Blue Beetle
2023 · Movie · PG-13 · 128 min · ★ 6.6 · 70% critics
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home and finds it has changed. While searching for his purpose, he comes into possession of an ancient alien relic: the Scarab, which thrusts him into a new superhero life and pits him against powerful forces tied to a tech company.
Based on Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-08-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (3,114 votes)
- Budget
- $104,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Blue Beetle if you want a heartwarming, family-centric superhero origin with fun energy and a vivid vibe, but Not for you if you need highly original storytelling or complex antagonists—especially compared with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania or Justice League.
Pros: family-first heart; memorable look; solid leads | Cons: villains feel one-note; plot feels generic; sometimes eye-roll moments
Themes
- armor
- superhero
- family relationships
- family
- high tech
- job hunting
- mexican american
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- immigrant family
- college graduate
- dc extended universe (dceu)
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Xolo Maridueña
as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Bruna Marquezine
as Jenny Kord
Susan Sarandon
as Victoria Kord
Raoul Max Trujillo
as Carapax
Belissa Escobedo
as Milagros Reyes
Damián Alcázar
as Alberto Reyes
Elpidia Carrillo
as Rocío Reyes
George López
as Rudy Reyes
Adriana Barraza
as Nana Reyes
Becky G
as Khaji-Da (voice)
Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto