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2024 documentary film
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Directed by
Ian Bonhôte
Peter Ettedgui
Written by Peter Ettedgui Produced by
Robert Ford
Lizzie Gillett
Ian Bonhôte
Starring
Christopher Reeve Cinematography Brett Wiley Edited by Otto Burnham Music by Ilan Eshkeri Production companies
Distributed by Release dates
January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19 ) (
Sundance )
September 2024 (2024-09 ) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
[1] Countries
United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a 2024
documentary film directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui about
Christopher Reeve 's life following his
horse riding accident that left him
paralyzed and becoming an activist for
disability rights .
[3]
[4]
[5]
A British-American venture, the film is a
co-production by Words+Pictures,
Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment in association with Jenco Films, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures,
DC Studios ,
HBO ,
CNN Films , and the streaming service
Max .
[1]
[2] Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story premiered on January 19, 2024, at the
Sundance Film Festival , and is scheduled to be theatrically released in September 2024.
[6]
Release
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story held its world
premiere at the
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in
Salt Lake City , United States for the
2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, with a post-screening Q&A session with the film's directors and Reeve's children.
[7] The following month,
DC Comics owner
Warner Bros. Discovery acquired the documentary for $15 million, and worked with
DC Studios co-CEOs
James Gunn and
Peter Safran and its corporate siblings
Warner Bros. Pictures ,
HBO ,
CNN Films , and
Max to do so.
[8]
[9] At the April 2024
CinemaCon , Safran announced that the documentary would be theatrically released in September 2024.
[6]
Reception
On the
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes ,
100% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.30/10.
[10] On
Metacritic , the film holds a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 from 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
[11]
Screen Daily film critic Amber Wilkinson wrote, "The life and work of Superman star Christopher Reeve is framed and largely recounted by his family and friends in Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui's increasingly moving documentary."
[1] Monica Castillo of
RogerEbert.com described it as "Easily my big festival cry, something that moves you so deeply that the combination of sleep deprivation, altitude, and the movie's subject makes it almost impossible not to get emotional."
[12]
References
^
a
b
c
d Wilkinson, Amber (January 22, 2024).
" 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story': Sundance Review" .
Screen Daily .
Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f Gonzalez, Umberto (February 2, 2024).
"Christopher Reeve Documentary 'Super/Man' Acquired for $15 Million by Warner Bros. Discovery" .
TheWrap .
Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
^ Carey, Matthew (January 22, 2024).
"Christopher Reeve's Children "Bear Their Soul On Screen" In Touching Documentary 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' – Sundance Studio" .
Deadline Hollywood .
Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024 .
^ Lang, Brent; Rubin, Rebecca (January 27, 2024).
"Christopher Reeve Documentary 'Super/Man' Selling to Warner Bros. Discovery for Roughly $15 Million After Sundance Premiere" .
Variety .
Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024 .
^ Sullivan, Marisa (January 23, 2024).
"Why the New Christopher Reeve Doc Moved the Sundance Audience to Tears" .
People .
Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024 .
^
a
b D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 9, 2024).
" 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' To Hit Theaters In September – CinemaCon" .
Deadline Hollywood .
Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .
^ Johnson, Lottie Elizabeth (January 22, 2024).
" 'He harnessed the power of Superman': Christopher Reeve's real-life heroism unfolds at Sundance" .
Deseret News .
Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024).
"Warner Bros. Discovery Finalizes Deal For Buzzy Sundance Doc 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' " .
Deadline Hollywood .
Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^ Migalla, Sean (February 2, 2024).
"James Gunn Gushes About Emotional Christopher Reeve Documentary Super/Man After It's Acquired by WBD" .
Screen Rant .
Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^
"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story " .
Rotten Tomatoes .
Fandango Media . Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
^
"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story " .
Metacritic .
Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .
^ Castillo, Monica (January 25, 2024).
"Sundance 2024: Sue Bird: In the Clutch, Luther: Never Too Much, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" .
RogerEbert.com .
Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
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