The Flash (film)

The Flash is a 2006 superhero film, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. It is the fifth installment in the DC Cinematic Universe.

It was directed by Ron Howard and stars Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash, Katie Cassidy as Iris West, Matt Letscher as Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart, Sugar Lyn Beard as Jesse Chambers, Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny, Robbie Amell as Wally West, Shantel VanSanten as Patty Spivot, Patrick Sabongui as David Singh, and John Wesley Shipp as Daniel West. The film was given two sequels, The Flash: Rogue War and The Flash: Flashpoint.

Cast

 * Stephen Amell as Barry Allen/The Flash
 * Katie Cassidy as Iris West
 * Matt Letscher as Eobard Thawne
 * Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart
 * Sugar Lyn Beard as Jesse Chambers
 * Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny
 * Robbie Amell as Wally West
 * Shantel VanSanten  as Patty Spivot
 * Patrick Sabongui  as David Singh
 * John Wesley Shipp as Daniel West

Box office
The film grossed $758,239,851 worldwide.

Critical reception
The Flash received a 25% "rotten" rating on the film review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes based on a sample of 220 reviews and an average rating of 4.8/10.