'HalloranNon
- Valerie PerrineEve Teschmacher
Crew
- Richard DonnerDirector
- Mario PuzoScreenplay
- Leslie NewmanScreenplay
- Robert BentonScreenplay
- Tom MankiewiczWriter
- Geoffrey UnsworthDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Stuart BairdEditor
- Michael EllisEditor
- Pierre SpenglerProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both epic, earnest, classical in form.
Star Wars 197778% alikeBoth epic, earnest, resolved.
The NeverEnding Story 198477% alikeBoth epic, earnest.
Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Both earnest, resolved, epic.
The Empire Strikes Back 198075% alikeBoth epic, earnest, classical in form.
Sleeping Beauty 195975% alikeBoth earnest, resolved, classical in form.
The Dark Crystal 198275% alikeBoth earnest, epic, resolved.
The Hobbit 193774% alikeBook · Both resolved, classical in form, earnest.
Fable II 200871% alikeGame · Both epic, earnest, resolved.
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