Legion of Super-Heroes

2023

Action / Animation / Sci-Fi

55
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 56% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 5566 5.6K

cyborg superhero time travel based on comic distant future dc animated movie universe

Plot summary

Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Her cousin, Superman, mentors her and suggests she leave their space-time to attend the Legion Academy in the 31st century, where she makes new friends and a new enemy: Brainiac 5. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle as it searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy’s vault.

Director

Jeff Wamester Photo
Jeff Wamester

Top cast

Jensen Ackles Photo
Jensen Ackles as Batman
Ben Diskin Photo
Ben Diskin as Arms Fall Off Boy / Brainiac 2
Matt Bomer Photo
Matt Bomer as The Flash
Harry Shum Jr. Photo
Harry Shum Jr. as Brainaic 5
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay 2160p.BluRay
768.71 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 17
1.54 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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3.78 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
N/A
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by WarringtonOutbound 6 / 10

Supergirl goes to school...in the 31st century

Basically Supergirl travels into the future to train with the heroes of the title. There's kind of a Young Adult vibe, multiple romantic interests, Wolverine-like superhero Timberwolf, some interesting stuff about the Brainiac dynasty...and it begins with yet another depiction of the destruction of Krypton, although it's from Kara's POV.Nice animation, good voice work, more instances of the needless gore that stops these movies being suitable for younger viewers...it's a decent enough entry, but there's not much to it.It has similarities with the previous animated movie Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, which also featured an unhappy, fish-out-of-water Supergirl leaving Metropolis to train with a bunch of super beings - in that case, Wonder Woman's island of amazons.The two most notable things are that the plot actually builds on a seemingly disposable moment from Justice Society - World War II; and the post-credit sequence, which nicely sets up a bigger story ahead.
Reviewed by jesssfrankel 5 / 10

Could've been decent, but...

I'm always up for another DC animated feature, and while some have been better than others, this particular outing doesn't do it for me. We've got Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-el, come to Earth, no build-up to how she lands and adapts...Oh, wait, she really doesn't, so Superman decides to take her to the 31st century and she enters a hero academy as a trainee. Yes, THAT Legion of Super-Heroes. And, like the spoiled and self-righteous stuck-up princess she is, she gets into trouble but eventually redeems herself.On the plus side, the music is okay, the voices are decent enough, and the action sequences are pretty good. On the minus side, how the characters are drawn looks cut-rate to this viewer. It resembles The Man of Tomorrow with black outlines, but somewhat cheaper-looking. The story is all too predictable, and there's little sympathy built up for Kara during the proceedings.On the whole, this isn't something I can recommend purchasing. I watched it because it's DC and DC superheroes/superheroines rock, but this...it's watchable, but no more. For something better featuring Supergirl, I'd suggest Superman Unbound. Kara is portrayed much more sympathetically in that movie.Oh, and Arms Fall-Off Boy, he's just a little too creepy for me. Ick.
Reviewed by masonsaul 7 / 10

Really good animated adventure

Legion of Super-Heroes could've done with more of focus on the super hero team of the title but it remains a really good adventure that's a lot of fun and connects the wider Tomorrow-verse in satisfying ways that aren't too overbearing thankfully.Meg Donnelly is a great Supergirl with lots of enthusiasm and some really endearing fish out of water antics. She has also solid chemistry with Harry Shum Jr. Who brings a suitably cold and calculating exterior to Brainiac 5 balanced by a warmer side under the surface.The animation style carried over from Superman: Man of Tomorrow continues to impress, it still looks really nice and is way more colourful, stylised and detailed than what came before.
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