6. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

As Hard as It Is to Believe Looking Back, Transformers: Age of Extinction Made More Than $1 Billion at the Box Office, One of Only Two Transformers Movies to Do So. of the 53 Movies That Have Ever Crossed the Billion Dollar Threshold, There's a Good Chance This One Is the Worst.

5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

If You've Ever Wondered What a Writers' Strike Can Do to a Movie, Go Watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Michael Bay Was Working with More of an Outline Than a Script and It Shows.

4. Transformers: the Last Knight (2017)

The Last Knight Isn't a Great Movie, but It's Certainly Not as Bad as Many of the Reviews Indicate. the Well for Bay's Transformers Ran Dry Long Before the Last Knight Was Released in 2017, and It Feels Like the Overall Frustration with the Franchise Led to a Lot of Added Hate for This Movie. Looking Back on It Now, It's a Lot Better Than a Couple of Its Predecessors.

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

While the Original Remains the Best of Bay's Transformers Movies, Dark of the Moon Is Easily the Most Fun of the Group. It's Big, Loud, and Often Very Dumb, but There Are Very Few Times Throughout the Movie You're Not Having a Great Time.

2. Transformers (2007)

The First Film in the Live-Action Transformers Franchise May Not Be the Best of the Series, but It's Certainly the Best of Michael Bay's Run. Although the Style of These Films Grew Tiresome over the Course of Five Movies, It Still Holds up So Well in That First Outing.

This Is One of the Rare Situations Where the Battle for "Best Movie" in a Franchise Is an Easy One to Call. It's Also One of the Only Times That the Runaway Favorite Isn't the First Film in Its Franchise. Bumblebee Is the Best Transformers Movie by Quite a Wide Margin.

Every Live-Action Transformers Movie Ranked

By Sarah Jenkins

• Oct 9, 2026 • 6 min read

Every Live-Action Transformers Movie Ranked

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

For the Seventh Time Since 2007, a Live-Action Transformers Movie Is Hitting Theaters. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Is Arriving on the Big Screen This Weekend and Opening up a New Chapter of the Paramount Pictures Film Franchise. Moving the Story to the 1990S, Rise of the Beasts Seems to Be Taking a Route Similar to 2018'S Bumblebee, but It Does Feature Some Massive Transformers Battles, in Line with the Five Michael Bay Transformers Films.

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