Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
After rewriting history, the Flash races through a brutal alternate superhero world to restore the timeline before its war-torn reality becomes permanent.
Overview
A time-altering adventure where heroes unite to save their world from chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- dark
- urgent
- hard-hitting
- superhero marathon
- comic book night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a sleek, hard-hitting, unusually intense DC animated adaptation with strong voice performances, while noting that violence and numerous cameos can distract from its central story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Barry Allen's altered timeline produces a ravaged world shaped by the Atlantis-Amazon war and radically changed heroes.
The central conflict requires Flash to undo the consequences of changing the timestream.
The critical description highlights a sleek, hard-hitting style, while the film's superhero battles are notably violent.
Figures such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Cyborg occupy transformed roles within the changed timeline.
Films like Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and why
Justice League: Doom
shared animated superhero action, alternate timelines, and high-stakes ensemble storytelling
X-Men: Days of Future Past
shared time travel, dystopian consequences, and morally intense science fiction action
Batman: Under the Red Hood
shared dark superhero tone, graphic combat, and alternate-universe world building
Avengers: Endgame
shared timeline manipulation, apocalyptic stakes, and emotionally charged genre spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Jay Oliva
- Release Date
- 2013-07-30
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (2042)
Cast
- Justin Chambers
- C. Thomas Howell
- Michael B. Jordan
- Kevin McKidd
- Dee Bradley Baker
- Steve Blum
- Kevin Conroy
- Sam Daly
- Dana Delany
- Grey DeLisle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox about?
- After rewriting history, the Flash races through a brutal alternate superhero world to restore the timeline before its war-torn reality becomes permanent.
- What is Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as graphic.
- What did critics think of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a sleek, hard-hitting, unusually intense DC animated adaptation with strong voice performances, while noting that violence and numerous cameos can distract from its central story.
- Which films are like Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox?
- Films with a similar feel include Justice League: Doom, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Batman: Under the Red Hood, and Avengers: Endgame.
- How long is Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox?
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox?
- In United States, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
In Ember's collections
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