Black Adam (2022)

Black Adam rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 303K votes

Rotten Tomatoes39%

Metacritic41%

TMDb6.807/10· 7K votes

With 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Black Adam

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Cast of Black Adam

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  Dwayne Johnson

  as Black Adam / Teth Adam

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  Aldis Hodge

  as Hawkman / Carter Hall

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  Noah Centineo

  as Atom Smasher / Al Rothstein

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  Sarah Shahi

  as Adrianna Tomaz

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  Quintessa Swindell

  as Cyclone / Maxine Hunkel

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  Marwan Kenzari

  as Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton

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  Mo Amer

  as Karim

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  Bodhi Sabongui

  as Amon Tomaz

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  Pierce Brosnan

  as Dr. Fate / Kent Nelson

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  James Cusati-Moyer

  as Samir

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  Jalon Christian

  as Hurut

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  Benjamin Patterson

  as Skinny Teth Adam

Black Adam facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$393.5M

Our take on Black Adam

Jaume Collet-Serra's 2022 comic-book action film introduces Black Adam, an antihero freed after nearly 5,000 years entombed. Granted the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and imprisoned almost as soon as he received them, he emerges into the modern world ready to impose his own uncompromising brand of justice. This is a superhero origin built for scale, with science-fiction trappings and a protagonist whose morality runs harsher than the usual hero. The pitch is straightforward: enormous powers, a long-buried grudge, and a figure who answers cruelty with force rather than mercy. It suits viewers who like their comic adaptations loud, effects-heavy, and centered on a brooding, unapologetic lead rather than a clean-cut savior.