Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990

Directed by Steve Barron

  • Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • 93 min
  • PG

Hey dude, this is NO cartoon.

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in Ninjutsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

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Character

Unpretentious, resolved, effortless and classical in form.

  • unpretentiousprestige
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • effortlessdemanding
  • classical in formformally daring
  • character-ledplot-driven

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 31 / 3The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 30 / 3The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 22The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

25 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.

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