Ultraman: Rising
Netflix | Release Date: June 14, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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8
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5
Negative:
1
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95
TheWrapRafael MotamayorJun 7, 2024
Ultraman: Rising is a contender for best animated movie of the year, one of the best superhero movies in years, and one of the all-time greatest American adaptations of a Japanese franchise. Read full review
88
PolygonToussaint EganJun 14, 2024
Ultraman: Rising offers much more than the average animated kids’ film: It rises to stand as not only one of the best Ultraman stories in recent memory, but arguably one of this year’s best animated movies. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Eric Vilas-BoasJun 21, 2024
Ultraman: Rising’s canniest trick is the way it sustains narrative momentum while staying true to the realities of new parenthood. Read full review
76
Paste MagazineElijah GonzalezJun 7, 2024
Through its colorful cuts of animation and superpowered antics, it’s a family-friendly film that hones in on the greatest battle of all: parenting. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleZaki HasanJun 13, 2024
At just under two hours, "Ultraman: Rising" is a bit longer than it needs to be, but buoyed by a strong voice cast and a unique point of view that blends elements of superhero action with heartfelt family drama, it's an effective reinvention of a franchise that's had more than its share of reboots over the last 58 years. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJun 7, 2024
Ultraman: Rising is a fun, sincere, and thoughtfully conceived piece of kids entertainment. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonJun 7, 2024
Ultraman: Rising lacks sophistication in its storytelling, but the film nevertheless achieves a quiet poignancy. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJun 14, 2024
The movie’s fun, if a bit staid, when it’s in all-monsters-attack mode, but Ultraman: Rising doesn’t stand out whenever it requires more of your attention. Read full review
60
Screen RantRachel LaBonteJun 14, 2024
It proves to be a fulfilling and heartwarming journey. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 13, 2024
The movie winds up having it both ways once too often, to the extent that Ultraman’s fate and the movie’s message are ultimately unclear. Read full review
60
ColliderChase HutchinsonJun 13, 2024
The film does pull out all the stops for the finale but, for nearly every moment it stands tall in this conclusion, it also stumbles and falls in the getting there. Read full review
60
The GuardianCatherine BrayJun 13, 2024
It drags a little in places, despite the appealing animation style, which really comes into its own during the action sequences. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonJun 13, 2024
If Ultraman wants to conquer the world, he’ll have to try something livelier than a cartoon that looks like a kids movie but lurches about like a saccharine family drama. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreJun 17, 2024
The narrative veers between the action-packed and the insipid often enough to give one whiplash. The messaging is so shallow as to simply invite shrugging off. And the jokes are few and far between. Read full review
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