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JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time

As the sands of time run, thy will shall be done.

Video201452 minNot RatedMidcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Director
Giancarlo Volpe
Starring
Diedrich Bader, Laura Bailey, Dante Basco, Corey Burton

Get ready for a battle of the ages when the Justice League faces off against its archenemies, the Legion of Doom, in an all-new movie from DC Comics. A mysterious being known as the Time Trapper arises, and a sinister plan led by Lex Luthor sends the Legion of Doom back in time to eliminate Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman before they become super heroes. For Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg, along with teen super heroes Karate Kid and Dawnstar, the stakes have never been higher, the rescue mission never deadlier. So join the fight for the future as the Justice League confronts its ultimate challenge… the threat of having never existed!

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As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video, and on no subscription service.

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Highlights

What stands out about JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time?

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time earns 2 badges, led by Award Winner and Fun.

  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time worth watching?

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time's Midcredits score is the 36th percentile of all films, from 9.9K ratings across 4 sources. 34% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

36th percentile

Better received than 36% of films

21st percentile among Animation36th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)43rd
Approval (how many liked it)29th

59 /100

43rd percentile of all films

25th percentile among Animation44th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 5.9 — solid but not unanimous.

34% liked it

29th percentile of all films

16th percentile among Animation28th percentile among 2010s
34% rated it 7–1066% rated it 1–6

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 2 wins / 2 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

87th percentile

9.9K ratings across platforms

73rd percentile among Animation87th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A lighthearted, kid-oriented Justice League adventure with a simple time-travel plot and a large roster of DC characters.

Fans praised

  • Kid-friendly tone without adult content
  • Fun action sequences and creative time-travel premise
  • Voice cast including Diedrich Bader as Batman and Fred Tatasciore as Lex Luthor

Detractors panned

  • Juvenile tone and simplistic storytelling
  • Poor animation quality and inconsistent art style
  • Weak script with plot holes and forced dialogue

What stands out

ActingDivisive65

Talented voice cast, but some performances criticized as miscast

Effects and spectacleDivisive50

Decent action and Time Trapper's visuals, but underwhelming finale

CharactersDivisive40

One-dimensional caricatures, no development for most

PacingDivisive40

Brisk 52-minute runtime, but feels rushed and underdeveloped

Plot and storyDivisive35

Rushed, paradoxical time-travel, low stakes

HumorDivisive35

Forced comedy and poorly timed gags

DialogueDivisive30

Cheesy lines, inconsistent tone between serious and silly

OriginalityDivisive25

Derivative of Super Friends and standard time-travel tropes

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • US vs non-US 6 points apart

Watch experience

What is JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Fun ride: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want a fun ride.

It never lets up, has a few laughs and leaves you entertained. Skip it when you want something with weight.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Nothing out of the ordinary.

What it feels like

Fun ride.

The answer rests on this: Moods
ThrillingAbsurd
Heaviest: late
Register
Adventurous · 11% of filmsPlayful
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its high-stakes time-travel plot with earnest energy but undercuts it with cheesy dialogue and cartoonish comedy, creating an uneven but spirited tone.
The rideThe film maintains a light, fun adventure tone with some absurd time paradoxes, building to a climax against the Time Trapper.
StructureA linear superhero adventure with time-travel elements, told in a conventional beginning-middle-end structure.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Entertained.

The answer rests on this: FunFeel-good
Why it leaves you this wayThe film leaves a light, entertaining impression thanks to its energetic action and cheerful team-up, suitable for a casual watch.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterTyrant
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21% (this title): Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

21% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypeLex Luthor's time-travel plan to eliminate baby Superman forces the Justice League and future trainees to thwart his scheme, fitting the tyrant variant of the monster archetype.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16% (this title): Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% (this title) · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Morality

Redemption · 6% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Cosmic stakes: Consequences reach beyond the world.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe story focuses on Dawnstar and Karate Kid learning from their mistake of freeing Luthor and taking responsibility to fix the timeline.
StanceThe film celebrates heroism and teamwork as Dawnstar and Karate Kid learn to take responsibility, with cosmic stakes involving time itself.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanAlternate dimensionScience fiction
Orchestral classicalSupportive music · original score · Frederik Wiedmann
SettingA DC superhero universe with time travel to the 31st century and alternate timelines.
MusicThe score supports the superhero action and time-travel themes without being intrusive.

Content guide

Is JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time okay for kids?

Not Rated

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time is not rated. As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at moderate (50/100), sexual content at mild (22/100), language at mild (25/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (20/100) and frightening material at mild (25/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 3 other countries
  • FranceU
  • BrazilL
  • Hungary12
Overall
Mild · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Moderate
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Sex & Nudity
Mild
too few votes to rank (6 votes)
Profanity
Mild
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
too few votes to rank (5 votes)
Frightening / Intense
Mild
too few votes to rank (4 votes)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (23 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Diedrich Bader
as Batman
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Laura Bailey
as Dawnstar
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Dante Basco
as Karate Kid
Corey Burton
as Time Trapper
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Grey DeLisle
as Wonder Woman
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Peter Jessop
as Superman
Fred Tatasciore
as Lex Luthor
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Jack De Sena
as Robin
Tom Gibis
as Toyman
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Erica Luttrell
as Cheetah

Crew

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