Superman
James Gunn's reboot drops us into Clark Kent's life as both Superman and a Daily Planet reporter, with a warmly funny tone, a scene-stealing super-dog named Krypto, and genuine heart — but it earns its PG-13 with sustained action violence, some bloody moments, a point-blank shooting, an acid-attack sequence, and a healthy spray of profanity. It's a confident, entertaining superhero film built for older kids and up.
Best enjoyed by kids 12 and older; mature 10–11 year-olds who already love superhero movies may be fine with a parent alongside to process a few intense scenes.
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Superman is shown bloodied and badly injured after losing his first-ever fight, crawling through the snow to his Fortress; sets a darker tone than typical superhero openings.
Krypto the super-dog is shown in distress and incapacitated by Lex Luthor's nanites at the Fortress of Solitude; he whines and is left helpless — upsetting for dog-loving kids even though he recovers.
Lex Luthor performs Russian roulette on a civilian to intimidate Superman; multiple reviewers call this scene jarring and out of place in an otherwise lighter film.