Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (988 ratings)

Discover how the Mystery Team first came together in this prequel to the hit film series featuring everyone's favorite sleuthing canine. When the kids are unjustly suspended from Coolsville High for an elaborate supernatural prank, they pull out all the stops to catch the real culprits and clear… More

In Theaters
Sep 13, 2009 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Joly Herman, Common Sense Media

    Fun live-action prequel is too creepy for the littlest kids.

  • James O'Ehley, fantastiqueZINE

    What a steaming pile of Scooby-Poo.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...it's about time the cartoon got the live-action treatment it deserves. (Blu-ray Edition)

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...sweet and charming, succeeding as a genuine gathering of friends.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    In this beginning of the live-action Mystery Inc. gang film with different actors and special effects... even CI of Scooby-Doo are poor and unreal than the previous <i>Scooby-Doo</i> movies. It is different and a bit fun. But in the final scene does memory me in the… More

  • Jim W


    Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins has it's cheesy moments, yet it's surprisingly much better than the other 2 live action films. Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini were the only good casting as Shaggy and Velma in those movies. While here Nick Palatas and Hayley Kiyoko are… More

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