The Lego Ninjago Movie
Seen it?2017 | 101 min | Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
A mixed bag with no real highs. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and families. If you loved The Incredibles or The Lego Batman Movie, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy....high school.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$124 million worldwide on a $70 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 170K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charlie Bean, Bob Logan, Paul Fisher
- Dave FrancoLloyd (voice)
- Justin TherouxGarmadon (voice)
- Fred ArmisenCole (voice)
- Abbi JacobsonNya (voice)
- Olivia MunnKoko (voice)
- Kumail NanjianiJay (voice)
- Michael PeñaKai (voice)
- Zach WoodsZane (voice)
- Jackie ChanMaster Wu / Mr. Liu (voice)
- David BurrowsFuchsia Ninja (voice)