Details
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 9, 2019 (7 years ago)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Origins
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Jackson A. DunnBrandon Breyer

Elizabeth BanksTori Breyer

David DenmanKyle Breyer

Matt JonesNoah McNichol

Meredith HagnerMerilee McNichol

Becky WahlstromErica

Emmie HunterCaitlyn

Gregory Alan WilliamsSheriff Deever

Annie HumphreyDeputy Ayres

JamalRoyce

Christian FinlaysonFauxhawk
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Crew View all

David YaroveskyDirector
Brian GunnScreenplay
Mark GunnScreenplay

James GunnProducer
Kenneth HuangProducer
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External reviews
BrightburnWhat if Superman, but bad?
Brightburn Review - IGNJames Gunn produced this wickedly fun little horror take on the Superman mythos.
‘Brightburn’ Review: Gruesome Superman Revisionist History Never Quite Takes OffJames Gunn produced the twisted horror film — written by two of his own family members — and the superhero scarefest could use more of his wit.
Review: Gore-splattered ‘Brightburn’ asks what if Superman were a psychopath?What must Thanksgiving dinners in the Gunn family be like?
Brightburn Review: Superman Is Mighty Scary as a Slasher VillainA clever premise and some gory scares turns the origin of the Man of Steel into a terrifying horror movie.
‘Brightburn’ Review: A Grim, Gory, and Illogical Retelling of the Superman MythBrutal and bludgeoning, David Yarovesky's Brightburn is a film designed to knock the breath from your chest and subvert expectations. An alien infant crash-l...
Brightburn review – effectively nasty horror subverts Superman narrativeA superhero’s origin tale gets a gory upgrade in this snappy, and mostly entertaining, antidote to superhero fatigue


