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Overlord

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82% Tomatometer 226 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter. As the soldiers approach their target, they soon begin to realize that there's more going on in the Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. Making their way to an underground lab, the outnumbered men stumble upon a sinister experiment that forces them into a vicious battle against an army of the undead.
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Part revisionist war drama, part zombie thriller, and part all-out genre gorefest, Overlord offers A-level fun for B-movie fans of multiple persuasions.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 12/05/2018
2.5/5
Overlord is to fact as Churchill was to sobriety, or Trump to modesty. Go to Full Review
Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 11/20/2018
B-
Enjoyable...I didn't care about a single character in this movie, and I didn't care who got blown up...I didn't feel invested, but it was action-heavy enough and well-acted enough to appreciate...once it commits, it's really entertaining. Go to Full Review
Andrea Thompson Chicago Reader 11/16/2018
Overlord takes many elements you've seen before and creates a mashup that's able to deliver some gory fun, riveting suspense, zombie horrors, and terrifying depictions of modern war in equal measure. Go to Full Review
David Day Horror Movie Talk Aug 6
7/10
If you enjoyed Wolfenstein in any capacity, you would like this movie. If you love action, this is a great movie. If you are looking for lots of body horror, this is your thing. If you are looking for a deep, think piece, this isn’t your deal. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 07/14/2024
3/5
It cruises the line between war and horror somewhat giddily before finally setting on B-movie thrills and tone by the last third. Go to Full Review
Nyle Coleman InSession Film 05/09/2024
C+
Overlord is a good movie but had potential to be much better and definitely more fun. Go to Full Review
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12/10/2024 Gory and scary and awesome See more Jonathan K @aFIREintheattic 1d Yeah... pretty good. The tone is a little bit hard to pick up on sometimes because it's pretty violent and grotesque, but another side of it is kind of funny and feels like a pop-culture sort of JJ Abrams movie in the spirit of Spielberg (which I'm sure he'd love that comp). Besides the tone or genre being a little bit tricky to nail down, it was an entertaining, intense, historical horror-fantasy. See more Braydon @jsjsjjs Jan 8 This movie is like the film making of puppet master and the plot of wolfenstein the new order had a baby. a great history fiction movie. See more Dwight T @dtread Jan 4 Great action flick definitely could’ve been better story wise but overall watchable See more Slick R @SlickReviewer Jan 4 Pretty crazy German Nazi movie but with a sci-fi twist. See more Madam D @Madam1948 Jan 2 Outrageous horror action flick, pretty much what you would expect by JJ Abrams. The special effects were great & it was fun watching Nazis get blown up. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter. As the soldiers approach their target, they soon begin to realize that there's more going on in the Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. Making their way to an underground lab, the outnumbered men stumble upon a sinister experiment that forces them into a vicious battle against an army of the undead.
Director
Julius Avery
Producer
J.J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber
Screenwriter
Billy Ray, Mark L. Smith
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Bad Robot
Rating
R (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexual Content|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.7M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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