Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
A Brooklyn electronics expert and an artifact researcher join rival robot factions in a globe-spanning 1990s battle to stop a cosmic destroyer.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- energetic
- playful
- sincere
- blockbuster night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film more entertaining and energetic than several recent franchise entries, while still faulting its generic plotting, limited human characterization, and overreliance on spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Noah and Elena become involved in a conflict over an artifact-like key pursued by Scourge and the alien factions.
The Maximals join the established Autobots and Decepticons, extending the robot mythology through beast forms.
The film foregrounds Autobots, Maximals, Terrorcons, and Decepticons in effects-heavy battles and transformation sequences.
The 1990s setting supports a new human duo and a prequel-like expansion of the Transformers mythology.
Films like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and why
Pacific Rim
shared giant robot action, alien invasion stakes, globe-spanning adventure, and effects-driven spectacle
Transformers: Bumblebee
shared toy-based science fiction, transforming machines, military-scale battles, and accessible blockbuster humor
The Mummy Returns
shared ensemble adventure, end-of-the-world threat, ancient artifact quest, and maximalist visual spectacle
Independence Day
shared alien technology, heroic team dynamics, comic relief, and large-scale destruction
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Caple Jr.
- Release Date
- 2023-06-06
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (5442)
Cast
- Anthony Ramos
- Dominique Fishback
- Peter Cullen
- Ron Perlman
- Peter Dinklage
- Michelle Yeoh
- Pete Davidson
- Liza Koshy
- Cristo Fernández
- Luna Lauren Vélez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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: Rise of the Beasts about?
- A Brooklyn electronics expert and an artifact researcher join rival robot factions in a globe-spanning 1990s battle to stop a cosmic destroyer.
- What is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as moderate.
- What did critics think of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
- Critics generally found the film more entertaining and energetic than several recent franchise entries, while still faulting its generic plotting, limited human characterization, and overreliance on spectacle.
- Which films are like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
- Films with a similar feel include Pacific Rim, Transformers: Bumblebee, The Mummy Returns, and Independence Day.
- How long is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?
- In United States, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
In Ember's collections
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