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On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese forces launch a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. Six months later, the Battle of Midway commences on June 4, 1942, as the Japanese navy once again plans a strike against American ships in the Pacific. For the next three days, the U.S. Navy and a squad of brave fighter pilots engage the enemy in one of the most important and decisive battles of World War II.
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Midway revisits a well-known story with modern special effects and a more balanced point of view, but its screenplay isn't quite ready for battle.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 01/29/2020
3/5
Why did Emmerich want to remake this battle, 77 years after the fact, if he did not have enough money?... We didn't need a new one, unless he had something new to say or a new way to say it. To both questions, the answer is no. Go to Full Review
David Stratton The Australian 01/25/2020
3.5/5
...there's still a sizeable audience ready to experience, from the comfort of a cinema seat, a skilfully made approximation of what the Allies had to face in the horror that was World War II. Go to Full Review
Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 11/25/2019
Midway asks very little of its audience aside from mindless military worship and purposeless nostalgia. Go to Full Review
David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment 10/29/2024
3/5
Midway seems to be a movie that is better suited for the serious movie lover who will enjoy a movie that is more about historically correct then it is being there for entertainment. Go to Full Review
Max Greene InSession Film 08/01/2024
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The focus of a war film should be on the men and women who fight and for what they are fighting. Without that setup, Midway is just a spectacle of violence. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 03/04/2024
3/5
'...even if involvement with individuals is not great, the whole spectacle is highly impressive. David Mamet’s suggesting that a blockbuster movie is more like a pageant than a story applies here... a living tableau of deep blue hero action…’ Go to Full Review
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Andrew B May 14 Most of the movie is filmed like it's a fever dream of some sort. The CGI wasn't great and added to this. The worst part is the goofy characters and their horrible tough guy accents and New Yorker impressions. It got a few laughs out of me and made it impossible to take things seriously. Overall it's disappointing given they had some incredible historical events to work with. P.S. The small part on the Doolittle Raid was great and feels like a different movie. See more L David M 10/16/2020 Good movie, odd the lack of some aircraft that were involved in the Battle but not in the movie. It was entertaining and good movie. See more Shannon S 06/08/2020 Both my Husband and I loved this movie. It was directed very well and we really enjoyed the cast. We'd see it again. See more Kyle Stephens 02/02/2020 Great entertainment! See more Charles V 01/28/2020 Not as good as the original movies about Midway, but overall very entertaining. See more jenny 01/25/2020 A heart wrenching true story, what else is there to say? These are our ancestors who fought for us about this country how can you not be moved? See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese forces launch a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. Six months later, the Battle of Midway commences on June 4, 1942, as the Japanese navy once again plans a strike against American ships in the Pacific. For the next three days, the U.S. Navy and a squad of brave fighter pilots engage the enemy in one of the most important and decisive battles of World War II.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Producer
Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Dong Yu
Screenwriter
Wes Tooke
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Mark Gordon Productions, Centropolis Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of War Violence|Language|Smoking)
Genre
War, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.8M
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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