Jared Leto takes the lead as Ares in the new Tron movie

The original Tron, released in 1982, has gone on to become a veritable cult classic of the sci-fi genre.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for its most recent iteration, Tron: Ares, if critics’ reviews are anything to go by.

Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters and Gillian Anderson, the new sequel has been heavily panned in early reviews, with some going as far as describing it as one of 2025’s worst big-screen offerings.

Here’s a selection of what the critics have had to say about Tron: Ares…

The Independent (1/5)

“The worst film of the year and a new low for Disney. The music’s great, but this Jared Leto vehicle is otherwise an ethically dubious, horribly written nadir in franchise slop.”

The Guardian (1/5)

“The matrix of pointlessness is reloaded in this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi, more a screensaver than an actual film [...] Tron:........

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