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The dark DC Universe goes kiddie with the lighthearted, comedic superhero film Shazam! When 15-year old Billy Batson is given magical powers by a wizard he ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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Shazam! Videos 8:53 Shazam!:EasterEggs+FunFacts 2:12 Shazam!:Pop-UpTrailer 2:04 Shazam!:Trailer2 9:50 Shazam!:ExclusiveComic-ConInterview 2:53 Shazam!:Comic-ConTrailer ViewAllVideos(5) Shazam! Photos ViewAllPhotos(40) MovieInfo Weallhaveasuperheroinsideofus--itjusttakesabitofmagictobringitout.In14-year-oldBillyBatson'scase,allheneedstodoisshoutoutonewordtotransformintotheadultsuperheroShazam.Stillakidatheart,Shazamrevelsinthenewversionofhimselfbydoingwhatanyotherteenwoulddo--havefunwhiletestingouthisnewfoundpowers.Buthe'llneedtomasterthemquicklybeforetheevilDr.ThaddeusSivanacangethishandsonShazam'smagicalabilities. Rating: PG-13(Language|IntenseSequencesofAction|SuggestiveMaterial) Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action, Fantasy OriginalLanguage: English Director: DavidF.Sandberg Producer: PeterSafran Writer: HenryGayden ReleaseDate(Theaters): Apr5,2019  wide ReleaseDate(Streaming): Jul2,2019 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $140.4M Runtime: 2h12m Distributor: WarnerBros.Pictures SoundMix: DolbyAtmos AspectRatio: Scope(2.35:1) Viewthecollection: DCExtendedUniverse Cast&Crew ZacharyLevi Shazam MarkStrong Dr.Sivana AsherAngel BillyBatson JackDylanGrazer FreddyFreeman DjimonHounsou Wizard GraceFulton MaryBromfield IanChen EugeneChoi JovanArmand PedroPeña FaitheHerman DarlaDudley CooperAndrews VictorVasquez MartaMilans RosaVasquez AdamBrody SuperHeroFreddy MichelleBorth SuperHeroMary RossButler SuperHeroEugene D.J.Cotrona SuperHeroPedro MeaganGood SuperHeroDarla DavidF.Sandberg Director HenryGayden Screenwriter PeterSafran Producer JeffreyChernov ExecutiveProducer ChristopherGodsick ExecutiveProducer WalterHamada ExecutiveProducer GeoffJohns ExecutiveProducer AdamSchlagman ExecutiveProducer RichardBrener ExecutiveProducer DaveNeustadter ExecutiveProducer DanyGarcia ExecutiveProducer HiramGarcia ExecutiveProducer DwayneJohnson ExecutiveProducer MaximeAlexandre Cinematographer MichelAller FilmEditor BenjaminWallfisch OriginalMusic JenniferSpence ProductionDesign LeahButler CostumeDesigner RichDelia Casting ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforShazam! AllCritics(413) |TopCritics(77) |Fresh(370) |Rotten(43) FullReview… AndreaGronvall ChicagoReader FullReview… PeterRainer FilmWeek(KPCC-NPRLosAngeles) FullReview… MichaelSragow FilmCommentMagazine FullReview… WenleiMa News.com.au FullReview… KimNewman Sight&Sound FullReview… RoxanaHadadi ChesapeakeFamilyMagazine FullReview… LonitaCook KCTV5Newsat9 FullReview… NicholasOon MaximumHype(YouTube) FullReview… RickMarshall DigitalTrends FullReview… KipMooney CollegeMovieReview FullReview… AlexBentley CultureMap FullReview… JesseHassenger SportsAlcohol ViewAllCriticReviews(413) AudienceReviewsforShazam! Dec06,2019 ThefunnythingwithShamazisitalmostfeelslikehalfofitisanindiefilmaboutanorphanboyfindingafamilyandtheotherhalfisthiswackysuperheromovie.Theotherfunnythisis,itkindofworks!Kindof.BothpartsIactuallyreallylike.Ididn'tthinkI'dlikealltheotherorphankids,hisnewfamily,butIreallyenjoyedtheirstories.Thesuperherocomedystuffallworkstoo.ZacharyLeviisabsolutelyfantasticasanadultsuperherowithachild'smind,andhe'sjustdamnfunny.Thevillainisabitstandard,butstillenjoyableenough,andthemovieisjustagreattime.Whereitdoesn'tquiteworkforme,andreallymyonlynitpick,istheblendingofthetwoelements.Idon'tquitebuyShazamandBillyBatsonasthesamecharacter.Billyisthisbroodingsadcharacter,andShazamisfunandwacky.Iguessit'ssupposedtobesomethinglikewithSpider-Manwherewhenhe'sinthesuit,heletslooseandfeelsmorefreetogetallhisquipsgoing,butwithSpider-ManthatworksbetterbecausethecharacterisstillplayedbyTomHolland.Withthis,it'stwodifferentactors,anditreallydoesfeelliketwodifferentcharacters.YeahZacharyLevifeelslikeakid,butjustnotthiskid.Otherthanthatthough,Shazamreallyisatonoffun. MichaelM SuperReviewer Oct07,2019 ThedarkDCUniversegoeskiddiewiththelighthearted,comedicsuperherofilmShazam!When15-yearoldBillyBatsonisgivenmagicalpowersbyawizardheturnstohisfosterbrotherforhelp,andsoondiscoversthatthere'sasuper-villainwho'stryingtotakehispowersfromhim.ZacharyLevigivesaprettygoodperformance,asdoesMarkStrong,butthematerialdoesn'treallyletthemdomuch.Thecharactersareallbroad,one-dimensionalstereotypes(particularlythevillains).And,noneoftheactionscenesareallthatimpressive,andthecharacterdesignsfortheSevenDeadlySinsaren'tscary.MoreDisneythananyMarvelmovie,Shazam!isasillykid'sfilmthatdoesn'tfitthecinematicuniversethatDChasbeenbuilding. DannM SuperReviewer Jul23,2019 ThetitularShazamandhasalter-egoBillyBatsonfeellikecompletelydifferentcharacters.Thisisnotunheardofforasuperherobyanystretch,butwhenaccompaniedbyachangeofactor,it'saprettyjarringsituation.Ialsohaveahardtimefiguringoutwhothetargetdemographiciswiththisthing.Seemsallovertheplace. But!attheendoftheday,themostimportantquestionis"DidIenjoyShazam!?"andtothattheanswerisstillsomehowyes.ProbablythebestthattheDCIThoughSheWasWithUniversehastooffer,withtheglaringexceptionofWonderWoman. GimlyM SuperReviewer Jul19,2019 Feelsevenmorelikethe"oddmanout"ofthefranchisethan"WonderWoman".Ithasarealsenseoffun,whichthesemovie'sdesperatelyneed. AlecB SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. Movie&TVguides BestHorrorMovies Top200ofalltime "RottenTomatoesIsWrong" Ournewpodcast WorstSuperheroMovies Thanks,Squad BestNetflixSeriesandShows Whattobingerightnow ViewAll TOPHEADLINES 2021’sMostAnticipatedMovies BestNetflixShowsandSeriesToBinge The100BestMoviesonNetflixRightNow TheBestTVShowsof2020 BestMoviesOfftheRadarFrom2020 150EssentialComedyMoviesToWatchNow 100BestMoviesonAmazonPrimeToWatch BestHorrorMoviesof2020Ranked ViewAll ALLCRITICS TOPCRITICS VERIFIEDAUDIENCE ALLAUDIENCE AboutTomatometer AboutAudienceScore Goback Moretrailers