A Minecraft Movie

Director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) brings his zany sensibility to this big-budget adaptation of world-building video game phenomenon, shot here in little ol’ New Zealand.

Four misfits - Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) - find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Jack Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative… the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

“A relatively accessible, often enjoyable adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time, its family-friendly good heart unencumbered by its overstuffed narrative.” ~Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence

“A video game movie that encourages creation instead of just uplifting capitalism? That’s a small victory in 2025.” ~Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com