Guardians of the Galaxy
Family FavoritePG-13

Guardians of the Galaxy

When things get bad, they'll do their worst.

2014 • 121 min • Action · Science Fiction · Adventure

Synopsis

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

Our family guide

Best from age 11
95
Movie Knight Score
30035 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 12 · 75%
  • 79 Audience · 30023 · 25%

A band of unlikely cosmic misfits forms an uneasy alliance to protect a powerful orb from a fanatical warlord. Packed with humor, thrilling space battles, and a nostalgic soundtrack, this adventure is about finding family and purpose in unexpected places.

Violence & peril
6/10
Language
4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
2/10
Romance & sensuality
3/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Space battles and hand-to-hand combat, some characters die
  • Characters use mild expletives and some suggestive humor
  • Alcohol is consumed in social settings
  • A character briefly appears shirtless, some suggestive dancing

What it models well

  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Finding family
  • Redemption and second chances
  • Loyalty and friendship

Talk about it after

  • What makes someone a hero?
  • How can different personalities work together?
  • The importance of empathy and understanding others' pasts

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Top billed cast

Director: James Gunn • Crew: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman

Trailers & clips

Groot's Sacrifice - Official Clip

All the Facts

Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista Screen Test

Benicio Del Toro Interview

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

A good nerd flick for the geeks! At least this one has some humor. My daughter loves Groot.

Recommended

**Guardians of the Galaxy embraced its underdog status in the MCU and catapulted its cast of misfits into stardom!** Who saw this movie coming? I know I didn’t. I only saw Guardians of the Galaxy because it’s a Marvel movie, but I knew nothing about the characters, and even some of the actors were still on the rise, but James Gunn and this movie turned them into mega-stars!…

Recommended

Generally speaking, I'm fan of Chris Pratt and here he is thoroughly entertaining as the "Star Lord - Peter Quill", a sort of inter-galactic treasure hunter who is challenged to track down an orb.…

Recommended

When planning how I was going watch all these MCU films, this is one I earmarked as being one I thought I'd enjoy - not based on anything of note, I knew very little, but from the passing screenshots and such I had seen it seemed like one I'd enjoy. I'm happy to say I certainly did! <em>'Guardians of the Galaxy'</em> is so enjoyable. It's 121 minutes of pure entertainment.…

Recommended

Guardians of the Galaxy is a gorgeous and wonderfully entertaining space opera. The characters are so damn lovable, the world building is incredible, the soundtrack gives the film an entirely unique feel, and the effects are astoundingly first rate. The story follows the pattern of the space fantasies that influenced George Lucas, but the presentation is the work of the extraordinarily gifted filmmaker James Gunn.…

Recommended

**A long form review originally posted n 2014:** Now that I’ve given _Guardians_ a BluRay watch through, I feel more comfortable reviewing it. I saw it on the first day of its Australian cinematic release, but I wasn’t sure what I thought. I watched it again and still wasn’t sure, but now that it’s six months later, I am sure. I’m a massive fan of director James Gunn.…

Recommended

This movie is more of a comedy than anything else. It is truly a comic magazine brought to life on the big screen and more focused on delivering a sequence of action scenes and laughs than anything intelligent in the form of plot or characters. I would say it is a movie for the younger audience and comic fans. Having said that I must admit that I found it rather fun to watch.…

Recommended

The thing about this film when I first saw it, was the incredible juxtaposition of sadness, humor and courage. Great acting! The music is superb. That Sony Walkman must be the best bit of brand advertising ever engaged by a company within a film. The film should appeal to a broad range of viewers.

Recommended

Like most of the reviews here, I agree that Guardians of the Galaxy was an absolute hoot. Guardians never takes itself too seriously which makes this movie a whole lot of fun. The cast was perfectly chosen and even though two of the main five were CG, knowing who voiced and acted alongside them completely filled out these characters. Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those rare complete audience pleasers.…

Recommended

This was a pleasant surprise of a movie, full of great humor as well as an intriguing story. It's quick and zany at times. Think <em>Psych</em> in space (back when Psych was funny). The pace is quick and the story line is easy to pick up and follow. What makes the film work is something that early Lucas and Joss Whedon understand: great sci-fi movies are really westerns at heart.…

Recommended

This movie was so AWESOME! I loved it all and i had a bad day before watching it but it turned it around. I love action packed movies and this was great.

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

Really funny and with great spcial effects. Probably, one of the movies not to miss this year.

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Details

TMDB audience
7.9/10 (30,023)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$170,000,000
Box office
$772,776,600
Franchise
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection
Official site
www.marvel.com

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