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GenreAction, Adventure & Comedy
RatedPG-13
Runtime2 hr 30 mins
ReleasedMay 5, 2023
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorJames Gunn
StarringChris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
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| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's Details | |
| Genre | Action, Adventure & Comedy |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 04/22/2023 (Disneyland Paris); 05/05/2023 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 30 mins |
| Budget | $250M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Marvel Comics |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's Interests | |
| General | Zunes, Knowhere, matching spacesuits, a squishy space station, and a whole lot of Rocket backstory. |
| Music | John Murphy. Quill's Zune brings Radiohead, Faith No More and the Beastie Boys. |
| Movies | The 2017 chapter, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Quill's dad is literally a planet. |
| Television | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Kevin Bacon gets a very weird Christmas. |
| Heroes | Rocket. Smartest guy on the ship, and he will tell you so. |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's Crew | |
| Director | James Gunn |
| Writers | James Gunn |
| Producers | Kevin Feige |
| Cinematography | Henry Braham |
| Music | John Murphy |
| Edited By | Fred Raskin, Greg D'Auria |
| Production | Marvel Studios |
| Distributed By | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Three Guardians movies in, James Gunn finally admits the main character was the raccoon all along, and he gives Rocket a backstory rough enough to wreck anyone who has ever loved a pet. That’s the strength and the problem. Vol. 3 runs 150 minutes and whiplashes between creepy lab experiments and Drax bits like a kid flipping channels. The High Evolutionary only has one gear, and that gear is screaming. Will Poulter’s Adam Warlock is a golden toddler who barely gets a scene. But Bradley Cooper’s voice work carries more feeling than half the live-action leads in the whole franchise, and the hallway fight shot as one long take is the best action Gunn has ever filmed. People showed up to say goodbye, to the tune of $845.6 million worldwide. An 8.2 because it gives these characters a real ending, even if it takes the scenic route to get there. $2,396 says you blame allergies the second the otter shows up.
What works: Rocket’s story, Bradley Cooper’s voice work, and a one-take hallway fight that puts most superhero action to shame.
What doesn’t: It’s overstuffed at 150 minutes, the villain only knows how to yell, and Adam Warlock feels like a setup for a movie nobody made.
Who it’s for: Anyone who grew up with these weirdos and needs a proper goodbye, plus anyone who cries at dog adoption ads.
Spoilers
The team saves Rocket and the kids from the High Evolutionary’s ship, then splits up for good. Quill heads home to Earth to see his grandfather, and Rocket takes over as leader of a brand new Guardians lineup.
The Guardians have set up shop on Knowhere, and Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is still not over losing Gamora. Then a golden powerhouse named Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) crashes in and leaves Rocket (Bradley Cooper) badly hurt. Saving him means breaking into the company that built him, run by the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). Nebula (Karen Gillan), Drax (Dave Bautista), Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Groot (Vin Diesel) suit up, while this version of Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) has no memory of any of them. James Gunn directs. One hundred fifty minutes, bring tissues for the raccoon.
Anyone who still cries at a good mixtape. Do not call Rocket a raccoon to his face.
| Chris Pratt | Peter Quill / Star-Lord |
| Zoe Saldaña | Gamora |
| Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer |
| Karen Gillan | Nebula |
| Pom Klementieff | Mantis |
| Vin Diesel | Groot |
| Bradley Cooper | Rocket |
| Will Poulter | Adam Warlock |
| Sean Gunn | Kraglin |
| Chukwudi Iwuji | the High Evolutionary |
| Linda Cardellini | Lylla |
| Nathan Fillion | Master Karja |
| Sylvester Stallone | Stakar Ogord |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 18 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 7.9 / 10 (490,851 votes) → 7.9 / 10 (490,990 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +520 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $845.6M; Domestic box office $359M; Opening weekend $118.4M; Profit / loss (est.) +$47.8M; Rotten Tomatoes 82%; CinemaScore A; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 82% (404 reviews); Metacritic 64 / 100; PostTrak audience 91% positive; CinemaScore A; IMDb users 7.9 / 10 (490,851 votes); movie.guru score 8.0.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.