A serviceable but uneven cosmic superhero adventure: it has a strong lead performance, some appealing character chemistry, and a clearer emotional angle than many effects-heavy blockbusters, but the visual palette sounds flat and the story seems to lean on familiar franchise beats. If you want a competent, mid-tier… Read more
25% ★☆☆☆☆ (160,035)
Supergirl
Where to watch: In Theaters
Movie · Action · Adventure · PG-13
2026 · 1h 48m · ★ 25% (160K)
Truth. Justice. Whatever.
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts
Overview
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
Director
Craig Gillespie
Production
DC Studios, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company, Domain Entertainment
Cast
Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Momoa, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet, Kadiff Kirwan, Thalissa Teixeira, Ferdinand Kingsley, Emily Piggford, Diarmaid Murtagh, Clara Rosager, Alice Hewkin, Heather Agyepong, Wil Coban, George Montague, Bruce Lennox, Audrey Brisson-Jutras, Avye Leventis
Curator Review
Verdict
A serviceable but uneven cosmic superhero adventure: it has a strong lead performance, some appealing character chemistry, and a clearer emotional angle than many effects-heavy blockbusters, but the visual palette sounds flat and the story seems to lean on familiar franchise beats. If you want a competent, mid-tier space fantasy with a few standout moments, it’s worth a look; if you’re hoping for bold invention or a truly vibrant DC reset, it may feel undercooked.
Best for
fans of earnest superhero origin stories
viewers who like interstellar action with a personal revenge hook
audiences open to a lighter, character-first comic-book tone
people who enjoy odd-couple team-ups and road-trip structure in sci-fi
Skip if
you want striking visual world-building
you’re tired of formulaic franchise storytelling
you need a plot that feels essential to a larger universe
you prefer superhero films with a brighter, more colorful aesthetic
Overview
Supergirl looks like a movie that knows what it wants emotionally even if it doesn’t always know how to stage that feeling with enough style. The core idea — Kara as consequence rather than hope — gives the character a sharper edge than the usual polished hero template, and the lead performance seems to carry a lot of the film’s appeal.
Worth noting
The downside, based on audience reaction, is that the movie plays very safely in its visuals and structure. It sounds like a familiar studio-space-opera with some strange creative choices, a few fun supporting turns, and enough momentum to stay watchable, but not enough personality to fully break out.
Bottom line
If you’re in the mood for a decent comic-book adventure that leans more on attitude and chemistry than spectacle, this should do the job. If you want a big-screen sci-fi event with real visual swagger, it may leave you wishing it had gone harder.
Top Letterboxd reviews
𝐉 (2★) · 6725 likes
that needle drop was so ridiculous they could've played We Are Charlie Kirk and the scene would've been much harder
Joel (3★) · 6473 likes
It’s a perfectly fine movie that reminds me a lot of phase 1-2 marvel movies. Milly does great as Kara, but the movie itself holds her back. Momoa as Lobo is AMAZING and so much fun in every scene. Visually it’s very dull, every planet looks and feels the exact same. No color anywhere to be seen. But ultimately feels inconsequential, & some very strange changes to the comic
sixxthirty (3.5★) · 6235 likes
this movie understood that superman is hope and supergirl is consequence
Alucard (3★) · 5271 likes
Jason Momoa always manages to be in the company of a Targaryen princess