Every Live-Action Superman Movie & TV Show Ranked

15. Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

There is truly nothing redeemable about Christopher Reeve’s final outing as the Man of Steel. And that is sad to say.

Released in 1987, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace featured some of the worst writing, acting and special effects in superhero movie history. The story focused on a plot revolving around Superman ending the dealing of nuclear weapons in the world. This then evolves into Lex Luthor developing a dastardly plan to take down the hero.

This leads to the introduction of… Nuclear Man. A being created by one of Superman’s hairs and nuclear energy. Even in 1987, you may think a fight between Superman and Nuclear Man could at least be entertaining, but sadly no. The fights devolve into mild tussling between the two, depriving us of some action that had actually been a staple of the franchise for the first two films.

Overall, the ridiculous plot, weak villains and inconsistent characters make the final film of Christopher Reeves tenure easily the worst film in the series.