Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

"Once more with feeling."

2023 2h 30m EN

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 8,933

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Synopsis

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Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

“Once more with feeling.”

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Cast

Chris Pratt
Peter Quill / Star-Lord
Zoe Saldaña
Gamora
Dave Bautista
Drax
Karen Gillan
Nebula
Pom Klementieff
Mantis
Vin Diesel
Groot (voice)
Bradley Cooper
Rocket (voice)
Sean Gunn
Kraglin / Young Rocket (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gunn, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Gunn directs. Henry Braham behind the camera. John Murphy scores. Fred Raskin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
3Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
4Released 3 years ago.
5Part of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6391+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by James Gunn, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Fred Raskin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña and Dave Bautista carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Once more with feeling.".
12IMDB entry: tt6791350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 15 themes, including "hero", "superhero", "mad scientist", "based on comic".
14Released under 39 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Henry Braham
Original score: John Murphy
Editing: Fred Raskin
Production design: Beth Mickle
Costume design: Judianna Makovsky
Makeup / hair: Heather Galipo
VFX supervisor: Theo Bialek
Sound: David Acord
Stunt coordinator: Heidi Moneymaker
Runtime: 150 min · 2h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $250,000,000
Box office: $845,550,000
Return: 338% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Part of

Guardians of the Galaxy Collection

A superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, and part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series. The series is centered on a band of former intergalactic outlaws, who have teamed together to protect the Galaxy from planetary threats. Led by Peter Quill (Star-Lord) the roster includes Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccon & Groot.

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The Movie Mob2023-05-06
★ 9/10
<b>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the perfect farewell to this quirky group of rogues we never expected to love so much.</b> Our faith in the Marvel Cinematic Universe waned throughout Phase 4 with films that felt hollow, rushed, and insincere. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 rekindled my hope as James Gunn and the cast’s love and passion for these characters shined in every moment of this beautiful, heartfelt send-off. Gunn reminded us of the magic of comic book movies when the storyteller cares more about the characters than the box office. Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, and the rest of the cast pour themselves into entertaining and genuine performances. This film is surprisingly emotional and had me wondering how they convinced me to care so deeply about such a zany group of goofballs, but that they did. Vol. 3 is one of the best conclusions to a film trilogy that had me leave the theater full of satisfaction and nostalgia. While Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is wonderful in nearly every way, if I had a complaint, it would be the soundtrack felt forced at times rather than complimenting strong moments in the first film. The villain wasn’t exceptional but was better than the average Marvel villain, and honestly, Vol. 3 wasn’t about the villain or battles as much as it was a farewell to a family of heroes we have all come to love. This movie is well worth your time, and the fantastic effects and cinematography warrant a trip to the cinema to enjoy it to its fullest! MCU doubters need to set aside their skepticism and enjoy saying goodbye to these beloved characters with this outstanding film.
Ritesh Mohapatra2023-05-08
★ 9/10
A heartfelt & entrancing closure to our favourite band of misfits from marvel GOTG Vol 3 is a fantastic, emotionally immersive product from Marvel which not only made me delighted with the experience but also revived my faith in Marvel Studios. With the vibrant music from the past, hillarious chemistry between the leads , striking action set pieces packaged with an emotive backstory this one is bound to be loved and cherished to glory by all the loyal marvel fanatics. After a long time, Marvel delivers a beautiful and wholesome experience. While everyone from the cast gets their due share of high moments but this film belongs to Rocket. The true MVP of the film. The High Evolutionary's character was unforgiving and brilliant in the context of the story. The screenplay never dissapoints and keeps you engaged even with its long runtime of 150mins. An delightful film by James Gunn who finishes things off at Marvel to focus on DC's future. Overall, GOTG3 is an uproarious, emotional and probably the best marvel flicks after endgame which leaves you with smile in the end.
CinemaSerf2023-05-08
★ 6/10
What a disappointment! The first one was great fun, the second almost as good , but this film is just a poor cousin that really struggles from a weak storyline that never really gets going. The megalomaniacal "High Evolutionary" (Chikwudi Iwuji) has set his sights on retrieving "Rocket" after having discovered that our feisty raccoon is a product of sophisticated genetic engineering - and that has enabled him to think and grow as a being; a skill that is hugely valuable to this global-scale cloner. Snag is, "Rocket" has been laid low after a rather violent visit from "Warlock" (Will Poulter) who is working with his mother to apprehend our ursine pal. "Quill" (Chris Pratt) and the others have determined to save him, though, and are soon on the trail of his origins and of a special pass key that could reset him and get him back to fighting fitness. Can the "Guardians" put aside their petty differences and unite before it's all too late? This is far too long and it also tries to involve all of the characters in such a fashion as to leave the whole thing with a rather superficial feel to it. Pratt actually features quite sparingly, and that robbed this of much of it's humour and punchiness. The visual effects are great, but that's nothing remarkable with Marvel - they are vivid and colourful but that's no substitute for a well written and characterful narrative that this film simply lacks. It does quite feature quite an engagingly eclectic soundtrack, but the rest of this is terribly unremarkable fayre that I found my self struggling to stay interested in as it meandered more into a realm of sci-fi sentimentality that ensured a minimum of jeopardy in a denouement that featured a fair degree of ham - especially from Iwuji. If this is to be the final instalment, then I fear it will not be one that I will ever bother to watch again. Pity.