Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Movie, 2022, Rise, Set in New York
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is #14 of 16 in release order and #14 of 16 in chronological order in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The story
When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie recap
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022) sends Casey Jones back from a 2044 overrun by the alien Krang to stop the invasion before it starts. Andy Suriano and Ant Ward direct this Netflix film, which continues the 2018 series months after the Shredder's defeat. In the future, Leonardo and Michelangelo die getting their student Casey (Haley Joel Osment) through time. In the present, Leonardo (Ben Schwartz) has grown cocky, which grates on Raphael (Omar Miller), while Donatello (Josh Brener) and Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith) tag along. The Foot Clan steals a mystic key that opens the Krang's prison dimension, and Splinter (Eric Bauza) explains that ancient warriors used it to lock them away. When the portal opens, Krang One (Jim Pirri) drains the brothers' powers; Leonardo grabs the key and Raphael is captured covering his escape. The Krang possess Raphael and the Foot, and April O'Neil (Kat Graham) and Splinter fight to hide the key. The Krang then open the portal atop the Metro Tower and bring the Technodrome down on New York.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie ending explained
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie ends with Leonardo freeing Raphael from Krang One aboard the Technodrome and the brothers regaining their powers. April, Splinter and Casey defeat Krang Two, and Leonardo forces Krang One back into the prison dimension and orders Casey to close the portal, trapping himself inside. Michelangelo uses his new portal power to pull him out, leaving Krang One sealed away for good. Over pizza on the Brooklyn Bridge, Casey reveals that his mother is Cassandra Jones, the former Foot recruit from the series. Leonardo's role as leader, set up at the end of the show, is the film's main thread.
Where to watch Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
- Chronological order: after Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
What to watch before Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
In release order, 11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles essentials come before Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022), from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) to Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018).
Cast
- Ben Schwartz as Leo / Janitor Man (voice)
- Omar Benson Miller as Raph / Office Man 1 (voice)
- Brandon Mychal Smith as Mikey / Foot Soldier 1 (voice)
- Josh Brener as Donnie / Security AI / Tank AI / Dragged Man (voice)
- Haley Joel Osment as Casey Jones / Foot Soldier 3 (voice)
- Eric Bauza as Splinter / Additional Characters (voice)
- Kat Graham as April O'Neil / Café Woman 3 (voice)
- Jim Pirri as Krang One / Military Soldier 1 (voice)
- Toks Olagundoye as Krang Two / Military Woman (voice)
- Rhys Darby as Hypno-Potamus (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Various Characters (voice)
- John Michael Higgins as Warren Stone (voice)
Directed by Andy Suriano, Ant Ward.