Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Seen it?2016 | 130 min | Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. 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 fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Having faced each other on countless occasions, Yugi and Kaiba again put their pride and experience to the test in a duel that transcends dimensions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 62K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Satoshi Kuwabara
- Kenjiro TsudaSeto Kaiba (voice)
- Shunsuke KazamaYugi Moto (voice)
- Hiroki TakahashiJoey Wheeler (voice)
- Maki SaitoTea Gardner (voice)
- Takayuki KondoTristan Taylor (voice)
- Rica MatsumotoRyo Bakura (voice)
- Junko TakeuchiMokuba Kaiba (voice)
- Ryou NaitouDuke Devlin (voice)
- Kento HayashiAigami (voice)
- Tadashi MiyazawaSolomon Moto (voice)