Pacific Rim

PG-13

Released Jul 12, 2013

2h 11m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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72%

Tomatometer

298 Reviews

77%

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100,000+ Ratings

Long ago, legions of monstrous creatures called Kaiju arose from the sea, bringing with them all-consuming war. To fight the Kaiju, mankind developed giant robots called Jaegers, designed to be piloted by two humans locked together in a neural bridge. However, even the Jaegers are not enough to defeat the Kaiju, and humanity is on the verge of defeat. Mankind's last hope now lies with a washed-up ex-pilot, an untested trainee and an old, obsolete Jaeger.

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Critics Consensus

It may sport more style than substance, but Pacific Rim is a solid modern creature feature bolstered by fantastical imagery and an irresistible sense of fun.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Del Toro is a dreamer. He's a visionary. If you give him a pile of money to make enormous robots fight enormous monsters at the end of civilization, he will work to make Pacific Rim a movie that makes you feel all the enormousness.

Jan 3, 2014

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Pacific Rim is a special-effects behemoth, a toy franchise with a deafeningly loud movie attached -- Transformers with an A-level.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2013

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Giles Hardie

Sydney Morning Herald

In essence, Pacific Rim features a series of Godzilla monsters battle an ever dwindling number of Transformers, layered over the plot from Independence Day, only dumber.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 30, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Proves that Guillermo del Toro is a master of many genres, as he accomplishes with this film things that countless other big-budget spectacles attempt to pull off. Pure delight from start to finish, channeling the best that kaiju movies have to offer.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

Del Toro delivers a visual feast without falling into the ‘style over substance’ trap. Plenty of eye candy and thrilling action, but not devoid of emotion, what’s not to like?

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 11, 2023

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

If you have to make films about giant robots fighting sea monsters, then I reckon this is the way to make them.

May 12, 2023

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Audience Member

Melhor filme de robôs gigantes e kaijus da história

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Franco E

Absolutely amazing movie, completely captured my imagination as a kid and as an adult

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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qalbi t

Oh , great 🤦‍♂️Pacific Rim. Back in 2013 , i watched this movie in DVD and i think it was alright tho , and yes , my opinion doesn't change tho throughout the years. So this is an oversimplification of the movie : The monsters came in multidimensional portal and start attacking the city , and then the human made Jeager to f*cked up the monsters , and the monsters get send back to the portal. And that's the whole movie. But this is still a solid movie tho , Legendary Pictures first movie is actually trying their best. 8/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Dinoco R

Guillermo Del Toro, you bloody genius.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Dat N

I would never imagine the concept of robots fighting monsters would work so well on the big screen. The would building, characters' backstories were superb. Truely a wild adventure from Del Toro.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Caleb K

GIANT ROBOT PUNCH GIANT MONSTER LET’S GOOOOOOO!!!!! This is what Transforms SHOULD be!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Synopsis

Long ago, legions of monstrous creatures called Kaiju arose from the sea, bringing with them all-consuming war. To fight the Kaiju, mankind developed giant robots called Jaegers, designed to be piloted by two humans locked together in a neural bridge. However, even the Jaegers are not enough to defeat the Kaiju, and humanity is on the verge of defeat. Mankind's last hope now lies with a washed-up ex-pilot, an untested trainee and an old, obsolete Jaeger.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producer: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Parent
Screenwriter: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Legendary Pictures, DDY
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Action/Violence|Brief Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.8M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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