Superman’s Top 10 Iconic Movie Moments

Step into the world of Superman and relive the most unforgettable movie moments that define the Man of Steel's legacy. From epic flights to emotional showdowns, these scenes will make you believe a man can fly. Subscribe now to never miss out on the superhero action!
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[@vincentdawn9689]

Not a movie and not a fan of Dean Cain, but for my money, Cain and John Shea have one of the most defining Superman/Lex Luthor scenes ever depicted. Early in the episode Luthor is hosting Lois and Clark at his tower (the tallest building in Metropolis), he goes outside and says, "I like that people have to look up to see me". Near the end of the episode, Superman visits him at that same spot and ends their conversation with this line: "Oh, and Luthor, if you ever need to see me (he levitates)...just look up". Luthor's smug face drops instantly as Superman flies off. He is so unbelievably pissed off, his ego is shattered. How perfect. It really nails in the simplest way possible why Luthor hates Superman so much.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@vincentdawn9689 omg I remember this episode. Such a good moment. I might need to do a top 10 tv moments

[@alexrodriguez6498]

One of my favorite is MoS, when they treated his mother and he comes like a bat out hell and drags Zod through the corn field while he punches him and yell “no one threatens my mother!”

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@alexrodriguez6498 so powerful and such a strong way to show what he’s all about

[@Thepopcornator]

Bat out of hell? I didn’t think Bruce was in that one :P

[@EmeraldCollection]

The most iconic for me is Henry’s Superman’s first flight, I always get chills watching it, from the moment the ice cracks as he takes flight and the music kicks in, I am just smiling the whole time. Another moment for me is when Superman smashes into Zod, taking him to the ground and yelling “You think you can threaten my mother?”. A son will always protect his mother, but even if you weren’t raised by your mother, you can substitute the word for someone else, we all have that urge to protect. I still can’t believe when some people say that they find Henry’s portrayal to be unrelatable. I find Henry’s Superman to be the most relatable by far. A fun thing I find about that particular shot with Zod is that just as he yells “Where is the codex?”, the sky cracks and then the codex smashes into him 😁

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@EmeraldCollection I absolutely love these moments as well. Such good choices. So much was underrated in those movies. But man that first flight wow

[@ukesfigures3430]

This is such a common answer but when Clark changes to Superman mode and back in Lois' apartment in Superman 1 is my absolute favorite moment. Sometimes when I take off my glasses I need to stop myself from going "Lois... there's something I have to tell you..." Chills everytime!

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@ukesfigures3430 this is the best. It’s absolutely an honourable mention for me. Like his Clark to Superman is so good

[@ziggythedrummer]

This is the scene that proved the glasses aren't the real difference, and Christopher Reeve pulled it off expertly. Side note - Henry Cavill went out in a Superman t-shirt and a pair of glasses, standing under posters for his film, and didn't get recognised!

[@jamesmatthews6477]

Great list! 🙂 One of the most shocking scenes, for me, was in Superman Returns. Hes been weakened by the landmass being full of kryptonite and due to that he gets beat up. Then, he's stabbed by a piece of kryptonite and falls into the sea. Totally brutal and heartbreaking! Also, gotta say, I applaud your passion! Another great video! Thank you, James

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@jamesmatthews6477 thank you so very much, James! Yes, that is such an intense sequence. My mom actually hates that part of the movie because of how badly he gets beat up.

[@carlosriv1895]

I like the "Superman Returns" scene in which Superman flies to outer space to listen to people who are in trouble to help them.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@carlosriv1895 such a beautiful scene

[@Thepopcornator]

Superman 2, in Lois’ apartment, when Clark’s internally debating whether to tell her his secret. Without the costume, he goes back and forth between Clark and Superman with just some minor facial and posture changes-and you totally buy it.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@Thepopcornator love that moment. First movie after the interview :)

[@spellkitty]

In your Number One, when Superman appears and takes flight a bystander yells “whoo!”. I’ve always enjoyed that as I can see myself doing the same thing.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@spellkitty they guy is the best. He’s credited as pimp haha

[@spellkitty]

@@Superfitcosplay the 70s were a wild time 😆

[@AtomicBuffalo]

“Say, Jim! That’s a nice out-fit!”

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@AtomicBuffalo WOOOOO

[@indy1936]

Richard Donner shown us all that a man can flight...that is so awesome...!

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@indy1936 totally agree.

