Civil War

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Civil War

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Released Apr 12

1h 49m

Action

War

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

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Critics Consensus

Tough and unsettling by design, Civil War is a gripping close-up look at the violent uncertainty of life in a nation in crisis.

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Civil War does a good job of putting the viewer on the ground, although it'll be frustrating for anyone hoping to get any clues as to what caused the conflict in the first place.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

This violent tale of anaesthetised reporters is just a war yarn with a twist.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

There’s a cautionary message then in the madness: stop or perish; the choice is entirely ours.

Jul 10, 2024

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

In Alex Garland's tense film, journalists risk everything to document the US at war with itself.

Jun 24, 2024

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

Garland seems poised to be make political points, to show how our current political dysfunction could lead to something far worse… but he never follows through.

Rated: C+

Oct 5, 2024

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A.S. Hamrah

The Forum

This easy digital fakeness is there to get the audience used to it...

Sep 17, 2024

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Kathryn Reklis

The Christian Century

Rather than glorifying war, the film is artful and meditative, making us feel the pointlessness of this violence, how unglamorous and exhausting and unheroic it is.

Aug 6, 2024

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Trevor

Worst movie I’ve ever seen, basically no plot. Would never recommend this movie to anybody

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Garrett C

Best movie of 2024! Saw it 3 times already.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Spencer J Cole

Great film just needed a better conclusion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Andrew B

Once you get past the overt political suggestion, the film does a good job of showing the uncomfortable possibility of where our nation could be headed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Jesse D

On a 2nd viewing, this fucking juggernaut of a masterpiece is even better than it was the first time around. The combined result of being an A24 film from a prolific non-American writer/director is what keeps the subject matter of Civil War completely devoid of every cynical, blatant, stupid, manipulative, domestic Hollywood trope that I fucking despise. It’s now one of my all-time favorite films. Yeah, I said it; I’d give it 6 stars if I could. In my opinion, there isn’t going to be a better film in 2024 – so now I can just stop prioritizing trips to the theater for the rest of the year, and instead return to hyperfocusing on my own projects. Thanks, Civil War 👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Victor

I did liked this one, i also think this movie have a message that as American we all need to learn

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Synopsis

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

Director: Alex Garland
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, DNA Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody/Disturbing Images|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Action, War, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.6M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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