Summary
Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 61Audiences 70GoodWatch 65
Box office
4.7×its budget
- Budget
- $150 M
- Worldwide
- $710 M
Worldwide it earned $560 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 24 min
Longer than 9 in 10 adventure movies, +41 min on the typical 103
typical 103144Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+110
Released
2007
June 27, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
AdventureScience FictionActionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Academy Awards2008
- Sound2008Nominated
- Sound Editing2008Nominated
- Sound Mixing2008Nominated
- Visual Effects2008Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
93 people
Shia LaBeoufSam Witwicky
Megan FoxMikaela Banes
Mark RyanBumblebee (voice)
Peter CullenOptimus Prime (voice)
Hugo WeavingMegatron (voice)
Josh DuhamelCaptain Lennox
Tyrese GibsonUSAF Tech Sergeant Epps
Charlie AdlerStarscream (voice)
Rachael TaylorMaggie Madsen
Anthony AndersonGlen Whitmann
Jon VoightDefense Secretary John Keller
John TurturroAgent Simmons
Michael O'NeillTom Banacheck
Kevin DunnRon Witwicky
Julie WhiteJudy Witwicky
Amaury NolascoACWO Jorge 'Fig' Figueroa
Zack WardFirst Sergeant Donnelly
Luis EchagarrugaRanger Team
Patrick MulderrigRanger Team
Brian ShehanRanger Team
Michael TrislerRanger Team
Ashkan KashanchiMahfouz
Rizwan ManjiAkram
William Morgan SheppardCaptain Witwicky
Directing · 7
- Michael Bay Director, Executive Producer
- Brian Relyea Second Assistant Director
- Simon Warnock First Assistant Director
- Karen Golden Script Supervisor
- Adam Martin Second Second Assistant Director
- Fred Usher Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Alex Kurtzman Screenplay, Story
- Roberto Orci Story, Screenplay
- John Rogers Story
Production · 14
- Steven Spielberg Executive Producer
- Brian Goldner Executive Producer
- Mark Vahradian Executive Producer
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura Producer
- Don Murphy Producer
- Tom DeSanto Producer
Camera · 5
- Mitchell Amundsen Director of Photography
- Christopher Duskin Camera Operator
- David Emmerichs Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Philippe Carr-Forster Camera Operator
- Thom Owens Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Paul Rubell Editor
- Glen Scantlebury Editor
- Tom Muldoon Editor
Sound · 10
- Steve Jablonsky Original Music Composer
- Ethan Van der Ryn Supervising Sound Editor
- Mike Hopkins Supervising Sound Editor
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dave Jordan Music Supervisor
Art · 10
- Jeff Mann Production Design
- Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
- François Audouy Art Direction
- Sean Haworth Art Direction
- Kevin Kavanaugh Art Direction
- Larry Dias Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Deborah L. Scott Costume Design
- Greg Funk Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist
- Edouard F. Henriques III Makeup Department Head
- Kathrine Gordon Hair Department Head
- Joy Zapata Hairstylist
- Mitchell Ray Kenney Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 10
- Scott Farrar Visual Effects Supervisor
- John Frazier Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects
- Joe Farrell Compositing Supervisor
- Larry White Animation
- Shawn Kelly Lead Animator
- Michael Melchiorre Digital Compositor
Other crew · 39
- Troy Robinson Stunt Coordinator
- Matt McColm Stunts
- Merritt Yohnka Stunts
- Garrett Warren Fight Choreographer
- Alina Andrei Utility Stunts
- Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
Tropes
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Most like Transformers overall
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