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Theme: Transformers

Transformers are giant Robots that can change their shape into different forms such as the likeness of cars, trucks, planes or even dinosaurs. Transformers are often confused with Mecha, which are giant robots piloted by humans but these do not transform shape.

The Transformers were a line of Japanese toys that were brought up by US toy manufacturer Hasbro in the early 1980s. To market the toys, they created an animated tv series The Transformers (1984-7) and spawned a mass-market phenomenon. The tv series created a mythology in which the Transformers had personalities and were divided between the good Autobots and evil Decepticons.

The Transformers were revived in the 2000s by Michael Bay’s live-action film Transformers (2007), which has led to a series of hugely successful sequels that have turned the originals into Mass Destruction Spectaculars with giant robots beating each other into scrap metal. There have been occasional imitators featuring other transformer-type robots.


Aces Go Places II (1983)

30 December 202130 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Hong Kong Slapstick Action

Director: Eric Tsang
Actors: Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Tsui Hark, …
Category: Science Fiction

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)

18 June 200921 September 2019

Rating: 0­

Gonzo Animation

Director: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
Actors: Carey Means, Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Mike Schatz, …
Category: Fantasy

BumbleBee (2018)

6 April 201912 August 2021

Rating: ★★★

Transformers Spinoff

Director: Travis Knight
Actors: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Ledenborg Jr, John Cena, Jason Drucker, …
Category: Science Fiction

Crash and Burn (1990)

2 June 200224 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Killer Android

Director: Charles Band
Actors: Megan Ward, Bill Moseley, Jack McGee, Elizabeth MacLellan, …
Category: Science Fiction

G-Force (2009)

20 October 200916 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Talking Guinea Pig Secret Agents

Director: Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr.
Actors: Zach Galifianakis, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner, …
Category: Fantasy

Gulliver’s Travels (2010)

13 January 20115 February 2022

Rating: ★★

Land of Little People

Director: Rob Letterman
Actors: Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, …
Category: Fantasy

Gunheavy (2008)

24 May 200928 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Futuristic Military Combat

Director: Angelo Lopes
Actors: Santiago Craig
Category: Science Fiction

Meet the Spartans (2008)

3 February 200830 May 2021

Rating: ½

Parodies of Various Films

Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Actors: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, …
Category: Fantasy

Moonwalker (1988)

1 June 200431 May 2022

Rating: ★

Michael Jackson Anthology/Michael Jackson Superhero

Director: Jim Blachfield, Jerry Kramer, Will Vinton, Colin Chilvers
Actors: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Brandon Adams, Kellie Parker
Category: Fantasy

Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

3 November 200128 April 2019

Rating: ½

Teen Power-Suit Superheroes

Director: Bryan Spicer
Actors: Jason Frank, Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, John Yong Bosch, …
Category: Science Fiction

Robot Jox (1990)

7 March 200317 July 2022

Rating: ★★★

Future Gladiatorial Combat with Transformer Robots

Director: Stuart Gordon
Actors: Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo, Michael Alldredge, …
Category: Science Fiction

Roujin Z (1991)

11 March 20011 August 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Anime/Rampaging Hospital Bed

Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubi
Category: Science Fiction

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)

1 January 20109 July 2021

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Babies

Director: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer
Actors: Christine Cavanaugh, Cheryl Chase, Susan Sarandon, E.G. Daily, …
Category: Fantasy

Shorts (2009)

20 October 200916 July 2019

Rating: ★★½

Magic Wishing Stone

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: James Spader, Leslie Mann, William H. Macy, Jimmy Bennett, …
Category: Fantasy

Sucker Punch (2011)

27 March 201125 March 2021

Rating: ★★

Fantasy Action in Dreamed Alternate Realities

Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, …
Category: Fantasy

Transformers (2007)

3 July 200720 June 2020

Rating: ★★★

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Rachael Taylor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

28 June 201419 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Jack Reynor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

30 June 201126 June 2019

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, John Turturro, Patrick Dempsey, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

30 June 200926 June 2019

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

23 September 201717 May 2022

Rating: ★½

Live-Action Transformer Robots

Director: Michael Bay
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Josh Duhamel, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

18 November 200126 March 2019

Rating: ★

Transformer Robot Wars/Animation

Director: Nelson Shin
Actors: Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Orson Welles, Eric Idle, …
Category: Science Fiction

Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)

19 August 202020 October 2021

Rating: ★★

Asylum Mockbuster/Alien Robot Invasion

Director: Scott Wheeler
Actors: Bruce Boxleitner, Jennifer Rubin, Shane Van Dyke, Amy Van Horne
Category: Science Fiction

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie – Pyramid of Light (2004)

3 September 20155 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Anime/Playing Card Dueling

Director: Hatsuki Suji
Actors: Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Darren Dunstan, John Campbell, …
Category: Fantasy

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