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

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