Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Yu-Gi-Oh!

PG

2004

1h 30m

Fantasy

Adventure

Anime

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Young Yugi must use his game skills to defeat his bitter rival and an Egyptian mummy.

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Critics Consensus

Don't watch the TV show or play the card game? Then this movie is not for you.

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Tasha Robinson

AV Club

Jul 28, 2014

Effectively a strategy guide and commercial in vaguely filmic form.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 29, 2010

2/5

More infomercial than movie. For series fans only.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Jan 8, 2007

Like the gods, the trading cards are capricious, with ever-changing rules and strategies so intricate that only Yu-Gi-Ohlogists will fully enjoy this adventure.

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

Dec 8, 2023

6/10

I find it to be enjoyable not as an action-packed and immersive anime filled with cool monsters battling each other, but as this mindless cheesy movie where you can turn off your brain and just have fun with the goofiness of the situations and the acting.

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Lucy Barrick

Radio Times

Jul 28, 2014

2/5

Only fans of the series will be able to follow the largely incomprehensible plot -- and the bog-standard animation won't win it any new ones.

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Total Film

Jul 28, 2014

1/5

A 90-minute advert in search of a storyline.

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Davetheman

Aug 9, 2026

Yu gi oh the mvoie is such a terrible and a hot mess bad idea to ever be watching

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William D

@Williams0604 Mar 10, 2026

Great movie but the series was better.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 11, 2025

Success in 1 hour, 29 minutes, and 26 seconds.

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Mark J

@RT91128775 Jul 11, 2025

Massive fan of the series, this film does not capture that spirit. Managed to rush and drag at the same time.

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D3Z 1

@RT51637195 Feb 25, 2025

As much as I am a massive fan of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, the film itself is less than stellar. I really do not know where to begin with whether this is based upon a plot that not only does not seem to go anywhere throughout the entire film, but makes little to no sense. Even though Joey and Tristan both provide a bit of comic relief, the characters and villain lack any sort of development or growth that pretty much led a rather underwhelming and disappointing animated feature. I would possibly recommend sticking to either the animated series or the other two films Bonds Beyond Time and the Dark Side Dimensions which fares slightly better.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Nov 3, 2024

Loved Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid and still love it as an adult. This film adaptation was a fun time across the board.

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Synopsis

Young Yugi must use his game skills to defeat his bitter rival and an Egyptian mummy.

Director: Hidetaka Ikuta
Producer: Michael Pecoriello, Katia Milani, Norman J. Grossfeld
Screenwriter: Michael Pecoriello
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 4 Kids Entertainment
Rating: PG (Scary Combat|Monster Images)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Anime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.8M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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