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Looking to escape from his dying world, the orc shaman Gul'dan utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported by the fierce fighter Blackhand, Gul'dan organizes the orc clans into a conquering army called the Horde. Uniting to protect Azeroth from these hulking invaders are King Llane, the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and the powerful wizard Medivh. As the two races collide, leaders from each side start to question if war is the only answer.
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Warcraft has visual thrills to spare, but they -- and director Duncan Jones' distinctive gifts -- are wasted on a sluggish and derivative adaptation of a bestselling game with little evident cinematic value.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint It's hard to tell one growling, sabre-toothed orc apart from another. Aug 15, 2019 Full Review NguyĆŖn LĆŖ Houston Chronicle Much trust was placed on Legendary Pictures and the talents courted for "Warcraft" to break the film-to-game curse, but this match has ended with a loss. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 12, 2018 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Warcraft can't help but be a major disappointment, the game all but over as far as this particular fantasy franchise is alas concerned. Rated: 2/4 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...absolutely disastrous... Rated: .5/4 Mar 31, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies I quickly found myself engaged in its hyper-fantasy landscape. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jones has made Warcraft into a film that kept my attention and left me hungry for more. Rated: 3/4 Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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nammaw I think it needed more action and no so boring but on the other hand there were people sitting behind us talking through the move the whole time. I couldn't hear the movie too well. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/20/23 Full Review Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "Warcraft" (2016) is a one OK / nice movie to see it in a movie theater for those who didn't play the games and couldn't spell one of many bizarre names of characters in this movie (I'm one of those). Special effects were good, nothing groundbreaking, but good. The weakest part of this movie for me was Travis Fimmel acting. That has to be one of the most uninspiring performances (which should have been inspiring) in big budget movies ever - he just went trough all movie with one face expression - even when something very dramatic happened - he was just staring at the screen, with no emotions visible. They need to re- cast the main actor in a sequels, if there will be any. And sorry Paula Patton, almost every time you went on screen with that ultra-bizarre looking haircut and make-up, i started to smile. The story was quite OK - like i said i only played one of the very first games, so all the characters for me were unknown, and many of them remained unknown after the movie. As not a fan i can say, this movie won't be as much impressive to see it at home, so if you want to spend 2 hours and see some OK flick on Friday evening, "Warcraft" is for you, but don't expect to be blown away. Overall, "Warcraft" is nicely paced movie, which at running time 2 hours made me to watch at my watch only once - and it was in a scene were some mags were fighting. Performances were between low and OK - better cast highly recommended for sequels (although there was one very short cameo - i won't spoil anything, but this great actor / actress should have been more on screen - it's the biggest star of this movie for sure). "Warcraft" is a one nice flick to see it once on a big screen, and for home media - extended version is recommended (if there will be one), because the strange thing but this movie wasn't predictable overall, and there even were some glimpses for a great, epic movie, but on it's running time 2 hours the story didn't had enough room i guess. So - it's a OK flick for those who haven't play the games, and it wasn't as bad as critics said. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/24/25 Full Review Kyle K. Despite its flaws, this was a pretty good movie. I’ve watched it multiple times. I so wish they would make a sequel to this. As someone who played the original games, it definitely transported me back to my childhood. A must watch for sci-fi fans. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/21/25 Full Review Jacob P How did the mythica movie series truly get higher reviews this warcraft. This was a great movie. Everyone seems to be judging it off the video game. We cant be doing that. Warcraft had much better fight scenes and cgi then mythica yet it was reviewed very biased. What a shame on this so called professional critics. We need a second warcraft movie sooner then later. MUST WATCH IF YOU ARE INTO MYTHICAL FANTASY. Worth every minute Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Curtis M ā€œWarcraftā€ is your run-of-the-mill fantasy/adventure/war film. It wasn’t my cup of tea per se, but certainly not as bad as people are making it out to be. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Terry P I don’t know that this movie has got so many negative reviews. It’s actually very good. Make your own minds up Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Looking to escape from his dying world, the orc shaman Gul'dan utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported by the fierce fighter Blackhand, Gul'dan organizes the orc clans into a conquering army called the Horde. Uniting to protect Azeroth from these hulking invaders are King Llane, the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and the powerful wizard Medivh. As the two races collide, leaders from each side start to question if war is the only answer.
Director
Duncan Jones
Producer
Charles Roven, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Gartner, Stuart Fenegan
Screenwriter
Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Atlas Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment, Legendary Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Fantasy Violence)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.2M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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