Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theatrical Movies, Ranked

In the early Eighties, comedian guide creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird had a really foolish thought. What would a turtle appear to be if it was a ninja? Almost 40 years later, that concept has develop into some of the recognizable on this planet. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles could have began as a comic book guide, however they turned toys, an animated TV present, and, very quickly after that, film stars.

In that point, the Turtles have regularly developed, each visually and when it comes to popular culture resonance. Now, after nearly a decade away, they’re again on the large display. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem opens in theaters September 7 and guarantees to convey the Turtles again to their roots.

So the place does that movie rank with the opposite Turtles motion pictures which were launched? Do you even bear in mind all the Turtles motion pictures which have come out? Check out our rating of all of the theatrical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles motion pictures.

7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

TMNT Movie Trailer

In 2014, after nearly a decade away within the live-action area, producer Michael Bay noticed a window. Revisit the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles however with trendy expertise. The outcome was a nostril-filled mess. A creepy, flat, film that actually had the most effective intentions and really costly efficiency seize CGI, however had not one of the enjoyable or inspiration that made the franchise well-known. Read our evaluation from the time.

6. TMNT (2007)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Trailer 2

Almost 30 years after debuting in animation, the Turtles had been animated on the large display for the primary time, with blended outcomes. The film had a novel look, one which was in step with the TV variations of the period, and a novel story setting past the standard origin stuff. But once more, it doesn’t fairly all come collectively as one would hope.

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) Official Trailer – Live Action Movie HD

The third time was not the appeal for the live-action Ninja Turtles. Just 4 years after their first movie, a second sequel was launched and it felt like many of the good concepts had been gone. Instead, the Turtles journey again in time and it’s simply not all that enjoyable. What does work about it’s the pleasure of seeing these unique, costumed, live-action turtles in motion once more reminds you a little bit of the 2 earlier (and superior) movies.

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Trailer (2016) – Paramount Pictures

Here’s the place the listing goes from fairly unhealthy motion pictures to a lot much less unhealthy motion pictures. And it’s in all probability controversial to incorporate Out of the Shadows within the latter class. But I nonetheless discover it to be a movie that takes the faults of that first Bay-produced film (which was clearly successful because it obtained a sequel) and makes an attempt to repair it with extra bizarre, absurd turtle stuff. It’s nonetheless not nice however compared to the opposite motion pictures on this listing, it’s higher than most. Certainly higher than its predecessor. Read our evaluation from its launch.

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) Official Trailer – Movie HD

When your film has a climax that’s so extremely particular to its period that Vanilla Ice seems to rap a tune about your characters, it’s onerous to dislike it. So sure, Secret of the Ooze is a kind of ‘90s movies that’s simply so ‘90s. It feels like a bigger, bolder adventure than the first film—which sequels usually are—while also keeping the heart and humor of the original. It’s merely enjoyable.

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)“ Theatrical Trailer

As is the case in so many ranked lists, it’s onerous to high the unique. And so it goes with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The 1990 unique is much from excellent however with none actual roadmap past the comics and TV present, it nonetheless hits that proper steadiness of humor and motion, whereas being a pleasant origin and character story too. It additionally established a tone and customary that each movie that’s come after it has tried to dwell as much as.

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Final Trailer (2023 Movie) – Seth Rogen

As we write this, right here’s how the Turtles motion pictures break down on Rotten Tomatoes:

• 1990 – 41%
• 1991 – 35%
• 1993 – 19%
• 2007 – 36%
• 2014 – 21%
• 2016 – 37%
• 2023 – 96%

Yes, you learn that proper. No Turtles film has ranked above 41% for critics, besides the brand new one, which MORE THAN DOUBLES THAT. Have the youngsters who beloved Turtles simply grown up into movie critics? Can the film truly be that significantly better than the others? Well, sure but additionally sure. Mutant Mayhem is a respectable incredible film. Almost the ultimate degree of Turtles filmmaking, mixing all the good issues from these different motion pictures into one thing new and contemporary. It’s simply the most effective of the bunch. Read our full evaluation right here.