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Summary
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 70Audiences 64GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer78%
Metascore61
Audience score80%
IMDb5.9
User score5.8
Letterboxd · 406 K ratings2.9/5
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $104 M
- Worldwide
- $131 M
Worldwide it earned $27 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than most action movies, +20 min on the typical 108
typical 108128Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries, rent or buy in 42 more
+44Released
2023
August 16, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseSpanishMade in
- United States
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 kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- 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 VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism24 of 34
Xolo MaridueñaJaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Bruna MarquezineJenny Kord
Susan SarandonVictoria Kord
Raoul Max TrujilloCarapax
Belissa EscobedoMilagros Reyes
Damián AlcázarAlberto Reyes
Elpidia CarrilloRocío Reyes
George LópezRudy Reyes
Adriana BarrazaNana Reyes
Becky GKhaji-Da (voice)
Harvey GuillénDr. Sanchez
Jorge JimenezTío Chema- EAEyra Agüero JoubertTía Maru
Gabrielle OrtizTía Letty
Chente YdrachOld Man in Airport
Modesto LacenGeneral Crane- OROshún RamirezNayeli
Brianna Quinn LewisKord Receptionist
Tahj VaughansDude #1- DGDante Gonzalez-AbreuDude #2
- JZJon ZDude #3
Carlos PonceBentley Owner
Franco CastanSecurity Tech #1
Perris DrewSecurity Tech #2
Directing · 6
- Ángel Manuel Soto Director
- J.J. Perry Second Unit Director
- Jeffrey F. January Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Jody Blose Script Supervisor
- K.C. Hodenfield First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Ben White Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer Writer
Production · 10
- Garrett Grant Executive Producer
- Walter Hamada Executive Producer
- Galen Vaisman Executive Producer
- Zev Foreman Producer
- John Rickard Producer
- Chelsea Ellis Bloch Casting
Camera · 10
- Pawel Pogorzelski Director of Photography
- Christopher TJ McGuire Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Eduardo Mariota "C" Camera Operator
- Geoffrey Haley Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- Hopper Stone Still Photographer
- Christopher M. Bauer Grip
Editing · 1
- Craig Alpert Editor
Sound · 22
- Bobby Krlic Original Music Composer
- David Farmer Sound Designer
- Will Files Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris Terhune Sound Designer
- Andrew DeCristofaro Supervising Sound Editor
- Darren Sunny Warkentin Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 27
- Jon Billington Production Design
- George Lee Set Designer
- Eric Townsend Set Dresser
- Mark McGillivray Title Designer
- Jay Pelissier Supervising Art Director
- Margaret Ditre Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Mayes C. Rubeo Costume Design
- Nix Herrera Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Andy Clement Prosthetic Designer
- Amanda Bianchi Key Makeup Artist
- Kimberly Jones Makeup Department Head
- Jeri Baker Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 20
- Malcolm Humphreys Visual Effects Supervisor
- Russell Earl Visual Effects Supervisor
- Chad Wiebe Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kelvin McIlwain Visual Effects Supervisor
- Oliver Schulz Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Hodgins Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Stephen Grum Gaffer, Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 62
- Jon Valera Stunt Coordinator
- Jack Kirby Thanks
- Renae Moneymaker Stunts
- Steve Ditko Thanks
- Leonardo Castro Sitiriche Stunts
- Matthew Austin Murray Stunts
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