Greenland

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Greenland

PG-13

2020

1h 59m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting leveled, the Garrity's experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

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Critics Consensus

Beware, comets of Greenland: Gerard Butler is here to protect Earth -- and show audiences an improbably entertaining time.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

The result is a first-rate B-picture, and a timely reminder of the delights of well-crafted popcorn thrills.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 7, 2021

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

The new movie Greenland will make you sick. And I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Feb 6, 2021

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Chris Hewitt (UK)

Empire Magazine

Butler's best star vehicle in years, what could have been a bombastic bunch of boulders is, instead, a refreshingly clear-eyed and compelling affair. One of the best disaster movies in years.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 6, 2021

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

This disaster film is contrived and nonsensical with very few redeeming features.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 16, 2025

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Greenland may not add anything fresh or new to the very over-done genre of disaster movies, yet it provides two hours of fun and entertaining escapism. Gerard Butler is better than he's been in a while.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

In the end, Greenland is predictably underwhelming, packing only a couple of genuinely exciting sequences, and a decent cast.

Rated: D+

Jul 24, 2023

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Thomas F

Stupid family acting like idiots in the whole film. Didn’t even know how there were selected by the government.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Justin W

You can see all kinds of behaviours in the hours of chaos, it's all run, run more and run faster.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Erik J

Decent disaster movie filled with a few too many tropes and poor "science" that didn't track as remotely realistic or even consistent. The movie should have been the first twenty minutes and maybe the last hour, but all the crap about the insulin and the family being separated and the kidnapping and assault were completely unnecessary, almost like a different movie. You forgot all about the comet for a good forty minutes of the movie. Pretty much a ripoff of Deep Impact and Armageddon. Just go watch those movies.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Jurassic P

Amazing film. Action packed, intense, and SO SAD! Obviously not exactly scientifically accurate but the film is so good that I really don't care.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Korra N

Far better than it should've been, GREENLAND is just as much a perilous family drama as it is a disaster film, complete with some solid visual effects, great acting & gripping direction from Ric Roman Waugh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Anton M

Watching a Dodge Ram belch CO₂ across the wasteland like it’s a birthright—only in America could the apocalypse look like a commercial for fossil fuels. The only doomsday they’ll recognize is if a giant rock land on their porche. At least they got to move in on Greenland. Very important for them, I guess.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Synopsis

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting leveled, the Garrity's experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Producer: Gerard Butler, Basil Iwanyk, Sébastien Raybaud, Alan Siegel
Screenwriter: Chris Sparling
Production Co: Thunder Road Pictures, Anton Capital Entertainment, Riverstone Pictures, G-BASE, Truenorth Productions, STX Films
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Bloody Images|Intense Disaster Action|Some Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2021
Runtime: 1h 59m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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