A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Jack Black yells "chicken jockey," and theaters full of teenagers turned it into a sporting event. That line is the most memorable thing in A Minecraft Movie. Black’s Steve is a former doorknob salesman who found a magic orb and a crystal down in a mine, and the pair opens a doorway to the Overworld. Years later Jason Momoa’s Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison, a former ’80s game champ with a sinking store in Chuglass, Idaho, ends up with both after a storage auction. Two new-in-town siblings and a real estate agent with a mobile petting zoo tag along, and everybody tumbles through. From there it’s a fetch quest against Malgosha, a gold-hungry piglin ruler who can’t stand creativity. The plot is muddy and the characters get one trait each. Black and Momoa go so big you stop asking questions. It made $960.4 million worldwide. A 4.6 because the actors are having more fun than the script. $8,514 says you shout "chicken jockey" at the screen the second it happens, even if you’re watching alone.

What works: Jack Black and Jason Momoa commit completely, and their goofy energy keeps the movie moving even when the story stalls.

What doesn’t: The plot is confusing if you’ve never played the game, and almost everyone besides the two leads gets one trait and nothing else.

Who it’s for: Kids who know every block in the game and the parents willing to sit through a rowdy screening with them.