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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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Audience Says

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

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.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 14, 2021

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

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.

Apr 13, 2021

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

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.

Apr 12, 2021

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Thunder Force is first and foremost a comedy, with some action thrown in there in attempt to raise the stakes. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't quite deliver in either genre.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

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

Rated: D

Jul 24, 2023

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Nicolas Soto

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

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

Rated: 6/10

Jan 21, 2023

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Hex x

It was something. for sure.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Ella D

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Micah W

All characters are flat with no development and the plot almost makes little to no since and the comedy is awesome to be honest and the costumes are pretty cool but its not worth a watch and I would get tired of watching it easily and most of the movie is awkward and hard to watch but visually it's pretty good when it comes to the background and costumes and makeup

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Shane O

It's the worst movie I've seen in years, and I watched Zoolander 2 last week.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Nicholas W

Very entertaining movie. Recently watched it a second time. Don't listen to the haters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Slezz U

Boring, felt asleep and didn't have thr urge to rewind the parts I missed. Whenever I see Melissa and Octavia, I know it's going to be an amazing. But this one was a stink.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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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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