Blitz

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"Blitz" follows the epic journey of George, a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

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A surprisingly old-fashioned tale of survival from director Steve McQueen, Blitz's examination of British society under wartime is given a beating heart by Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan's lovely performances.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

Blitz’s admirable intentions consistently outstrip its execution, which is clunky and full of narrative artifices required to keep its angel-faced lead on the run from danger.

Oct 15, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

... A film that unfolds as a breathtaking love letter to a complex and cosmopolitan city on the brink of collapse.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Leslie Felperin

Hollywood Reporter

Such personal, freeform touches elevate Blitz, adding an artsy, astringent rawness to counter the sticky sweet use of clichés elsewhere.

Oct 11, 2024

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

Steve McQueen explores war's brutal carnage, vile societal racism, and the desperate search for a lost child during Britain's darkest days in World War II.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 16, 2024

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Siddhant Adlakha

IGN Movies

Bombs scream and pierce through the night in Steve McQueen's loud but otherwise vacant Blitz, a World War II drama that tries, but fails, to fold an honest depiction of racial strife into a boy’s trek across a war-torn London.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 15, 2024

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Jamie Graham

Total Film

An impressively cinematic drama that fully immerses viewers in a time and place but offers links to our divided present.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 15, 2024

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Synopsis

"Blitz" follows the epic journey of George, a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

Director: Steve McQueen
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Anita Overland
Screenwriter: Steve McQueen
Distributor: Apple TV+
Production Co: Working Title Films, Apple Studios, New Regency Productions, Lammas Park
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2024
Runtime: 2h 0m