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The Transformers: The Movie

Play trailer 0:30 Poster for The Transformers: The Movie PG Released Aug 8, 1986 1h 26m Action Adventure Sci-Fi Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ultra Magnus and the Transformers fight planet Unicron and the Decepticons in 2005.
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A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for Transformers fans.

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Pat Graham Chicago Reader A 1986 computer-animated feature based on a popular TV cartoon show, further inspired, no doubt, by the philanthropic desire of Japanese and American toy manufacturers to keep their kiddie customers rolling in robots. May 18, 2008 Full Review Ben Walters Time Out The anime-inflected look is generally impressive too, although the power-rock soundtrack is unsalvageable. Aug 16, 2007 Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine Charming, useless fun. Rated: 3/5 Jun 5, 2007 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The nostalgists and fanboys are welcome to this one. Rated: 1/4 Aug 7, 2021 Full Review Douglas Davidson FilmFed The film itself is fine from a narrative standpoint, entertaining enough for fans of the series, and bold in the choices that it takes. Aug 2, 2021 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat If you're going to make your fans shell out money to see your show in a theater, don't just present a 90-minute television episode. Rated: 3/10 Jul 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hansel G I am such a big fan but, It looks like this movie just Made for More toys, why killing optimus prime and put someone that doesn't know about leadership, also why Megatron come back as galvatron but Optimus didn't Just ok Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Riley K. I won’t lie when I tell you this movie has problems. More specifically tonal issues. But when it comes to the greatest Animated movies of all time this is in my Top 5. The stakes were raised astronomically right from the jump when the autobots get gunned down. Everything that happens in this movie feels important. Optimus vs Megatron is incredible it really feels like a War coming to a head. I know many don’t like Hot Rod as a Character and especially don’t like Rodimus Prime. Mostly because he may or may not have been the cause of Optimus Prime’s Death. His arc in this movie is fantastic and don’t let people tell you otherwise. Unicron felt unstoppable as did Galvatron. Worked great. Overall great movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Bopperbinks B. While the pace is hard to follow, it’s still a good watch with some fun and goofy moments Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Mitch B I love this movie, this story of being to becoming and seeing Hot Rod go from being an impulsive young warrior to becoming the Autobot Leader, Rodimus Prime and seeing all of my favorite heroes was an added plus. Hated that we lost Optimus Prime, but the character of Rodimus Prime is so easy for me to relate to. And Lenoard Nimoy's portrayal of Galvation was top notch, as were all of the other cast members. A plus. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Martin W Easily one of the best cartoons ever made. It doesn't treat kids like idiots with fantastic storytelling, interesting character portrayals and a epic soundtrack. Iconic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Bilal M no skibbidi phonk sigma Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Ultra Magnus and the Transformers fight planet Unicron and the Decepticons in 2005.
Director
Nelson Shin
Producer
Joe Bacal, Tom Griffin, Nelson Shin
Screenwriter
Ron Friedman
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround
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