The Flash
A guilt-ridden speedster fractures reality while trying to rewrite a family tragedy, encountering altered heroes and a catastrophic superhuman threat.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- nostalgic
- fast-paced
- superhero marathon
- blockbuster night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and intermittently entertaining, praising its humor, action, performances, and nostalgic DC references while criticizing its visual effects and uneven third act.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Barry Allen's time travel produces a changed reality and consequences shaped by the butterfly effect.
The film brings together Michael Keaton's Batman, General Zod, Supergirl, and broader DC continuity references.
Barry's personal connection to Nora and Henry Allen motivates the temporal intervention and its moral dilemma.
The film foregrounds Barry's super-speed sequences as major set pieces and visual attractions.
Films like The Flash, and why
Avengers: Endgame
shared superhero spectacle, time travel, alternate timelines, and emotionally driven consequences
Spider-Man: No Way Home
shared comic-book multiverse storytelling, irreverent humor, and nostalgic engagement with earlier superhero films
X-Men: Days of Future Past
shared speed-powered superhero protagonist, action spectacle, and playful comic-book tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Release Date
- 2023-06-13
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (5286)
Cast
- Ezra Miller
- Sasha Calle
- Michael Keaton
- Michael Shannon
- Ron Livingston
- Maribel Verdú
- Kiersey Clemons
- Antje Traue
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson
- Rudy Mancuso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 The Flash about?
- A guilt-ridden speedster fractures reality while trying to rewrite a family tragedy, encountering altered heroes and a catastrophic superhuman threat.
- What is The Flash like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Flash as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Flash violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Flash as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Flash?
- Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and intermittently entertaining, praising its humor, action, performances, and nostalgic DC references while criticizing its visual effects and uneven third act.
- Which films are like The Flash?
- Films with a similar feel include Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
- How long is The Flash?
- The Flash runs 144 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Flash?
- In United States, The Flash streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
