Doomsday

R

Released Mar 14, 2008

1 hr. 49 min.

Action

Sci-Fi

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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50%

76 Reviews

Tomatometer

44%

50,000+ Ratings

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When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) leads a team back into the hot zone to find a counteragent to the virus, which has re-emerged in London. She and her comrades wage a desperate battle for survival against feral survivors, as they try to prevent it from ushering in a new dark age.

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Critics Consensus

Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads.

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jp

Pretty contrived. I gave it a chance as they said it was a hidden gem on HBO but the truth is its not so great. Like its really predictable and the effects are bad and story is pedestrian. Just not interesting to me... Maybe if you need background noise or something but to sit here and watch for 2 hours? Pass.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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The O

I admit, I'm a sucker for Niel Marshal. Not everyone's cup of tea but what you get from this is a hyper violent, balls to the walls love letter to the likes of Escape From New York and The Road Warrior, by way of the cult film "The Warriors". Probably the most gruesome Cannibal scene you'll ever see in a film. It's got post apocolyptic punks, post apocolyptic knights, car chases, dystopian cities, and ultimently uses these to have insane fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Steve D

Too much like a million others.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Dizzy D

I mean if a low level cop is also an ULTIMATE NINJA SAMURAI SWORDFIGHTER I'd really like to ask how that came to be, and get a straight answer. There's no rhyme or reason for why she's a grandmaster with a katana, she just picks one up for the first time and she's better than everyone. I guess I could get into the plot holes and hilarity of this bullet riddle swiss cheese of a movie but why bother. If the story had been all about the bad guys it might have been worth watching, but they threw in a main character with plot armor so thick and acting so bad you'll almost go blind trying to get through it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/23

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Shaun O

terrible film with so many scenes copying far better films, (Spoiler) even the budget Mad Max car chase, it had me in hysterics, don't waist your money.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Bob A

Escape from n.y/l.a mixed with Mad Max

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/03/23

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Neil Marshall

Director

Rhona Mitra

Eden Sinclair

Malcolm McDowell

Kane

Bob Hoskins

Bill Nelson

Adrian Lester

Sgt. Norton

Alexander Siddig

Prime Minister Hatcher

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[It] may not have anything new to bring to the gallows, but what it does have is Marshall's deadly serious tone (one suspects Marshall could direct Robin Williams and Christopher Walken in Waiting for Godot and come out of it with his genre cred intact)

Rated: 2.5/5

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David Fear

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Rated: 3/5

May 30, 2013

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Nigel Floyd

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Marshall's adrenalin-fuelled skill and enthusiasm propel the action forward with reckless abandon.

Rated: 4/5

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A sloppy ode to John Carpenter

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Mike Massie

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The look of the picture is atmospheric and perfectly terrifying, but the eventual clashes and tragedies involve generic soldiers barely worthy of individual names.

Rated: 3/10

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Jason Best

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Marshall's pilfering is brazen... but his movie is such an exhilarating, hell-for-leather ride that by the time you spot borrowings from Excalibur and Gladiator you'll probably applaud him for his cheek.

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Synopsis

When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) leads a team back into the hot zone to find a counteragent to the virus, which has re-emerged in London. She and her comrades wage a desperate battle for survival against feral survivors, as they try to prevent it from ushering in a new dark age.

Director: Neil Marshall
Executive Producer: Peter McAleese, Trevor Macy, Marc D. Evans, Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Crystal Sky
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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