[@ncvogt]

Your number 1 is unquestionably the best Superman moment on film, and in my opinion still hands down the best introduction/first appearance of a superhero on-screen to date. It's so perfectly written, between the dialogue of the characters, the save, the crowd's awe and wonder and turn to excitement. The chef's kiss. Superman's sun recharge in Superman Returns is one of my favorites as well.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@ncvogt thanks! Yes the recharge scene is fantastic!

[@williamdawson9338]

One of my favourite scenes in the movies is the whole plane rescue in Superman Retuens. With him being faster than the jetplanes, Lois catching a glimpse of a red & blue blur, the footsteps on the plane's roof, all swelling up to the crowd cheering etc. The only thing brings that scene down, IMO, is the heat vision.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@williamdawson9338 there are definitely a lot of great moments in that seem. Her face as she sees him flying past the window and the music is so good.

[@ronstewart6362]

I took my then 12 year old daughter to see MOS. The first flight scene i watched her eyes just open So big it brought tears to my eyes. And when he killed Zod she looked at me and said why is he sad Dad?! What a movie!

[@Superfitcosplay]

Oh I love that memory that’s so great. Amazing and thank you for sharing!

[@AtomicBuffalo]

At the risk of hair-splitting, my favorite moment is Superman kneeling over Lois. The score begins to recede as our viewpoint shifts from kneeling in close with him to a sudden wide shot where he's SO SMALL -- and we are, just like him, stilled by the enormity of loss. We're pulled even further away, behind him, the deadly rocky cliff in the foreground, the score fading away to silence. And then even further away, overhead, Superman barely a speck. TIME STOPS. I first saw this when I was nine. This movie dropped me down a hole and introduced me to despair. And catharsis. And other things about the power of film that I couldn't articulate then but would keep coming back to discover and appreciate. And, you know, if Superman cries, I guess it's okay for boys to cry too.

[@Superfitcosplay]

Wow, what an analysis. I love this. It is chock full of symbolism, isn’t it. And it puts us in his shoes because we can relate to what loss feels like.

[@matts8175]

Seeing Superman go full-out on Steppenwolf in Zack Snyder's Justice League. The raw power was amazing. I think there is a common idea in Superman films to show a somewhat de-powered Superman to create stakes, but rarely on film have we gotten the opportunity to see Superman go full tilt on an enemy and just dominate from start to finish.

[@Superfitcosplay]

Absolutely agree with you

[@bryanreinhart5667]

I think a favorite moment (not in your top ten which I agree with)is Superman saving the kid in the corn field- the look He gives the farmer is like “dude look what you almost did”

[@Superfitcosplay]

Oh true! I love when he gives him that look as if it’s his fault. The look you’d never want to get from Superman … Disappointment. 🤣

[@bendearden7381]

Great pics! Superman is my favourite fictional character! One of my favourite moments is in Man of Steel when he defeats the world engine. Seeing him stand in the beam and we see his fist on camera and then he flies up and destroys it. Goosebumps!

[@Superfitcosplay]

Absolutely agree. I love this moment.

[@indy1936]

Totally agree with you, such all cool scenes... timeless Superman!

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@indy1936 thank you!

[@SupermanForeverFan-nw6pr]

I'm a fan of all of the superman movies including Christopher Reeve!✊✊✊

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@SupermanForeverFan-nw6pr love it!

[@Preludedraw]

Nice picks honestly. Mine would be Cavill's Superman scream after snapping Zod, and contextually, it was a powerful showing of emotions, regrets, anger, sadness. And i know you don't care, but my favorite Superman is Routh and Cavill.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@Preludedraw that is definitely a powerful moment. Thanks so much!

[@billymoore7182]

My favorite Supermen ranked (Not including Tim Daily) 6. Dean Cain 5. Brandon Routh 4. Henry Cavill 3. Tyler Hoechlin 2. Tom Welling 1. Christopher Reeve

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@billymoore7182 I’m here for this list 🙏🙏

[@DavidSmith-zd2iv]

Christopher reeve & Henry cavill. Top notch I know nothing about 2 & 3 Didn't like how they tried to imitate Christopher reeve's whole persona of Clark and Superman in superman's return with Brandon Dean Cain meh

[@billymoore7182]

Tyler Hoechlin and Tom Welling have been the closest to what Christopher Reeve was. In fact Reeve wanted Welling to be his replacement. He has a part in Smallville, which was very iconic. I've got a feeling David Corensweat will be the next one. Reeve's son will be in the film.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@DavidSmith-zd2iv yeah I think in Superman returns when they tried to emulate Christopher Reeve, it was nice because there was meant to be continuation, but it could’ve been so much more. Had they workshopped it just a little bit more. I did like that version, but I think the script itself also let them down a little bit.

