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'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is a 2014 American [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] based on [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]]'' toy line. It is the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011) and the fourth installment in the [[Transformers (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]]. Like its predecessor, the film is directed by [[Michael Bay]] and written by [[Ehren Kruger]]. It stars [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Nicola Peltz]], [[Jack Reynor]], [[Sophia Myles]], [[Bingbing Li]], [[Titus Welliver]], and [[T.J. Miller]]. It does not feature the original human cast from the previous three films, and instead introduces a new human cast and many new Transformers, including the Dinobots. In the film,A struggling inventor Cade Yeager and hissingle-father daughter Tessa are unexpectedly drawn into a dangerous conflict. After discoveringdiscovers a damaged truck, which turns out to be [[Optimus Prime]], they join forces with the [[Autobots]] to face off against the relentless bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Transformers) | Lockdown]], the covert black ops unit Cemetery Wind, and a newTransformer breedin of man-made Transformersdisguise. Their mission becomes a race against time to retrieve a mysterious powerful Cybertronian artifact and protect Earth from the threat of extinction.

It was released in the United States on June 27, 2014, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |date= March 12, 2014 |first= Germain |last= Lussier |title= 'Transformers 4' IMAX Poster: Giant Robots On the Giant Screen |publisher= [[/Film]] |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-imax-poster/ |access-date= March 20, 2014 |archive-date= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140318003749/http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-imax-poster/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The film received generally negative reviews from critics for its runtime and direction, <!-- [[WP:FILMLEDE]] All claims must be clearly supported by the Critical response section. -->and grossed over $1.104 billion worldwide against a $210 million production budget, making it the [[2014 in film#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film of 2014]], the only film in 2014 to gross over $1 billion, and the [[List of highest-grossing films|<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust!-->tenth-<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust! -->highest-grossing film of all time]] at the time of its release. It was followed by ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' in 2017.