Michael Bay Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

Critics Consensus: At top speed and with sirens wailing, Ambulance comes riding to the rescue for audiences facing an emergency shortage of Michael Bay action thrills.

Synopsis: Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever. In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Moses Ingram

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: For visceral thrills, it can't be beat. Just don't expect The Rock to engage your brain.

Synopsis: FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: While believable characters are hard to come by in Transformers, the effects are staggering and the action is exhilarating.

Synopsis: An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a comparatively mature and restrained effort from Michael Bay, albeit one that can't quite boast the impact its fact-based story deserves.

Synopsis: On Sept. 11, 2012, Islamic militants attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, an officer for the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: It may be his most thought-provoking film to date, but Michael Bay's Pain & Gain ultimately loses its satirical edge in a stylized flurry of violent spectacle.

Synopsis: Danny Lupo (Mark Wahlberg), manager of the Sun Gym in the 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Bad Boys stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have enjoyable chemistry; unfortunately, director Michael Bay too often drowns it out with set pieces and explosions in place of an actual story.

Synopsis: Miami-Dade detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) blow a fuse when $100 million worth of heroin they recently confiscated is heisted... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tchéky Karyo

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: A clone of THX 1183, Coma, and Logan's Run, The Island is another loud and bombastic Michael Bay movie where explosions and chases matter more than characters, dialogue, or plot.

Synopsis: In 2019 a mercenary (Djimon Hounsou) pursues two clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson) who escaped from a research facility after learning their true fate.

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

Synopsis: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: 6 Underground is loud, frenetic, and finally preposterous -- which is either bad news or a hearty recommendation, depending how one feels about the movies of Michael Bay.

Synopsis: Six individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do, have been chosen not only for their skill, but for... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Adria Arjona, Mélanie Laurent, Ben Hardy

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Its special effects -- and 3D shots -- are undeniably impressive, but they aren't enough to fill up its loud, bloated running time, or mask its thin, indifferent script.

Synopsis: Sam Witwicky and his new girlfriend, Carly, join the fray when the evil Decepticons renew their longstanding war against the Autobots. Optimus Prime believes that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Pearl Harbor tries to be the Titanic of war movies, but it's just a tedious romance filled with laughably bad dialogue. The 40 minute action sequence is spectacular though.

Synopsis: This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr.

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter.

Synopsis: The drug ecstasy is flowing into Miami, and the police want it stopped. Police Detective Marcus Burnett and his partner, Mike Lowrey, are just the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

Synopsis: Two years after he and his Autobot friends saved the Earth from the Decepticons, Sam Witwicky faces a new battle: college. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: With the fourth installment in Michael Bay's blockbuster Transformers franchise, nothing is in disguise: Fans of loud, effects-driven action will find satisfaction, and all others need not apply.

Synopsis: After an epic battle, a great city lies in ruins, but the Earth itself is saved. As humanity begins to pick up the pieces, a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Grammer

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: Cacophonous, thinly plotted, and boasting state-of-the-art special effects, The Last Knight is pretty much what you'd expect from the fifth installment of the Transformers franchise.

Synopsis: Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci

Directed By: Michael Bay