Transformers
2007 | 144 min | Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
People are still talking about it and it made about 5 times its budget, though it had middling reviews (57%). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8/10 from 13K viewers
- AwardsSolid
0 wins, 4 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$710 million worldwide on a $150 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
841K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Bay
- Shia LaBeoufSam Witwicky
- Megan FoxMikaela Banes
- Mark RyanBumblebee (voice)
- Peter CullenOptimus Prime (voice)
- Hugo WeavingMegatron (voice)
- Josh DuhamelCaptain Lennox
- Tyrese GibsonUSAF Tech Sergeant Epps
- Charlie AdlerStarscream (voice)
- Rachael TaylorMaggie Madsen
- Anthony AndersonGlen Whitmann