Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) is a British-American documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, it traces the arc of Christopher Reeve's life — four Superman films, a celebrated stage and screen career, and then a horse-riding accident in May 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

What the film is really about is what came next. Reeve lobbied Congress, co-founded a spinal cord injury research foundation, and became one of the most effective disability advocates in the United States. His children appear on camera alongside Glenn Close, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Susan Sarandon. The runtime is 104 minutes. Tagline: "Once you choose hope, anything is possible."

The film avoids the trap of making Reeve's story purely inspirational wallpaper. It's specific — about the work, the fundraising battles, the physical reality of quadriplegia, and the stubbornness it takes to turn personal catastrophe into a political cause. Stream Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) online on iFILM.