Green Lantern

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Green Lantern

PG-13

2011

1h 54m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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Sworn to preserve intergalactic order, the Green Lantern Corps has existed for centuries. Its newest recruit, Hal Jordan, is the first human to join the ranks. The Green Lanterns have little regard for humans, who have thus far been unable to harness the powers of the ring each member wears. But Jordan, a gifted and cocky test pilot, may be the corps' only hope when a new enemy called Parallax threatens the universal balance of power.

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Critics Consensus

Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Jan 22, 2024

2/5

Whenever this Lantern returns to terra firma (too often), its imaginative flights are ground down under the Warner overlords’ demographic-pandering heels.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 2, 2019

2.5/5

All the prancing about on a galaxy far far away where Hal [Ryan Reynolds] meets the other Green Lanterns, and the wise ancients, and a gigantic gruff sergeant-type who learns him his ropes is all a bit of a bore.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 8, 2017

B-

Green Lantern is not a perfect movie, but it's fun to watch.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Oct 14, 2024

2/5

It is definitely going to need a strong detergent to get out the green grass stains from this drag of a start.

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

Aug 22, 2024

The moments of adequacy point to a better super-Reynolds future.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 29, 2023

1.5/4

Overcoming a personal tragedy, defeating various villains, and discovering his powers with a trendy soundtrack to guide his way, Reynolds’ Hal Jordan is plain as can be, even offensive in an age where this genre has elevated itself with dynamic films...

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Tony

Apr 15, 2022

I love the GL, this was an ok film.

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LIFE GAMES T

@RT29601159 2 days ago

esse filme foi massacrado no lançamento, e anos depois sair uma serie medíocre na HBO e so assim vimos que esse filme foi muito injustiçado

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Fabiano B

@RT80408149 3 days ago

Depois da série Lanternas, esse filme fica bem mais interessante. Que série decepcionante. O filme merece uma homenagem por ter sido corajoso.

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Ironsmashweb T

@RT16080035 5 days ago

This film is pretty great! Ignoring the main character… if you include the main character well yeah Hal is bad in this like real bad

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Pedrinho P

@RT69739577 5 days ago

Esse filme é bom, nos apresenta a tropa dos lanterna verde e ao lanterna verde hal jordam

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Kevin C

@RT21652914 Oct 2, 2026

When I first watched the film back in 2011 I wasn’t too impressed. But re-watching it again in 2026 gave me a new perspective on the movie. I thought it was amazing. I thought Ryan Reynolds did an excellent job. I honestly think that most people don’t like this movie because they just enjoy being negative about everything. If you haven’t seen this movie because of bad reviews, I recommend that you actually watch it without paying attention when other people say.

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Synopsis

Sworn to preserve intergalactic order, the Green Lantern Corps has existed for centuries. Its newest recruit, Hal Jordan, is the first human to join the ranks. The Green Lanterns have little regard for humans, who have thus far been unable to harness the powers of the ring each member wears. But Jordan, a gifted and cocky test pilot, may be the corps' only hope when a new enemy called Parallax threatens the universal balance of power.

Director: Martin Campbell
Producer: Donald De Line, Greg Berlanti
Screenwriter: Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, De Line Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $116.6M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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