Doomsday

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Doomsday

R

2008

1h 49m

Action

Sci-Fi

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

As it slogs through one hectic yet mundane set pieces after another, the film slowly drowns in its own pool of clichs.

Rated: C+

Mar 29, 2010

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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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Shawn R.

I thought it was a nice mixture of model/zombie action film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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Jason H

This movie is a lot of fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Ray M

Worst Scottish tourism advert, ever.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Nicholas L

Ever since I was a little boy, sitting in my mother's bed watching the big box TV I saw this movie. I've only watched the opening and a brief glimpse of the LORE before I had to go because my parents got home and I wasn't allowed to watch movies like this. Ever since that day I've been searching for that movie. I am 22 years old now and I finally found it! The memory I held onto of the brief introduction brought me here! It does not disappoint. Yes, there are moments that makes you scratch your head saying "Wait, how?- When?-". The story is on a straight line but is a bit confusing. Since this is almost a mad max spin off, but I can see how old civilization would collapse into primal beings, but it really makes you scratch your head at times. Surely, if they had a big enough budget, they would've fixed the pathing. (Personal note: Why are there still cows around? Since if everyone resorted to eating each other, wouldn't that mean all live stock died off. Also, why are they still eating each other? There are clearly live stock and they somehow still have gasoline. (Which is not possible since 30 years has past. Fuel stabilizers can make gasoline last up to three years if stored in optimal conditions).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Tomaz B

What I especially liked in this movie was its opening scenes. I hoped I'd get the chance to watch a good apocalyptic movie, but that quickly turned into a Mad Max style movie. Sure, it was still enjoyable and it is action-packed. There's quite a bit of gore, so if that's not your cuppa as Bri'ish would say, don't watch it. Don't take it too seriously, have some fun with this one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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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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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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