Dredd

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Dredd

R

2012

1h 36m

Action

Sci-Fi

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Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called "judges," who act as judge, jury and executioner, and Dredd (Karl Urban) is one of the city's most feared. One day, Dredd is partnered with Cassandra (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities. A report of a terrible crime sends Dredd and Cassandra to a dangerous area controlled by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), a drug lord who will stop at nothing to protect her empire.

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Critics Consensus

Fueled by bombastic violence and impressive special effects, rooted in self-satire and deadpan humor, Dredd 3D does a remarkable job of capturing its source material's gritty spirit.

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Tim Grierson

Deadspin

02/12/2013

If Hollywood is going to be indicted for making mindlessly violent action films, let them at least be as good as this one.

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Calum Marsh

Slant Magazine

12/30/2012

3/4

Whether by design or otherwise, Dredd seems better-suited to a 2D home video presentation than to the 3D silver screen.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

09/28/2012

3.5/5

I may have never seen a nonhorror film as relentlessly, brutally, and crowd-pleasingly violent as this skintight adaptation of the long-running British comic-book character.

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

04/12/2023

10/10

It is as ponderable in its entirety as in the sum of its parts. It is, fundamentally, a beating to the senses. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/25/2022

3.5/4

When so many action films rely on shaky camera work and a seemingly rushed assemblage of shots strung together by a wired editor, Dredd is as calculated as its hero.

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Travis Johnson

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

08/18/2022

A great sci-fi action film, one that hints at a broader, weirder world while maintaining a tight focus on the matter at hand.

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LimeySpud

11/03/2024

Captured the spirit of Judge Dredd perfectly. Brilliant adaptation of the comic strip.

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Andrew

01/24/2023

It was a wonderful re-release and should be seen by more people!

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christina w

01/24/2023

It was boring and a bit corny at times. Perhaps I dont have a full appreciate for this video game made movie but for it to be action sci-Fi it was not giving excitement or intrigue. Would not recommend.

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Rico D.

@BoricuaKingRico 10h

Much better than the first one and much more compelling. It’s worthy of being put in the rewatch category.

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Ernestas R

@Calicifer 6d

Dredd is one of those movies which picks its themes and tries to do it well. It's an unrelenting action movie. There is little complexity in it. World is brutal. Judges are total badasses. Movie delivers on everything really well and people who disliked are not its target audience. As with any targeted product, there are a lot of tourists, confusingly shrugging their shoulders and not knowing what is happening around them. What I disliked is that while criminals are unreasonably violent and often implies more violence through visions. Judges are way too few in number even when called for assistance. Nobody figures out that Defcon test was a fake. Somehow control room is undefended and unmonitored. Two judges who came for support were so incredibly slow and useless. They were just standing behind doors and when were told to go away, they went away like good little puppies. If we are trying to go by rule of cool, every side must remain cool and police force took a short end of a stick.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Dec 4

I never saw the first one, and I won't bother with it. This one was weird, but it was all very cool. I'll always remember "Hot shots"!!!!!!

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Judge Dredd

Olivia Thirlby

Cassandra Anderson

Lena Headey

Ma-Ma

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Synopsis

Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called "judges," who act as judge, jury and executioner, and Dredd (Karl Urban) is one of the city's most feared. One day, Dredd is partnered with Cassandra (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities. A report of a terrible crime sends Dredd and Cassandra to a dangerous area controlled by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), a drug lord who will stop at nothing to protect her empire.

Director: Pete Travis
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland, Jason Kingsley, Chris Kingsley
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: DNA Films
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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