Shazam!

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Shazam!

PG-13

2019

2h 12m

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Comedy

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We all have a superhero inside of us -- it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson's case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do -- have fun while testing out his newfound powers. But he'll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam's magical abilities.

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An effortlessly entertaining blend of humor and heart, Shazam! is a superhero movie that never forgets the genre's real power: joyous wish fulfillment.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

It's an interesting departure for Swedish horror director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation, Lights Out), who proves he has more tricks up his sleeve than just things that go bump in the night.

Feb 19, 2020

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

Pretty bland... A little too light, fluffy, and negligible.

Sep 27, 2019

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

...[T]his film melds the unpretentious, dreamy joys of old-time comic books with the sly, rambunctious humor of Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon featurettes...

May 10, 2019

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Nadya Martinez

GothamGeekGirl

Shazam!” is easily one of the most fun superhero movies!! Zachary Levi was hilarious as the buff lightening-wielding goofy superhero. After the mega- success of Aquaman, DC is finally onto something.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jan 29, 2025

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Exciting, goofy, and delicate in its handling of family messages, it’s a breath of fresh air among recent DC films.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Every member of the cast gives a strong performance, but Zachary Levi steals the show. His whimsical attitude, reckless personality, and rich facial expressions are guaranteed to entertain you for most of the runtime.

Rated: B+

Jul 24, 2023

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Mike

Nice world building movie. It had elements for all ages to be entertained with and Zach Levi is always awesome. Can't wait for the sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/22

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Michael

cool but it was missing some energy. need to improve costumes

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/21

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Kesh A

Wholesome AF. The first DCEU movie that had heart intertwined throughout. I cannot emphasise how much of a surprise this movie was. Out of all the movies in the DCEU, this is the one that I keep coming back to. It's the only DECU movie my God Kids want to watch, so I think that's really saying something.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Hughe J

Shazam was released in theatres in 2019 and is based on a DC comics character of the same name. It stars Zachary Levi as Billy Batson who is picked by the wizard Shazam to take up his mantle. The evil doer is played by the usually excellent Mark Strong as Dr. Silvana, who was earlier rejected by the wizard. Silvana wants Batson's abilities or whatever and the usual tropes ensues with Shazam winning out in the end. Overall this was a nice coming of age superhero movie and Zachary Levi was pretty entertaining in the role. I was less impressed by Strong this time around but that was probably the writing, which did get a bit goofy at times. Overall the movie was fine, the action scenes were ok, but I wasn't a big fan of the ending. Still, certainly worth a watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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Jahziel E.

Shazam! is an extremely good movie. It is wonderfully quirky, although the tone shifts drastically in one scene, but only in one or two scenes. My biggest problem thought, is that Billy doesn’t quite feel like Shazam. Billy is more serious than Shazam. Billy is more grounded, while Shazam is all Gung-Ho about Soda and dancing. Soundtrack was ok. Story was okay (although I feel like the villain met Shazam way too late in the movie). 7/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Brandon M.

A good superhero film, with a lot of laughs.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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Synopsis

We all have a superhero inside of us -- it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson's case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do -- have fun while testing out his newfound powers. But he'll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam's magical abilities.

Director: David F. Sandberg
Producer: Peter Safran
Screenwriter: Henry Gayden
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Mad Ghost Productions, DC Comics, Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, Safran Company, Seven Bucks Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Sequences of Action|Suggestive Material)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $140.4M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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