[@billymoore7182]

Correct. Tyler and Tom both had their own stories. But it was their personality of the character that won me over. You can be true to who Superman is while having your own story. It's not impossible. As Reeve put it, "Nothing is Impossible". I have his book.

[@billymoore7182]

One of the best abilities Superman has that isn't used all that much in today's projects is the fact he can undo things that have happened and bring people back from the dead.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@billymoore7182 can’t go wrong with that scene in Superman the movie

[@billymoore7182]

I would probably say that is my favorite Superman movie scene moment of all time, mainly because no other Superman has used that ability except Reeve and it's quite awesome. He can spin like a Tornado as well, something the 90s animated series picked up, which is nice

[@ziggythedrummer]

"making time go backwards by making the Earth spin backwards" gets a lot of stick; but I heard Richard Donner say it was supposed to be "a visual representation of Superman literally travelling back in time", which was something that happened in the comics from - haha - time to time. Comic artists would draw calendar pages, Donner decided to depict the Earth spinning backwards in the wake of Superman's speed.

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

We all know the real number 1 moment is when he flings his cellophane \S/ at the phantom zone escapees.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@kitkatsneakattack7933 ah darn you know what? You’re actually right haha

[@soupful]

Andrew you are a very cool actor have seen your other works, love this channel good man. Thankyou

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@soupful omg thank you!

[@soupful]

@@Superfitcosplay ti amo

[@giyuutomioka6974]

Im gonna give my favorite moments of superman and some moments from animated movies and comics. Movies: Man of steel: 1. Supermans fight with zod. This scene has amazing visuals. The avatar movies don't compare. 2. Supermans scream but lois hugging him. I honestly don't like the fact superman had to kill zod, i dont like that, but i do like the idea of superman being very stressed from fighting a guy who basically has the same powers but he had to take him out so superman wins, but at a big cost. Of course, its Zach Snyders writing. But i do like how lois comforts him when hes had to do something he knows hed regret doing. Similarly to Johnathan kent sacrificing himself to keep clarks secret safe. Clark could've saved him though. 3. Snyder cut. Superman fighting steppenwolf. Its such a savage scene but its fun to watch. 4. Superman 1. I love the scene with superman reversing the earths rotation to turn back time. It reminds me of when the flash runs back in time on the CW to stop a tsunami and he reveals his identity to iris till its undone. Its so similar because they both had crazy stakes and both had a lover in trouble. 5. Superman 2. Lois and clark sharing a kiss and lois having amnesia. This is a brief and the only time in any version im familiar with, that shows superman using a forgotten ability, amnesia inducing kiss. Its a weird power but its why lois couldnt remember what happened. And imo, margot kidder is my favorite lois, shes so beautiful. 6. Superman: man of tomorrow. So far, my favorite animated superman movie. It displays discrimination and how assumptions aren't the right way to approach things but also shows how oblivious people can be when showed something they don't understand. Lobo is hilarious, and clark even defends the parasite which is quite respectful since parasite looks like an alien but is human and superman looks human but is an alien. Its generic but its really good. 7. One of the comics. Batman and catwoman and superman and lois switching costumes and just having fun. I love the scenes with batman and superman playing baseball. Its so sweet. 8. Superman saving regan. Its a short but very heartfelt moment. Regan is on a rooftop, drops a phone when trying to call her therapist and considers ending it, but superman comes in and just hugs the kid reassuring her itll be okay. Its small moments like this that are a testament to who superman is. Hes just a man who wants to help no matter the case and is the kind of guy who you just wanna hug. When i saw a video of this moment, it genuinely made me tear up. 9. Superman saving a kid from an abusive father. I feel sorry for those who grew up in abusive households. And superman helping with this is such a good thing. Superman is a ray of hope and love. And he doesn't approve of abusive parents and when authors writw stories like this, it feels good because i like to think the author is bringing attention to mental health, as well as abusive parenting and how helping a child through their trauma is a sign of what it means to be a hero. 10. Literally any sweet scene of superman hugging someone. When its just a nice scene to watch or read, its just so sweet! And i find it rather adorable that clark/superman still believes in santa claus even as an adult. It shows Martha kent and Johnathan kent being such loving parents to clark and its so sweet. Especially in justice league, the episode hearts and minds when clark invites martian manhunter to Smallville for Christmas and hes gifted a big Christmas sweater and he molds himself to fit. Its so sweet and it makes superman so lovable. If i could, id wanna hug him.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@giyuutomioka6974 omg I love all these. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it all out. I’ve really noticed you supporting the channel lately and it means the world. So this is just great to read. I love that you not only include the live action but animated as well. Thank you so much!!

