Richard Donner

1978 · Richard Donner · 143 min · Action / Sci-Fi

Superman proved a comic book character could carry a big-budget Hollywood production with heart, humor, and spectacle. Christopher Reeve's dual performance as Clark Kent and Superman remains the definitive take on the character, John Williams delivered one of the most iconic scores in film history, and Richard Donner treated the source material with a sincerity that made audiences believe a man could fly. Gene Hackman's comedic Lex Luthor divides opinion and the time-reversal ending frustrates as much as it moves, but the film's foundational impact on the superhero genre is beyond dispute.

1976 · Richard Donner · 111 min · Horror

The Omen is a polished, deeply unsettling religious horror film that benefits enormously from Gregory Peck's committed performance and Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score. It takes the apocalyptic seriously and delivers a slow-building dread that lingers long after its final frame.

1987 · Richard Donner · 109 min · Action Comedy

The film that defined the buddy cop genre, pairing Mel Gibson's unhinged intensity with Danny Glover's weary warmth in a formula so effective that it became the template for decades of imitators.