Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- irreverent
- disturbing
- cult movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics found the premise and performances entertaining and intriguing, but broadly agreed that graphic violence, tonal shifts, and thin characterization undermine the film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank's attempt to reclaim Sarah becomes a superhero crusade whose private motives conflict with his public claims of fighting evil.
The film places whimsical costume-play and comic banter beside wrench attacks, gun violence, and graphic bodily injury.
Frank sews his own costume, chooses a pipe wrench as a weapon, and tries to stop crimes despite having no powers or practical training.
Frank and Libby's superhero identities frame questions about boundaries, punishment, and the consequences of treating crime-fighting as entertainment.
Films like Super, and why
Kick-Ass
shares a violent, irreverent superhero satire centered on an ordinary person adopting a vigilante identity
Hobo with a Shotgun
shares dark comic violence, morally compromised vigilantism, and a psychologically unstable protagonist
Defendor
shares outsider heroism, comic-book imagery, and an abrasive blend of humor and brutality
The Suicide Squad
shares James Gunn's offbeat humor, emotional messiness, and collision of tenderness with extreme violence
Movie Details
- Director
- James Gunn
- Release Date
- 2010-11-26
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1800)
Cast
- Rainn Wilson
- Elliot Page
- Liv Tyler
- Kevin Bacon
- Gregg Henry
- Michael Rooker
- Andre Royo
- Sean Gunn
- Stephen Blackehart
- Linda Cardellini
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Super about?
- A wounded fry cook reinvents himself as a homemade superhero, turning a desperate attempt to win back his wife into a brutally misguided vigilante crusade.
- What is Super like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Super as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Super violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Super as graphic.
- What did critics think of Super?
- Critics found the premise and performances entertaining and intriguing, but broadly agreed that graphic violence, tonal shifts, and thin characterization undermine the film.
- Which films are like Super?
- Films with a similar feel include Kick-Ass, Hobo with a Shotgun, Defendor, and The Suicide Squad.
- How long is Super?
- Super runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Super?
- In United States, Super streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