[@giyuutomioka6974]

@@Superfitcosplay of course! Superman is an icon. Plus, admittedly I haven't seen many animated movies though. Although I hated injustice and red son. I just can't get behind an evil superman. Hm what would you say are the funniest superman moments?

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@giyuutomioka6974 oh that’s a tough one. I think one that stands out to me is Lois and Clark… Superman was umpiring for some kids playing baseball and they just didn’t want him there so they walked away and he was just like “but I’m Superman!” 🤣

[@giyuutomioka6974]

@@Superfitcosplay that sounds adorable. And honestly, I wanna hear David corenswet as superman be a little cheesy. Like Superman: don't worry! It's alright, I'm here. Kid: nice suit, superman! Superman: thanks! My mom made it for me.

[@DiverBand]

One of my favorite moments is at the very end of the first film. The warden says this country is safe again Superman thanks to you. Reeves response… No sir don’t thank me warden we’re all part of the same team. Good night! All the while he takes off and is starting in motion to fly. Absolutely magnificent and gives me the chills. Also Superman returning the American flag and apologizing to the president while he looks up at the flag before he takes flight. And for the love of God, stop with this nonsense and bring back Truth Justice and the American way! God bless Christopher Reeve and his family, the greatest Superman of all time!!

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@DiverBand love that part. So many feel good moments

[@degrate85]

Great picks. Some I had the same but different order. I have Superman and Doomsday duking it out as my number 1. As a kid seeing that was like whoa.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@degrate85 oh nice one! In bvs?

[@degrate85]

@@Superfitcosplay no no, that was ok, but i meant the comic. That page was everything.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@degrate85 ohhhhh yes absolutely agree. I still have my death of Superman comic

[@degrate85]

@@Superfitcosplay me too bagged and boarded

[@thestorytella5041]

Keep up the great content 👍

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@thestorytella5041 thanks so much I shall try!

[@coldfire22]

Right on. We share some. From Returns: The airplane scene.. This is probably my number 2. The eye scene though, you're right.. such a cool one. Not sure where I'd rank it, but honestly probably top 5. My number 1 is MoS's first flight scene though. It's just beautiful. We get the suit for the first time. We see the power. And... we also see that he is learning. Going back and rewatching all the movies, I can't help by think, The Movie took a lazy route in just having him "train" in the FoS for all that time. Which I mean, doesn't make sense really. The human experience of becoming an adult, getting a job, living on your own, juggling friends and work, all that was just not there for him, but he comes back a fully grown Superman and is just loved by everyone. It just doesn't work for me. In the First Flight scene we see this is a guy who has no idea if he can do what he is about to do.. he fails.. gets back up and tries again. He succeeds and we see the joy in his face. And the music.. oh man. So good. Oh, and the Superman vs JL.. either theatrical or ZSJL as both were cool. When he saw The Flash my theater blew up with excitement. One that wasn't on your list that I think should be... the diner scene. "I've been working out". I mean, sure there is a lot of bad to that scene.. he says "I never saw trash eat trash before" or something like that, which if I were the owner/chef I'd be pretty upset. LOL He also premeditated that whole thing and it would be considered assault and destruction of property. BUT it shows his human side. And come on.. it is always nice to see a bully get what's coming. Similarly the MoS diner scene with the truck, but I think the Reeve version is more iconic. And as you said, the shirt rip scene.. I don't think anyone did it better than any other though.. it is just a shirt rip after all, but all three of them get points for doing the shirt rip.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@coldfire22 I love all of that. You are so right with the training and the flight. I was going to add when Superman sees the flash in the justice league movie. But I think I just need to leave it at an honorable mention, but the cinematography of that was so great. I did like the diner scene in Superman II but kind of rewatching it, it’s sort of feels mean at this point, but the guy got what he deserved hahaha. A bit of an abuse of power by Superman? Maybe. But it’s fine. It was only once. Definitely less extreme than throwing that guy’s truck onto a telephone pole in man of steel hahahah which I wonder if that was an homage to Superman II- that little scene.

