Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

PG

Released Mar 30, 1990

1 hr. 33 min.

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Comedy

List

42%

55 Reviews

Tomatometer

81%

250,000+ Ratings

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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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Jocelyn

Great movie to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Linda

I love this movie why can’t they still movies like before

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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Justin D.

Loved it! Classic movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Benji

Still the best Comicbook movie to grace the big screen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/21

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Ruairidh Y

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 is the best TMNT movie in my opinion. The way the film tells the turtles origin & the action scenes are just amazing. The suits that Jim Henson's creature shop made for the movie are 10/10. The are the best designs for the turtles in my opinion. I think the film has the best iteration of Casey Jones (I love Casey Jones). I love the Raph vs Casey fight scene, definitely one of my favourite moments from the film. I love just how intimidating Shredder is in the film. Overall I love the original Ninja Turtles movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Mason V

if you don't like this your crazy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Steve Barron

Director

Judith Hoag

April O'Neil

Elias Koteas

Casey Jones

Josh Pais

Raphael

Michelan Sisti

Michaelangelo

Leif Tilden

Donatello

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John Dorschner

Miami Herald

The calculated money-grubbing motives are so obvious it overwhelms the delightful turtles.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 18, 2021

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Valerie Monroe

Entertainment Weekly

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.

Mar 17, 2020

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Henry Sheehan

Hollywood Reporter

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.

May 29, 2015

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Patrick Hicks

Feelin' Film Podcast

The first iteration of the Turtle brothers on the big screen balances grittiness and campy while managing to give us one the best origin stories of the IP.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 1, 2023

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was, if not conventionally good, very, very interesting.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 11, 2021

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Mike Cecchini

Den of Geek

The fights and stunts in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are genuinely exciting, made all the more remarkable by the fact that they're mostly being done by guys in 50 pounds of foam rubber.

Mar 17, 2020

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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
Executive Producer: Raymond Chow Man-Wai, Rizwan Chowhan
Screenwriter: Todd W. Langen, Bobby Herbeck
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Northshore Investments Ltd., Mirage Studios, Golden Harvest Company, Limelight Productions, Image Comics, New Line Cinema
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $133.1M
Sound Mix: Surround

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