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The Transformers: The Movie

1986 · Movie · 85 min
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70/100

Averaged across 11 ratings · 119.9K votes

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43–97 out of 100

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Lowest is Metacritic critics on 43, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 97. Critics average 53, everyone else 74.

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The heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, defend their homeworld of Cybertron and the universe from the evil Decepticons. The war reaches a devastating turning point, leading to epic battles and great losses. A powerful new planet-eating threat emerges that threatens both factions, forcing Autobots and humans to join forces in a desperate struggle to save their worlds from utter annihilation.

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Director
Nelson Shin
Based on
Transformers by Tomy
Released
8 August 1986
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
85 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$6.0M
Box office
$10.0M

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