Battle: Los Angeles

Play trailer

Battle: Los Angeles

PG-13

Released Mar 11, 2011

1h 56m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

37%

Tomatometer

212 Reviews

48%

Popcornmeter

50,000+ Ratings

For many years, humans have reported various UFO sightings around the world, fueling speculation about the existence of life on other worlds. In 2011, mankind learns the truth the hard way when alien invaders attack. One by one, the world's great cities fall, leaving Los Angeles as the battleground for humanity's last stand. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his platoon to draw a line in the sand against a powerful enemy unlike any previously encountered.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

Overlong and overly burdened with war movie clichés, Battle: Los Angeles will entertain only the most ardent action junkies.

Read Critics Reviews

Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

Case in point: Battle: Los Angeles, an alien-invasion disaster piece so loud, ham-fisted and joyless-so aggressively lousy-that its only real usefulness is to make one better appreciate the deft touch of a Roland Emmerich.

Jun 28, 2013

Full Review

Michael Wilmington

Chicago Reader

Terminally stupid.

Dec 6, 2011

Full Review

Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

If the talk had been surgically removed, leaving only the sights and sounds of combat, this could have been a striking, semiabstract display of aggressive energy; as it is, any viewer over twelve will go for the laughs.

Mar 21, 2011

Full Review

Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Our plot and attention is not split and spread to several places or groups of people around the country and world. We stick with one group the whole way through and that's the movie's strength.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 16, 2024

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

After a shotgun wedding between Black Hawk Down and Independence Day, this movie was the unwanted offspring—an unintelligible mixture of war movies and science-fiction that insults the credibility of both genres.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 31, 2023

Full Review

Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s aim was to be a pre-summer popcorn action movie and it hits it’s mark.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Tiger L

Go in with the right expectations and you will have a joyride. You won't have time to think about the giant wholes of logic or how many times you've seen the same characters and plots recycled. The total destruction of Southern California is a sight to behold. Our heroes are class actors. And just when you think they are safe...find out for yourself. Hoo rah!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

Full Review

Jose Z

Nose por qué es mala criticada mucho dicen los diálogos son repetidos es obvio por ejemplo retirada nada, bueno los militares en la vida real actúa así, logimente es obvio utilizen las mismas palabras, bueno es buena entretenida la he visto desde 2014 desde que tenía 9 años

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

Full Review

David D

Launched a few careers this film. An old fashioned goodies vs baddies. Without any preachiness, its a solid film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

Full Review

Aaron W

This is one of my favorite alien/military movies. I highly recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

Full Review

Ian R

This movie is full of gung ho fake military speak, it lacks any credibility whatsoever. There is no plot, beyond the obvious invasion of Earth by Aliens, which requires the same handful of US Marines to save the planet. It is a long, boring and typically arrogant Hollywood film. OoRah? I don't think so.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

Full Review

Barbara N

I've watched this film 4 times and never get tired of it! Ooh rah!! Aaron Eckhart is fabulous. I love the Marine cliches! Retreat! HELL NO!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Jonathan Liebesman

Director

Aaron Eckhart

Ssgt. Michael Nantz

Michelle Rodriguez

Tsgt. Elena Santos

Ramón Rodríguez

2nd Lt. William Martinez

Bridget Moynahan

Michele

Ne-Yo

Cpl. Kevin Harris

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - I'm Not Leaving You!

2:54

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Saving Civilians

2:56

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Swimming Pool Ambush

2:27

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Stalked in the Sewers

2:32

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Direct Hit!

3:02

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Defeating the Aliens

2:33

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Destroying the Alien Drone

3:02

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - The Siege Continues

2:29

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - Go Right Through 'Em

1:53

Battle: Los Angeles: Official Clip - First Contact

2:45

View more videos

Edge of Tomorrow

91%

90%

Edge of Tomorrow

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Edge of Tomorrow

RoboCop

50%

49%

RoboCop

Watchlist

TRAILER

for RoboCop

In Time

36%

51%

In Time

Watchlist

Aeon Flux

10%

39%

Aeon Flux

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Aeon Flux

Next

28%

53%

Next

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Next

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

For many years, humans have reported various UFO sightings around the world, fueling speculation about the existence of life on other worlds. In 2011, mankind learns the truth the hard way when alien invaders attack. One by one, the world's great cities fall, leaving Los Angeles as the battleground for humanity's last stand. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his platoon to draw a line in the sand against a powerful enemy unlike any previously encountered.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur
Screenwriter: Christopher Bertolini
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Original Film, Relativity Media, Columbia Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sustained/Intense Seq. of War|Language|Violence and Destruction)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $83.6M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

Most Popular at Home Now