Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

PG

1990

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Comedy

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In New York, mysterious radioactive ooze has mutated four sewer turtles into talking, upright-walking, crime-fighting ninjas. The intrepid heroes -- Michelangelo (Robbie Rist), Donatello (Corey Feldman), Raphael (Josh Pais) and Leonardo (Brian Tochi) -- are trained in the Ninjutsu arts by their rat sensei, Splinter. When a villainous rogue ninja, who is a former pupil of Splinter, arrives and spreads lawlessness throughout the city, it's up to the plucky turtles to stop him.

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Critics Consensus

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is exactly as advertised: one-liners, brawls, and general silliness. Good for the young at heart, irritating for everyone else.

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Valerie Monroe

Entertainment Weekly

03/17/2020

So should you take your kid to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I'm not recommending that you do - this movie will not enrich your child's worldview.

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Henry Sheehan

The Hollywood Reporter

05/29/2015

The one subplot that could have been milked, about a young friend of O'Neil's who falls in with the gang, is handled indifferently and fails to supply much in the way of a youthful identification figure.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

08/06/2014

2/4

The cynicism of the motion picture industry will be apparent to any child who is exposed to the many product plugs for a nationwide pizza delivery company.

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Dom Fisher

Geek Vibes Nation

08/21/2025

8.5/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35th Anniversary is a classic slice of nostalgia with extra cheese. Fans will feel at home as they witness our radical heroes in all their '90s glory.

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Ben Sherlock

Screen Rant

08/20/2025

5/10

The script is formulaic and the characters are one-note, but this live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie still works better than it should.

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Fred Topel

United Press International

08/14/2025

Martial artists are already impressive, but performing moves comparable to Jackie Chan and Jet Li while wearing bulky turtle suits and heavy heads they probably couldn't see out of, was a miracle.

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Marc milinovich M

Jul 3

Best live action ninja turtles movie ever!

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Jeffrey

Jun 1

I felt like I was 6 years old all over again!

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Andres

May 27

the greatest TMNT movie ever

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Shawn S

Apr 6

Go Ninja Go Ninja Go is great. never got to see the sequel in theater but I got my chance and I was able to get my favorite seats with nobody in my row

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SRod

Apr 5

TMNT 1990 is a masterpiece! I wish we could have gotten a proper sequel to this amazing film!

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jason d

Mar 22

only seen this movie on vhs as a kid. 1st time actually seeing this in theaters. Unleashed my kid-like TURTLE POWER!

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Synopsis

In New York, mysterious radioactive ooze has mutated four sewer turtles into talking, upright-walking, crime-fighting ninjas. The intrepid heroes -- Michelangelo (Robbie Rist), Donatello (Corey Feldman), Raphael (Josh Pais) and Leonardo (Brian Tochi) -- are trained in the Ninjutsu arts by their rat sensei, Splinter. When a villainous rogue ninja, who is a former pupil of Splinter, arrives and spreads lawlessness throughout the city, it's up to the plucky turtles to stop him.

Director: Steve Barron
Producer: David Chan, Kim Dawson, Simon Fields
Screenwriter: Todd W. Langen, Bobby Herbeck
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Image Comics, Golden Harvest Company, New Line Cinema, Mirage Studios, Northshore Investments Ltd., Limelight Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 1990, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $133.1M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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