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  • Flash Gordon
  • Opened December 5, 1980 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • PG
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 12+. Read More
  • Although NASA scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange "hot hail" are nothing to worry about, Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) knows better, and takes football star Flash Gordon (Sam Jones) and travel agent Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) with Read More
  • Cast: Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti
  • Director: Mike Hodges
  • Genres: Superhero Film, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Flash Gordon Recent Fan Reviews

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    Saw the film on the 31st anniversary. Missed this movie in the 80s, didn't see it until it was on video. It is your typical corny "b" 80s Scifi movie

Flash Gordon Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Empire | Adam Smith

    This campy extravaganza has it all - heroes, villains, beautiful women and high...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    "Flash Gordon" is played for laughs, and wisely so. It is no more sophisticated...

  • 70
    Chicago Reader | Dave Kehr

    Better than it might have been, given the limitations of this kind of...

  • 63
    The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Jay Scott

    The frantic pleasures of this film add up to what used to be considered good...

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