
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
This is not war, it's extinction.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 32/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Transformers: Age of Extinction
As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet.
Cast of Transformers: Age of Extinction

Mark Wahlberg
as Cade Yeager

Peter Cullen
as Optimus Prime (voice)

Stanley Tucci
as Joshua Joyce

Kelsey Grammer
as Harold Attinger

Nicola Peltz
as Tessa Yeager

Jack Reynor
as Shane Dyson

Frank Welker
as Galvatron (voice)

Sophia Myles
as Darcy Tirrel

Li Bingbing
as Su Yueming

Titus Welliver
as James Savoy

John Goodman
as Hound (voice)

Ken Watanabe
as Drift (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction facts
- Budget
- $210M
- Box office
- $1.1B
- Collection
- Transformers Collection
Our take on Transformers: Age of Extinction
Michael Bay's fourth Transformers, from 2014, reboots the human side of the franchise: with Chicago rebuilding, a shadowy faction schemes to steer events while a fresh ancient threat targets Earth, and inventor Cade Yeager helps Optimus Prime rally the Autobots. This is action-adventure science fiction at maximum scale, built around metal-on-metal spectacle, sprawling set pieces and a long runtime rather than restraint. If you want polished, oversized blockbuster chaos and don't mind broad characters or a plot that mostly frames the mayhem, it delivers exactly that. Viewers seeking tight storytelling or subtlety should look elsewhere; this is engineered for big screens and big volume.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Giant robot spectacle dominates the action sequences
- •Energetic pacing keeps momentum throughout battles
- •Compelling high-stakes cat-and-mouse game setup
What the audience disliked
- •Plot logic becomes convoluted and hard to follow
- •Character development suffers from chaotic storytelling
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