Thunderbolts*
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 2, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 53 Critic Reviews
Positive:
41
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
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60
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonMay 1, 2025
It’s mostly Pugh’s tale, a smart move as she delivers one of the better performances I’ve seen in a super suit. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisMay 1, 2025
The only sure thing is that Pugh deepens the material, investing Yelena with real feeling and a lightly detached ironic sensibility that’s reminiscent of Downey’s Stark. Pugh is the best thing to happen to Marvel in a while. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeApr 29, 2025
Thunderbolts* works best as a jokey romp at home to tolerable quips amid mounting chaos. Read full review
60
EmpireJohn NugentApr 29, 2025
It doesn’t always land, but it dares to be different, from the title to the team-up. Fresh and thoughtful in a way recent Marvel efforts haven’t always managed. Read full review
60
The GuardianRadheyan SimonpillaiApr 29, 2025
Thunderbolts can be messy, sure. Pugh is the kind of star who can thrive in such mess. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 29, 2025
As with the Guardians of the Galaxy films, what works here is the uneasy tension within a team that comes together out of necessity, rather than any natural sense of affinity. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenApr 29, 2025
As so often the case, this Marvel effort is best when its talented cast is flinging around snarky banter and self-aware asides. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithMay 1, 2025
In short, every element here has the dusty funk of an item pulled off the back shelves at the Goodwill store for blockbuster story beats. Your enjoyment of the film will thus largely depend on the overall vibe: whether you enjoy hanging out with the new gang as they strategize and quarrel and banter, with occasional interjections of everyone punching, kicking and hurling each other meaninglessly around the set. Read full review
50
Vanity FairRichard LawsonMay 1, 2025
On occasion the film is wryly amusing. But too often the humor is strained, playing as meek attempt to laugh through the pain—for the characters, the movie itself, the entire franchise, even. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 29, 2025
The latest Marvel title is just dollop upon dollop of dourness, leaving its stars no space to show us what they might bring to the franchise. Read full review
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