[@coldfire22]

@@Superfitcosplay Hahaha.. Yeah.. I don't know.. I think the Superman II revenge scene (perhaps too dramatic to call it that? lol) was worse than the truck, because the Superman II scene he could have seriously injured the guy. I mean, I'm in pretty good shape, but I've hurt my back doing the simplest things. LOL Imagine getting slammed into a pinball machine like that? BUt I think it was a homage to Superman II.. or Smallville. They did the same thing in Smallville Season 1. And I don't think it was just once.. this is a totally different conversation, but man.. Superman II Reeve was flat out scary. So the diner scene, yeah. But then if you think about it, he flat out murdered.. not just killed but murdered Zod! (Murder being premeditated killing). He intentionally depowered him. Then he tortured him by crushing his hand. He then throws him across the FoS slamming him into the wall and then allowing him to fall to his death. He then lets an arguably mentally ill Non to jump to his death. And then smiles and watches Lois kill Ursa. LOL Dude was scary as hell!! Sure, people will say "but in the directors cut they were alive". Come on. We all know they were killed in the movie. And that is fine. In the 70s and 80s good guys killed bad guys. It was just accepted. lol

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@coldfire22 hahahaha omg I have never looked at Superman II THAT WAY. LIKE YES DEFINITELY HE MURDERED THEM. BUT THE TORTURE ASPECT, THAT JUST MAKES IT SO MUCH WORSE HAHAHAHAHA. OK I don’t know why my phone just made this all into cap, but I’m not going back to retype it. Hahahahah. We can leave it for the dramatic effect.

[@coldfire22]

@@Superfitcosplay Right?? lol Next time you watch Superman II, you'll see it all in a different way now. I mention this when I see people crying about Cavill killing Zod. It's like.. yeah he did because it was the only thing he could do. He was Superman for a day. He had no idea about kryptonite, no real way to get them into the phantom zone.. so he did what he had to and he showed some remorse RIGHT after. Mean while in Superman II... LOL

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@coldfire22 I’ll never unsee it now hahaha

[@brettvinton7932]

STM The first time Christopher Reeve flies out of the Fortress of Solitude.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@brettvinton7932 what a moment

[@dobi287]

Nice list and I indeed did watch to the end For me in no particular order bc that would take too much thought power Plane rescue (returns) Flying Kryptonite Island to space (returns) Lifting the tectonic plate (78) Superman scream (78) Discovering Bruce Wayne's identity (bvs) Smallville fight (MoS) Zod fight (MoS) Crashing the batmobile (bvs) Regaining his powers against batfleck(BvS) Should there be a Superman(BvS) ...There *_IS_*

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@dobi287 thank you for watching to the end! I love your list. Great stuff definitely!!

[@dobi287]

@@Superfitcosplayany time and thanks

[@pedromunoz2321]

The only one Superman forever is CHRISTOPHER REEVE.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@pedromunoz2321 he’s the best

[@pedromunoz2321]

@@Superfitcosplay the only one. I not feeling the best. For me is the only one. Great channel. I have a channel too. I bought some figures. If you are interested, I will send you the short. My English not is well, sorry.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@pedromunoz2321 love it I’d be interested to see the figures

[@pedromunoz2321]

@@Superfitcosplay I will send you. I promise to you.

[@danw4490]

I can't stand the Snyder Superman, despite liking Cavill himself. I agree about the top 5!

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@danw4490 🙏🙏🙏

[@gridlock2120]

Superman snapping Zod's neck didn't make the list. 😊

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@gridlock2120 honourable mention haha

[@purefoldnz3070]

its a shame they went with the handheld gritty look with Man of Steel, its hard to see what's going on most of the time especially with the flying scenes.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@purefoldnz3070 yes I wanted so much more like the first flight. Close-ups and detail. It was so good.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@Superfitcosplay Man of Steel would rate much higher with me if he filmed it like Watchmen.

[@berniedavis6676]

I would like to hear your top 10 actors you would like to play Superman.

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@berniedavis6676 oooo I like the idea! I’m all in.

[@BDKnight]

do you wanna do a joint video on superman & lois either on the new upcoming season or lookback from the previous seasons?

[@Superfitcosplay]

That could be fun!

[@BDKnight]

@@Superfitcosplay great which would you wanna try and when?

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@BDKnight I have to revisit some of the old seasons. I’ve seen every episode, but I want to make sure that I was a bit more fresh. Maybe we could talk about the previous seasons leading up to where we are now and then speculating on what we will see in the final season.

[@BDKnight]

@Superfitcosplay let's do that so which day would be good for you and you cool if this is a live stream?

[@Superfitcosplay]

@@BDKnight sure man what time would you be thinking. That’ll dictate the day for me haha