Brash adventurer and ragtag crew fight for galaxy's fate. Marvel 10th Anniversary Year 2014 Theatrical Release 2014 08 01 Video Release 2014 12 09 Studio Marvel Studios Genre Action MPAA Rating PG 13 CARA intense sequences of sci fi violence and action, and for some language Color Color Runtime 121 Animated Live Action Full Synopsis From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits Rocket, a gun toting raccoon, Groot, a tree like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand with the galaxy's fate in the balance. Director James Gunn Cast James Gunn; Chris Pratt; Zoe Saldana; Dave Bautista; Lee Pace; Karen Gillan; Vin Diesel voice ; Bradley Cooper voice ; Djimon Hounsou; Michael Rooker; John C. Reilly