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Thunderbolts*

Movie · 2025 · 126 min

A scrappy, wounded ensemble brawls through a shadowy conspiracy, then turns inward for a surprisingly tender reckoning with trauma.

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2025 film directed by Jake Schreier
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Year
2025
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • identity
  • found family
  • redemption
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
action, adventure, science fiction, crime, superhero
Directed by
Jake Schreier
Written by
Eric Pearson
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Chris Bauer
Cinematography
Andrew Droz Palermo
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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