Is Superman III actually good?

Superman III sits in the 6.6% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 6.6% of them.

How does Superman III compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Superman III lands in the 6.7% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is Superman III's score based on?

280 calibrated reviewers stand behind Superman III's score.

1983

global pct

6.6

Film · 1983 · Films · 1980s

Superman III

Name: Superman III
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1983

Scored from 280 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

6.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

6.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

0.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

280 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Superman faces a new threat when a scheming tycoon recruits a bumbling computer programmer to use his hacking skills for corporate sabotage and world domination. When synthetic kryptonite alters Superman's personality, he turns selfish and reckless, forcing Clark Kent to confront a darker version of himself while trying to stop the villain's schemes.

Released in 1983, Superman III is an action, adventure and comedy film.

The calibrated figure is built from 280 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 282 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 3,471 of whom clear the calibration test. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside.