Doomsday

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Doomsday

R

Released Mar 14, 2008

1h 49m

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Horror

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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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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

[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

Oct 19, 2018

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David Fear

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

May 30, 2013

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

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

Rated: 4/5

Nov 24, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A sloppy ode to John Carpenter

Rated: 0/4

Sep 6, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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

Nov 28, 2020

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

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.

Nov 4, 2020

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Matthew B

The introduction to this film is the polar opposite of what you'll be forced to sit through for the remainder of this mess. The beginning had me extremely engaged! A deadly virus, the military quarantining hundreds of miles only to desert it... not to mention GREAT looking practical effect gore! Very much reminded me of 28 Days Later only without the zombies. Unfortunately, the movie abandons most of this in favor of some off brand Mad Max experience. Not worth your time, couldn't even sit past the halfway point. Generic as you can get.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Jonathan O

Escape from New York meets The Road Warriors with The Crazies and is actually one hellva bloody entertaining full of action and gritty violence and really outstanding stunts work but the camera work is a bit shaking in some scenes which is kinda difficult to see the actions but I had really fun.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Lucifago D

I love the movie and Neil Marshall’s concept. He essentially combines elements from various films like Mad Max, 28 Days Later, and more into one movie. The Bentley scene is incredible; it’s a true classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Philip A

I have only just seen this film and I must say that this was one of the most entertaining films I have seen in a long time. How did I miss this when it first come out?

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Mark B

It starts off well enough but when it tries to be a bad punk music video the cheese is there. It tries to be mad max road warrrior and turns into thunder doom at its worst. It tries to come around again but the ending just does not make much sense. There was something here but it is a mess overall.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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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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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
Producer: Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
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
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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