Black Adam

"The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam."

2022 2h 5m EN

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6.8

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39%

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6.1

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★6.8TMDB · 7,307🥫39%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 303,175

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Synopsis

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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.

“The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.”

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Cast

Dwayne Johnson
Black Adam / Teth Adam
Aldis Hodge
Hawkman / Carter Hall
Noah Centineo
Atom Smasher / Al Rothstein
Sarah Shahi
Adrianna Tomaz
Quintessa Swindell
Cyclone / Maxine Hunkel
Marwan Kenzari
Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
Mo Amer
Karim
Bodhi Sabongui
Amon Tomaz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: Adam Sztykiel, Sohrab Noshirvani, Rory Haines
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CAST

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614+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Lee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dwayne Johnson and Aldis Hodge and Noah Centineo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jaume Collet-Serra directs. Lawrence Sher behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. John Lee cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Released 4 years ago.
3614+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Lee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dwayne Johnson and Aldis Hodge and Noah Centineo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam.".
9IMDB entry: tt6443346 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "lightning", "superhero", "anti hero", "based on comic".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: John Lee
Production design: Tom Meyer
Costume design: Bart Mueller
Makeup / hair: Deborah La Mia Denaver
VFX supervisor: Bill Westenhofer
Sound: Tom Ozanich
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $393,452,111
Return: 197% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Black Adam (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 303,175 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 12 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2022-10-19
★ 5/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/black-adam-spoiler-free-review "Black Adam is far from impressive, being somewhat disappointing due to its formulaic, predictable screenplay when something different was anticipated. Lorne Balfe's epic score and a magnificent cast - Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, and most remarkably Pierce Brosnan are phenomenal - try to elevate the decent action and visuals, but the moderate entertainment levels don't make up for the dated narrative structure. Tiresomely heavy exposition, story with little to no creativity, and inconsistent humor make it impossible for the DCEU to take "the next step" in a truly impactful manner." Rating: C+
Faraz Khan2022-10-22
★ 7/10
Well it wasn't disappointing...
Chris Sawin2022-10-23
★ 3/10
With a horrid script, lackluster performances, and a waste of potentially awesome characters, Black Adam is an explosive, $195 million, anti-heroic dud. The DCEU is about to get way more convoluted and underwhelming than ever before if this is the future of live action DC films. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Black-Adam-20220-Review-A-Stale-and-Disjointed-Antihero-Kerfuffle