Secret Headquarters

Name: Secret Headquarters
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family
Released: August 12, 2022
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Abby James Witherspoon, David Lengel, Dustin Ingram, Jesse Williams, Jessie Mueller

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Paramount+ | Release Date (Streaming): August 12, 2022 | PG

Starring: Abby James Witherspoon, David Lengel, Dustin Ingram, Jesse Williams, Jessie Mueller, Keith L. Williams, Levy Tran, Michael Anthony, Michael Peña, Momona Tamada, Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell

Summary: While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.

Director: Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 89 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Aug 12, 2022

With a PG-rated humor that parents can enjoy too, Secret Headquarters feels like the movie equivalent of the fun uncle who speaks to you like an adult, but also drives a mean Mario Kart. Read full review

Polygon Petrana Radulovic

Aug 18, 2022

When Secret Headquarters indulges the fun of kids with superpowered gadgets, it shines. When it narrows the focus to the conflict between Charlie and his dad, and the toll that being a masked vigilante takes on family life, the movie stands out from other entries in the “kids discover superpowers and/or super-gadgets” subgenre. Read full review

Martin Carr

Aug 10, 2022

Secret Headquarters is aimed squarely at young adults, takes a leaf from the 'Spy Kids' franchise, and is never less than engaging when affectionately leaning into genre cliches without trying too hard. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Aug 11, 2022

Secret Headquarters is uneven but consistently lively. There are moments of real wit (when was the last time you saw a movie use Pig Latin?), though not enough to compensate for the fairly tired, somewhat confused action sequences. Read full review

David Rooney

Aug 12, 2022

With less pedestrian writing, there might have been some genuine uplift in the outcome of a family reinforcing its bonds while taking on future missions as a unified team. But Secret Headquarters is mostly just meh. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Aug 12, 2022

When the kids are just doing kid stuff . . . Secret Headquarters has the playful, mischievous air of something like “The Goonies.” When the kids acquire some of the Guard’s superpowers and start flying around and fighting baddies, it has the air of … well, of just another superhero movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Aug 12, 2022

Secret Headquarters is as bland and forgettable as its title would suggest. It’s so generic, it almost sounds like the name of a better movie translated awkwardly from another language into its simplest terms in English. Read full review

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TVJerry

Aug 20, 2022

Owen Wilson stars as a dad who's not around much because he happens to be a secret superhero. But this is really Walker Scobell's movie. His impressive debut was opposite Ryan Reynolds in The Adam Project. At his young age, he's already demonstrating charisma and comic chops. When dad leavesOwen Wilson stars as a dad who's not around much because he happens to be a secret superhero. But this is really Walker Scobell's movie. His impressive debut was opposite Ryan Reynolds in The Adam Project. At his young age, he's already demonstrating charisma and comic chops. When dad leaves town for an emergency rescue, son invites his close friends to party, where they stumble upon the titular location full of cool stuff. Of course, there's a greedy corporate giant out to weaponize the tech (Michael Peña, providing an amusing villain). Although adults play into the story, this really revolves around the group of young teens, so expect some relationship drama too. Overall, there's sufficient energy, cool visuals and plucky characters to make it enjoyable for the intended young audience.… Expand