
The Transformers: The Movie
Taste attributes: actionadventureanimationfamilyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingempowerment/personal growth
"Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, wholesome animated family film: accessible and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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