The Marvels
PG-13

The Marvels

Higher. Further. Faster. Together.

2023 • 105 min • Science Fiction · Adventure · Action

Synopsis

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

Our family guide

Best from age 11
60
Movie Knight Score
3530 reviews
  • 60 Reviewers · 10 · 75%
  • 59 Audience · 3520 · 25%

Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau find their powers entangled, causing them to switch places whenever they use their abilities. This unlikely trio must learn to work together across the galaxy to stop a Kree revolutionary and save the universe from destruction.

Violence & peril
4/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
3/10

Heads up

  • Some intense action sequences and peril.
  • Brief instances of mild language.
  • Familiarity with other MCU stories helps.

What it models well

  • Teamwork and cooperation
  • Embracing unique abilities
  • Heroism and self-sacrifice
  • Family bonds and friendship

Talk about it after

  • The importance of working together even with differences.
  • What it means to be a hero and help others.
  • How different powers can complement each other.
  • Dealing with unexpected challenges.

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for The Marvels. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Nia DaCosta • Crew: Elissa Karasik, Megan McDonnell, Nia DaCosta

Trailers & clips

Carol, Kamala, and Monica Swapping Places - Official Clip

"Let the Flerkens Eat You" Clip

Flerkittens: The Real and Digital Kittens

Behind the Powers of The Marvels

Streaming February 7 on Disney+

Visual Effects Behind the Scenes

How To Design The Energy Hand: End Credits VFX Breakdown

How To Design The Marvels Title: End Credits VFX Breakdown

Reviewer notes

Recommended

A perfectly enjoyable superhero flick. By comparison only, <em>'The Marvels'</em> is one of the weaker MCU movies (there are still 6 releases that I'd rank lower, mind) but there's still no doubting that I had fun with this one. Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani are a trio that work well together, Vellani is especially good.…

Recommended

A lot of the hatred towards this movie was brought about by Marvel's lack of quality control in recent years, and perhaps rightfully so in terms of projects like Quantumania and Love & Thunder -- but this is, without a doubt, the most harmless and over-hated movie in this cinematic universe.…

Recommended

After all the bad press about this movie, I finally watched it. I enjoyed the movie and don't think there was anything wrong with it. It's entertaining and has a bunch of action. I generally like most of the Marvel movies and I am happy they are still being put out there.

Recommended

Who watched the Mrs. Marvel series already knew the tone the movie would have. It achieves what it wants, and it is fun and cute, not a cinema masterpiece (and it never intended to be). One things that annoys most people are the connections - literally to know much stuff here you needed to be catch up with all the movies and series related on MCU.…

Not recommended

Its not just that Larson is deeply uncharismatic, or that now the whole marvel thing reeks of try hard desperation to restart the previous two decades longest running gravy train. Its mostly that all of the marvel movies always have been, low grade cartoons for lame brained adults. The fuckheads who slurped it all are now pretending like this is any worse, it isn't.…

Not recommended

If this movie was 30 minutes I'd have 10 starred it. The rest just kind of falls into the typical colourful, bombastic garbage. Too much Marvel garble. I'm not the target for this by any means but if your kids feel ripped off and angry after watching it, congratulate them and discuss why. Fans of original Star Trek will find something familiar here.

Not recommended

A trashtastic conclusion to an epic failure of a series of movies. Maybe finally the M-SHE-U can rest in peace and we can get some actual good movies made.

Not recommended

When I first heard the title of this movie, I thought it was about a 1960s girls’ singing group. And, frankly, that would have probably made for a better movie. Writer-director Nia DaCosta’s third feature outing and the latest in the Marvel Universe paradigm is a wildly inconsistent superhero movie that tries too hard to do too much and doesn’t have a script to support it.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

When Kree ruler "Dar-Benn" (Zawe Ashton) unearths a powerful bracelet, she unleashes a power in it's sister being worn, decoratively, by the enthusiastic but a bit annoying "Kamala" (Iman Vellani) and next thing we find chaos ensues. It appears that her new powers connect her to "Danvers" (Brie Larson) and her slightly estranged cohort "Rambeau" (Teyonah Parris).…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-nia-dacostas-the-marvels-is-a-solid-mid-tier-mcu-movie/ "The Marvels is a film that showcases some of the well-known strengths and weaknesses of the MCU. It struggles with script and editing issues that hinder its narrative cohesion and character depth, besides an unnecessarily short runtime that doesn’t help its villain.…

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Details

TMDB audience
5.9/10 (3,520)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$274,800,000
Box office
$206,136,825
Franchise
Captain Marvel Collection
Official site
www.marvel.com

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