Masters of the Universe

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Masters of the Universe

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In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man -- the most powerful man in the universe.

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Critics Consensus

By the power of Grayskull and with a little help from its self-deprecating script and spirited cast, Masters of the Universe is a delightful adventure that finds the humanity in He-Man.

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A glossy, action spectacle that wears its heart on its jacked sleeve, Masters of the Universe is a stud of a film.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jul 10

2.5/4

It’s got the right cast and the right director; now it just needs to surrender to its cheesy outrageousness.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Jun 9

Hear that? That’s the sound of a barrel being scraped over in Hollywood.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jun 8

Masters of the Universe belongs to no one — a project engineered at enormous cost from the needs of IP.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

6d

2/5

This misfire of an action-adventure movie doesn't seem to get anything right: The fight scenes are overly choreographed, the juvenile humor falls flat, and the story takes forever to get started.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

Jul 10

It’s certainly the season’s only aspiring blockbuster in which a robot voiced by Kristen Wiig observes that "existence is a series of absurdities leading to infinite nothingness." She’s not wrong!

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Nestor Bentancor

Nestor Cine Desde Hollywood

Jul 10

There is a powerful, much tighter film buried underneath a mountain of cringy humor [Review in Spanish]

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allan

1d

Better than I expected.

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Reyna

2d

They destroyed my childhood!

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linda W

2d

Loved it. Nostalgic.

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Thomas

3d

Good movie with a nod to the cartoon series brought back some good childhood memories.

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Ian

4d

Very fun movie! Seems like an old MCU movie in its action and stakes and humor

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Derrick

4d

should have stuck to the 80s cartoon roll out

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King Randor

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Synopsis

In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man -- the most powerful man in the universe.

Director: Travis Knight
Producer: Robbie Brenner, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
Screenwriter: Chris Butler
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Mattel Films, Escape Artists
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Sequences of Violence/Action|Language)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2026
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1