Thunderbolts*
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Our Review
Thunderbolts* (2025) is a action and thriller film from Movies. It runs about 127 minutes. It premiered on May 2, 2025. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10.
What Thunderbolts* Is About
In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai’s appearance leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety. Later, a wandering swordsman comes across a ruined temple, where a statue of Buddha is protected by an umbrella against the rain. When he takes the umbrella for himself, a man resting under a tree nearby informs him that he must be compassionate to the next traveler he meets as a trade-off for taking the umbrella. That next traveler is Dan Fei, still being pursued by the Xuan Gui Zong minions. Both his promise and the enemy’s sorcery leaves the wanderer unable to avoid getting involved.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 127 minutes and it leans into its action/thriller roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus lead the cast.
Key roles include Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova; Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes; Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent; Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster; Lewis Pullman as Bob / Sentry.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, thriller and drama have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 7.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2025 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with action and thriller viewers.
How Thunderbolts* Compares
If Thunderbolts* lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/thriller lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Thunderbolts* comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Thunderbolts* is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/thriller roots, It has held up since 2025 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Thunderbolts* is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and thriller lane, the audience score holds around 7.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.1/10. Watch it if you want action/thriller you can settle into.
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