Thunder Force

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Thunder Force

PG-13

2021

1h 47m

Comedy

Adventure

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In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.

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Critics Consensus

It's got a few chuckles, but Thunder Force is largely a superhero comedy that's neither exciting nor funny -- and an egregious waste of its co-stars' talents.

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With a boring story and a low laugh-to-joke ratio, Thunder Force is likely to leave you wishing you'd watched any of the talented cast members' numerous better films.

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Raphael Abraham

Financial Times

04/14/2021

1/5

McCarthy here is tasked with fighting off a band of cosmically enhanced criminals wreaking havoc on Chicago, but the bigger challenge is how to wring any comedy from Falcone's supernaturally unfunny script.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

04/13/2021

Why does Melissa McCarthy keep making movies with her husband?... I love my husband and would enjoy working with him, but I'm not going to make terrible movies just to make that happen.

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

04/12/2021

Thunder Force might help illustrate why there are so few pure superhero comedy movies... It's almost as if being a superhero is hard, but being funny is much harder.

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Surya Komal

Just for Movie Freaks

Aug 30

1/5

Overall, I definitely don’t recommend checking out Thunder Force. It’s absolutely terrible in every way imaginable. Octavia Spencer deserves better than this.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

07/24/2023

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Thunder Force is yet another piece of pointless, absurd storytelling from Ben Falcone, featuring unbearably dry, forced humor, besides a forgettable story.

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Nicolas Soto

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

01/21/2023

6/10

Thunder Force failed to deliver in comedy and development of its main characters but delivered great world-building elements.

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קובי א

Sep 25

I think it’s an amazing film ! Can’t believe someone didn’t like it.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 19

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Hughe J

@Hughe Jul 28

Thunder Force is a Netflix made movie released on the streaming platform in 2021. It stars Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Stanton, Justin Bateman, and others and reportedly cost $50 million dollars to make. The movie centers on McCarthy and Stanton growing up as friends and gaining super powers. They naturally join forces to fight super villains and the usual tropes ensue. This felt like an Adam Sandler film where he gets a script written so he and his friends can hang out and everyone gets paid and has fun, except the audience. Thunder Force was terrible. With the exception of Justin Bateman none of the actors are funny, the script is dumb, and the SFX is worse. Never ever watch this.

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CBall C.

@hmmmmm Jul 18

Uhm… I don’t know what to say anyways. I’m just putting 1.5 stars

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Hex x

Apr 30

It was something. for sure.

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Ella D

Apr 1

Entire movie felt like an inside joke that I wasn't a part of. Do people actually laugh at this stuff? Such a cool premise and such horrible delivery. Felt like the comedic timing or chemistry was off the entire time. Great cast though, and a few fun moments.

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Synopsis

In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.

Director: Ben Falcone
Producer: Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy, Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
Screenwriter: Ben Falcone
Production Co: Marc Platt Productions, Netflix
Rating: PG-13 (Some Action/Violence|Mild Suggestive Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2021
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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