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Critics Consensus

Led by Xolo Maridueña's magnetic performance in the title role, Blue Beetle is a refreshingly family-focused superhero movie with plenty of humor and heart.

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Audience Says

Funny with lots of action and an appealing cast, Blue Beetle is an entertaining superhero origin story with a few fresh twists.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Blue Beetle does contain glimmers of something fresh, but it also feels like too little, too late in the face of oncoming changing tide in audience tastes. Rated: 2/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times Blue Beetle has moments that are plentifully enjoyed, overall when the humor works, although it does so at the cost of those clichés it supposedly aims to avoid. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 5, 2023 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Director Angel Manuel Soto and writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer do their best to weave a few additional progressive elements into this basically routine production, evidently aimed at younger viewers. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 14, 2023 Full Review Nadya Martinez GothamGeekGirl (YouTube) An admirable introduction of the character to the DCU and an exciting film that had actual consequences. It encompasses themes of family, displacement, responsibility and culture, and it is so authentically Latino, audiences will be cracking up. Rated: 4/5 Jan 29, 2025 Full Review Ian Kane Epoch Times The Blue Beetle emerges as a noble superhero, so averse to wanton violence that it’s amusing to watch him apologize to some of the villains he’s forced to defend himself against. Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net Blue Beetle is the kind of throwback that reminds us just how far we’ve come with comic book movies... Especially when the studio behind them plays it so safe, the end result is as bland and flavorless as this. Rated: 1/5 Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Raymond Jones good fun popcorn flic. nothing compared to the marvel films but it's ok Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Nick J Love the colors Great in Imax Story meh Kids family meh Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review Eduardo Sanchez It was awesome and fun definitely recommend it ! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Victor 4 Great origin story for Blue Beetle. it was highly emotional and entertaining. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Luis main actor is not very good. great job by the supporting cast. especially the villain. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Billy My family enjoyed the blue Beetle. It had action, comedy and suspense. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis 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. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero BLUE BEETLE.

Director

Angel Manuel Soto

Producer

John Rickard, Zev Foreman

Screenwriter

Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer

Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co

Safran Company, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Rating

PG-13 (Sequences of Action|Language|Some Suggestive References|Violence)

Genre

Action, Adventure

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Aug 18, 2023, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)

Sep 26, 2023

Box Office (Gross USA)

$72.5M

Runtime

2h 7m

Sound Mix

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio

Digital 2.39:1

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