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Red Dawn

Play trailer Poster for Red Dawn PG-13 Released Nov 21, 2012 1h 33m Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran and a group of teens flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders, but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question.
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The rebooted Red Dawn lacks the original's topicality, but at least pays tribute in delivering the same short shrift to character development and general logic.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk It's hardly worth the wait. Rated: 2/5 Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Rated: 2/5 Mar 15, 2013 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This has to be the year's most pointless remake: a boring and badly acted reboot of John Milius's gung-ho red-scare actioner from 1984. Rated: 1/5 Mar 14, 2013 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Filled with corny speeches and uncharismatic performances, there’s not one iota of dynamism to this dull action fodder. Rated: 1/4 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Throughout the movie you’ll find huge gaps in logic, glaring plot holes, and numerous moments where all you can do is bury your face in your hands. Rated: 1/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com With its over-hyped bravado, laughably machismo dialogue, and stilted performances, the film often feels like a high school acting class Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave C I had the pleasure of watching this for the first time directly after watching the original for the first time! It's a more serious attempt than its source material, but it is still Swiss cheese when it comes to plot holes and assumptions... they're just more modern than the 1984 version! What intrigues me and baffles me at the same time, is how many people seem to prefer the original. That's not to say I liked this a whole lot more, either Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Tim R No. Really. Don't do it. If there is ANYTHING else you can do - Washing the cat; Pulling your own teeth; Donating a kidney, do it. But don't waste your time with this rubbish. If you do make the mistake of falling for it, you will, I promise you, want to hang for the seriously annoying Josh Peck character who talks as if he has gum stuck in his throat and puts the rebel army at risk to save his blonde girlfriend. Yes, that is as sophisticated as it gets. You have been warned. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Joseph C I only really enjoy it up until they finish training with Jed. After that the movie doesn't interest me. I'm already biased because I don't like the fact they remade Red Dawn in the first place. It would have been better if China was the big invading force instead of North Korea. Because you know it wasn't realistic when they still had to have the Russians assisting the Koreans in the movie. Like I said, the scenes when you see them first arm up with the lever actions and bolt actions, I actually like that because they use what they have until they can get better guns. But after they start taking down Korean soldiers it loses a lot of appeal. Probably because of the unnecessary tension between Jed and Matt. And Matt trying to save his girlfriend. I didn't like how they make Jed and Matts relationship strained in the movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Fiery P Most of these "reviews" if you can call it that are people shitting on it because it's different from the original...duh it's a remake? If you like the original so much go watch that instead. They don't watch the movie to have fun or for entertainment but instead to find anything to criticize it on. Learn to enjoy a movie...it's sad Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Stephen K All of us enjoyed the movie. Even though it is 12 years old, it was cool seeing many current TV stars that are a part of various hit TV shows together in one film when they were younger. The whole movie it was "Hey that's so and so from that show" I'd watch it again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Ken W Absolute trash movie. 🤦‍♂️ Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Isabel Lucas as Erica and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Adrianne Palicki as Toni, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn." Adrianne Palicki as Toni and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins and Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn." View more photos

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Synopsis When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran and a group of teens flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders, but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question.
Director
Dan Bradley
Producer
Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson
Screenwriter
Carl Ellsworth, Jeremy Passmore
Distributor
Open Road
Production Co
Contrafilm
Rating
PG-13 (Intense War Violence|Intense Action|Language)
Genre
Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$44.8M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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