Transformers: The Last Knight
A bombastic fifth Transformers adventure sends Cade Yeager and his allies on an artifact hunt tied to Cybertron’s rebirth and Earth’s knightly past.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- bombastic
- frenetic
- comic-book heightened
- action movie marathon
- blockbuster night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, overlong, poorly written effects spectacle despite its large-scale action.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and other giant robots dominate extended action sequences involving transformations, destruction, and large-scale effects.
The plot links Cybertron's fate and an Earth-based artifact to knights, chosen-one imagery, and Sir Edmund Burton's historical knowledge.
Optimus Prime needs to find an artifact on Earth to restore his dead home planet, Cybertron.
The film is the fifth installment of a Hasbro-linked Transformers series centered on iconic transforming robots.
Films like Transformers: The Last Knight, and why
Pacific Rim
shared giant-robot science fiction, military action, alien technology, and effects-driven spectacle
Transformers: Age of Extinction
shared toy-derived science fiction action, transforming machines, large-scale destruction, and franchise mythology
Independence Day: Resurgence
shared maximalist visual effects, extraterrestrial mythology, military combat, and bombastic action-adventure tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Release Date
- 2017-06-16
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (6904)
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg
- Laura Haddock
- Peter Cullen
- Anthony Hopkins
- Erik Aadahl
- Josh Duhamel
- Gemma Chan
- Jim Carter
- Santiago Cabrera
- Isabela Merced
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, 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 Transformers: The Last Knight about?
- A bombastic fifth Transformers adventure sends Cade Yeager and his allies on an artifact hunt tied to Cybertron’s rebirth and Earth’s knightly past.
- What is Transformers: The Last Knight like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Transformers: The Last Knight as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Transformers: The Last Knight violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Transformers: The Last Knight as moderate.
- What did critics think of Transformers: The Last Knight?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, overlong, poorly written effects spectacle despite its large-scale action.
- Which films are like Transformers: The Last Knight?
- Films with a similar feel include Pacific Rim, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Independence Day: Resurgence.
- How long is Transformers: The Last Knight?
- Transformers: The Last Knight runs 154 minutes.
- Where can I watch Transformers: The Last Knight?
- In United States, Transformers: The Last Knight streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
