Green Lantern (2011) movie poster

Green Lantern (2011)

"In brightest day. In blackest night."
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👍 59%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 32%
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Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.2/10 (7,579 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
26%
Metacritic
39

Cast

Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern · 72% avg
Blake Lively as Carol Ferris · 65% avg
Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond · 70% avg
Mark Strong as Sinestro · 70% avg
Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond · 72% avg
Angela Bassett as Dr. Amanda Waller · 71% avg
Taika Waititi as Tom Kalmaku · 76% avg
Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur · 67% avg

Is Green Lantern good?

It's divisive. Only 59% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 32%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1299 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#210 / 241 · 2011
Rank among its director's films
#10 / 11 · Martin Campbell

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Green Lantern is a 2011 American superhero film directed by Martin Campbell. Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, a cocky, irresponsible test pilot who is chosen by a dying alien to inherit a powerful ring that makes him the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping force powered by willpower. Hal must overcome his self-doubt to master the ring's ability to create anything he can imagine and defend Earth from Parallax, an entity of pure fear.

Green Lantern was one of the most high-profile superhero misfires of its era, struggling with tonal inconsistency between its cosmic mythology and Earth-bound romantic comedy, and CGI that was criticized as unconvincing — particularly the fully computer-generated Green Lantern suit worn by Reynolds. Ryan Reynolds himself later mocked the film extensively in Deadpool. The film earned $219 million worldwide on a $200 million budget, a significant loss that shelved DC's plans for a Green Lantern franchise.

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Ryan Reynolds says leaks "100%" led to Deadpool movie, reveals that 'Green Lantern' didn't have a functional script when it started
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