Portrait of Christopher Reeve

Acting

Christopher Reeve

Career

Active from 1975 to 2010, busiest in 1995 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher Reeve Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Period Drama 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Witty Banter 2
  • World War II 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Heroic Sacrifice 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
My Superhero
My Superhero (2010)

as Superman (archive footage, uncredited)

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer, Director

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as Clark Kent / Superman

The Brooke Ellison Story
The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Smallville
Smallville (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Virgil Swann

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Superman (archive footage)

1990s

26 titles ยท average score 60
Rear Window
Rear Window (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jason Kemp

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Kevin Healy

In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

A Step Toward Tomorrow
A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Denny Gabriel

Rabbit Ears - The Lion and the Lamb
Rabbit Ears - The Lion and the Lamb (1996)

as Narrator (voice)

Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned (1995)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alan Chaffee

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dempsey Cain

Black Fox
Black Fox (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Alan Johnson

Speechless
Speechless (1994)
GoodWatch score 33

as Bob 'Bagdad' Freed

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jack Lewis

Morning Glory
Morning Glory (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Will Parker

Bump in the Night
Bump in the Night (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lawrence Muller

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 56
Switching Channels
Switching Channels (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Blaine Bingham

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as John Dodge

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Maj. John Dodge

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
GoodWatch score 26

as Clark Kent / Superman

Street Smart
Street Smart (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jonathan Fisher

The Aviator
The Aviator (1985)
GoodWatch score 36

as Edgar Anscombe

The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Basil Ransome

Superman III
Superman III (1983)
GoodWatch score 40

as Clark Kent / Superman

Deathtrap
Deathtrap (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Clifford Anderson

Monsignor
Monsignor (1982)
GoodWatch score 18

as Father John Flaherty

Superman II
Superman II (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

as Superman / Clark Kent

Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Richard Collier

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 69
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Superman / Clark Kent

Gray Lady Down
Gray Lady Down (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as Phillips

The Norming of Jack 243
The Norming of Jack 243 (1975)

as Max 67