The Flash (2023)

The Flash rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 247K votes

Rotten Tomatoes62%

Metacritic55%

TMDb6.616/10· 5K votes

With 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Flash

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

Cast of The Flash

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  Ezra Miller

  as Barry Allen / The Flash

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  Sasha Calle

  as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl

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  Michael Keaton

  as Bruce Wayne / Batman

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  Michael Shannon

  as General Zod

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  Ron Livingston

  as Henry Allen

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  Maribel Verdú

  as Nora Allen

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  Kiersey Clemons

  as Iris West

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  Antje Traue

  as Faora-Ul

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  Saoirse-Monica Jackson

  as Patty Spivot

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  Rudy Mancuso

  as Albert Desmond

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  Ed Wade

  as Court Reporter

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  Jeremy Irons

  as Alfred Pennyworth

The Flash facts

Budget

$220M

Box office

$271.3M

Our take on The Flash

Andy Muschietti's 2023 superhero adventure sends Barry Allen racing through time after his attempt to save his family accidentally reshapes the future. He finds himself stranded in a reality where General Zod has returned and no Super Heroes remain to help him. To save this world and get back to the one he knows, Barry must run for his life — and reckon with whether the ultimate sacrifice will be enough to reset the universe. Built on multiverse stakes and time-travel paradoxes, it mixes large-scale spectacle with a personal story about loss and letting go. It suits viewers who enjoy effects-heavy comic-book blockbusters and the emotional pull of a hero's impossible choices.