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Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

Two worlds collide. One survives.

2017154 minPG-13Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Director
Michael Bay
Starring
Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock, Peter Cullen, Anthony Hopkins

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.

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Highlights

What stands out about Transformers: The Last Knight?

Transformers: The Last Knight earns 8 badges, led by Cultural touchstone and Spectacle.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Cast

Reception

Is Transformers: The Last Knight worth watching?

Transformers: The Last Knight's Midcredits score is the 19th percentile of all films, from 505K ratings across 6 sources. 31% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

19th percentile

Better received than 19% of films

31st percentile among Action20th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)17th
Approval (how many liked it)24th

50 /100

17th percentile of all films

28th percentile among Action19th percentile among 2010s

Critics 27 · Audience 52

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

The crowd leans negative, with most ratings sitting in the bottom half of the scale.

31% liked it

24th percentile of all films

38th percentile among Action24th percentile among 2010s
31% rated it 7–1069% rated it 1–6

Critics 16% · Audience 42%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of audiences approved than critics.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 3 wins / 22 noms overall

99th percentile

504K ratings across platforms

97th percentile among Action99th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$217M
Opening weekend$45M
Domestic gross$130M
Worldwide gross$605M

Returned 2.8× its budget — 97th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both fans and detractors agree the film is packed with spectacle but suffers from a messy, overstuffed story and erratic pacing.

Fans praised

  • spectacular VFX and CGI set pieces
  • grand action and scale of the battle sequences
  • camera work and 3D presentation

Detractors panned

  • convoluted plot with too many subplots and unexplained points
  • fragmented editing and dizzying pacing
  • poor acting and shallow characters, especially Mark Wahlberg

What stands out

Effects and spectacle85

seamless, amazing visual effects and action set pieces

Cinematography60

some stylish shots but fragmented and lacking structure

Acting35

Wahlberg's performance panned as unheroic; some fans find cast passable

Dialogue30

cringe-worthy lines, humor that misses

Characters25

pointless characters, original cast underused, stereotypes

Originality25

franchise fatigue, derivative of previous entries

Plot and story20

convoluted, nonsensical, with too many subplots

Pacing20

overlong, feels compressed yet bloated, erratic rhythm

Preferred by

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

  • Women vs men 6 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s even
  • Critics vs users 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US 4 points apart

Watch experience

What is Transformers: The Last Knight like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Tense and gripping: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want something tense that holds you to the end.

It is intense, never lets up and leaves you entertained.

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

What it asks of you

Nothing out of the ordinary.

What it feels like

Tense and gripping.

The answer rests on this: Moods
ThrillingTense
Heaviest: throughout
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Epic · 2% of films: Vast in scale: big landscapes, big stakes, a long span.Melodramatic · 9% of films: Heightened emotion, played large.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneMichael Bay plays the convoluted mythology and grand battles completely straight, delivering the spectacle with self-serious gusto.
The rideThe film sustains near-constant action and battle sequences, with only brief pauses for exposition, maintaining a high intensity from start to finish.
StructureThe film follows a conventional three-act structure, opening with a prologue in 484 AD before settling into the present-day narrative.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Entertained.

FunHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe film leaves viewers with a sense of mindless spectacle and fun, along with a hopeful message about humans and Transformers rebuilding together.
How it ends · evidence
Happy 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).QuestMission
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · 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% (this title): Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% (this title) · 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%

Quest: A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles. · Mission: Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).

10% of films fit this archetype

with Overcoming the monster underneath

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe Autobots and their human allies must find Merlin's staff and stop Cybertron's collision with Earth, placing the story in a quest structure with a mission subtype, while also facing Quintessa as a monster.

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 filmsSelfLoyaltyBonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4% (this title)
  • 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% (this title)
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% (this title) · 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%

Bonds

Loyalty · 4% of filmsSurvivalFreedom · 5% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Global stakes: Consequences reach the world.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe film centers on loyalty between humans and Autobots against a world that has turned against them, while fighting to survive and protect Earth.
StanceThe film celebrates loyalty and teamwork between humans and Autobots as they unite to save Earth, treating their bond as heroic and worth affirming.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanRuralInstitutionalScience fiction
Orchestral modernForeground music · original score · Steve Jablonsky
SettingEarth present-day, with flashbacks to 484 AD England; key locations include Chicago, South Dakota, and England
MusicThe score reuses themes from the previous Transformers films, mixing epic brass with electronic elements to match the large-scale battles.

Content guide

Is Transformers: The Last Knight okay for kids?

PG-13

Transformers: The Last Knight is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of sci-fi action, language, and some innuendo” (MPAA). As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (61/100), sexual content at mild (29/100), language at moderate (58/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (29/100) and frightening material at moderate (55/100). Overall it is heavier than 74% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 26 other countries
  • UK12A
  • CanadaPG
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • FranceTP
  • Ireland12A
  • New ZealandM
  • JapanG
  • South Korea12
  • Brazil12
  • Czechia15+
  • Denmark11
  • FinlandK-16
  • Hungary16
  • ItalyT
  • LTN-13
  • MexicoB
  • Netherlands12
  • Norway12
  • Poland16
  • PortugalM/12
  • RO15
  • Russia12+
  • Spain12
  • Sweden11
  • Switzerland16
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 46% of all filmsHeavier than 74% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 74%
Sex & Nudity
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 49%
Profanity
Moderate
heavy for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 85%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 37%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 64%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence.

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 Transformers: The Last Knight have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Transformers: The Last Knight?

Cast

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

Mark Wahlberg
as Cade Yeager
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.
Laura Haddock
as Vivian Wembly
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.
Peter Cullen
as Optimus Prime
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.
Anthony Hopkins
as Sir Edmund Burton
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.
Erik Aadahl
as Bumblebee
Josh Duhamel
as Colonel William Lennox
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Gemma Chan
as Quintessa
Jim Carter
as Cogman
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Santiago Cabrera
as Santos
Isabela Merced
as Izabella
newcomer then · star now

Crew

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