Oblivion

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Oblivion

PG-13

Released Apr 19, 2013

2h 15m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

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In the year 2077, Jack Harper works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack's concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. The woman's arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack's nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.

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Critics Consensus

Visually striking but thinly scripted, Oblivion benefits greatly from its strong production values and an excellent performance from Tom Cruise.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

It's a shame that its poor editing inhibits what could have been a memorable movie.

Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Here's the trouble with mainstream science fiction filmmaking these days: there's no expectation that an audience is capable of putting things together or waiting for a payoff.

Jun 21, 2016

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

The story that eventually surfaces is no where near as interesting as the mesmerizing look of the film.

Rated: B

Apr 23, 2015

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

There’s no denying that Oblivion is derivative.... But director Joseph Kosinski, adapting his own graphic novel, sure knows how to make it look beautiful and evocative.

Nov 6, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oblivion’s characters do little more than service the puzzle-based plot, leaving the sometimes predictable dialogue to the actors to enhance.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 12, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The eye-popping visuals help create a futuristic wonder, and the Iceland locations give a perfect sense of desolation.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Will G

I found the story confusing. The visual effects were stunning. Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise were good actors in this movie. It was interesting that this movie was about drones.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Frank C

The plot doesn't make much sense, with all the women standing around helplessly and Tom's character needed to save the day. Not much humor, not much action. Collateral was so much better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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TV D

I think this is a very entertaining movie. True, it has a lot of somewhat worn sci-fi tropes, and it's not a particularly profound movie, but it looks amazing, has really good performances and great action and special effects. Definitely a good "popcorn" movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Evan G

Im honestly shocked this doesn’t have a higher score…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Brendan H

I really liked this movie. I am a little puzzled why RT only gives it 53% but I am thinking that that this low score results from a somewhat rigid application of the "freshness" test. Tom Cruise as Jack Harper comes across well as a bright, pragmatic, capable, adventurous, action oriented individual (the antithesis of a geek). Andrea Riseborough as "Vika" does a terrific job as a conscientious, duty oriented, rule following, "you should and you ought" character. (In the real world Jack and Vika are very well matched). I had expected to see say around 73% on RT.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Audience Member

I honestly liked this film, watched it today, first time in a long while. What’s not to like? You have nasty alien space travelling planet destroying AI. Lots of impressive visuals of a destroyed and ruined earth. And Tom Cruise. The sets and prop designs are not too science fiction, just different enough to look futuristic. If I were to change anything I would probably add the attack on earth as the beginning, no dialogue, then open up with Jack waking up…. But hey, it’s just as good as it is, who am I to change anything, to me it’s just a great film. What would I say to those people who talk about seeing bits from other movies, you know, Statue of Liberty, it’s a nod to previous films or an homage, a thank you to those who have led the way in sci-fi films.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Joseph Kosinski

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Tom Cruise

Jack Harper

Morgan Freeman

Beech

Olga Kurylenko

Julia Rusakova

Andrea Riseborough

Vika

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Sykes

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Oblivion: Official Clip - The Drones Attack

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Oblivion: Official Clip - They're Firing on Survivors

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Synopsis

In the year 2077, Jack Harper works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack's concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. The woman's arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack's nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Producer: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Barry Levine, Duncan Henderson, Joseph Kosinski
Screenwriter: Karl Gajdusek, Michael Arndt
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment, Radical Studios, Monolith Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Nudity|Brief Strong Language|Sci-Fi Action Violence|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.0M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS

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