Aquaman

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Aquaman

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2018

2h 23m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.

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Critics Consensus

Aquaman swims with its entertainingly ludicrous tide, offering up CGI superhero spectacle that delivers energetic action with an emphasis on good old-fashioned fun.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

The dumb parts of the movie are the best parts of the movie. I wish it had leaned into being more dumb.

Sep 13, 2019

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aquaman is a goofy, fun time if you don't think too hard.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 7, 2019

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

It's a hoot.

Rated: B+

Jan 30, 2019

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John Kirk

Original Cin

It’s a comic-fantasy that gets a passing grade, but not a high one. What’s weird is that is actually a high score for the Warner Brothers brand of comic-book movies.

Rated: B-minus

Dec 21, 2023

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

Aquaman has some truly original imagery and a matching score to boot. If only the writing had been as imaginative.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2023

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

Aquaman is the fun action-packed, adventure movie we’ve sorely been needing from the DCEU. I’m happy with how they developed the character and hope to see more of him. I highly recommend you see this on the big screen.

Rated: B-

Mar 8, 2023

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Robert

The special effects was awesome

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Sherry M

I like the special effects. The plot was a little weak.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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David H

I actually slept through a lot of it. I was suffocating from the overwhelming amount of awful acting and cliche riddled dialogue. The score was also repetitive anticlimactic. Basically don't bother watching unless its free and you have nothing else to do.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/22

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Angel cs

Great movie, Amazing effects

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/22

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Allie F

I felt the plot could've been better developed, and many of the characters could have also used more development... but despite what was lacking in the story, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The VFX were amazing, and I loved many of the cuter and finer details in the movie - such as how when all his neurons were firing to depict the ocean king's power, the little nerve endings were actually aquatic creatures. How he communicated with sea creatures too was quite cheesy, but there was something lighthearted and nice about that. I guess the little details got me.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/22

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Jeff C

only 1 of 2 (Wonder Woman) that DC has gotten right. Seriously, how many Batmans will it take before they calm it down on that front. Perhaps they are waiting for enough to play the part to make a Batman multiverse like Spiderman. At any rate, great picture here to watch again and again.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/28/21

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Synopsis

Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.

Director: James Wan
Producer: Peter Safran, Rob Cowan
Screenwriter: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: The Safran Company, Warner Bros., DC Comics, DC Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Some Language)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $335.0M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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