Suicide Squad

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Suicide Squad

PG-13

Released Aug 5, 2016

2h 3m

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Figuring they're all expendable, a U.S. intelligence officer decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated supervillains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with government weapons, Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and other despicable inmates must learn to work together. Dubbed Task Force X, the criminals unite to battle a mysterious and powerful entity, while the diabolical Joker (Jared Leto) launches an evil agenda of his own.

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Critics Consensus

Suicide Squad boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing.

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Samantha Riedel

Bitch Media

DC Comics' latest addition to their burgeoning cinematic universe fails in several rather spectacular ways.

Feb 11, 2021

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

For all its cast and crew's inglorious chest-thumping, Suicide Squad is a failed, forced exercise in - of all things! you had one job! - ensemble chemistry.

Aug 10, 2017

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

Based on the screening I attended, I can attest that audiences seemed to genuinely enjoy the jokes and get swept up in the action sequences.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 3, 2017

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

A tonal mess with good characters..

Aug 7, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

The film’s reputation is worse than its actual quality, but it’s still not good enough to hold a candle to what James Gunn did with the characters in 2021.

Jun 16, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Bad pacing, horribly chopped-up story structure, and dull forgettable action.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Big Red

Cool to see the characters on the big screen

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/21/23

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Heel365

the main part was this is what Ghostbusters should've been

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/17/21

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Vitor F

Piada de filme, vendem uma coisa e entregam outra, horrível.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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tim s

This film is a misfire. The plot is disjointed and rushed, with awkward character introductions. The main villain is a generic, forgettable archetype, relying on an overused trope - the sky beam. Furthermore, Jared Leto's Joker is nothing more than macabre, and his limited screen time is a missed opportunity. The squad itself is also shortchanged, with not enough attention devoted to their individual stories and development. To make matters worse, the film resorts to pitting the heroes against yet another faceless army, a tired and unoriginal plot device. Overall, this is a disappointing third entry into the DCEU.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Gregory S

The first half of the movie is great. The second half of the movie is just not good in any way. It’s truly unfortunate. The characters I enjoyed, but the motivation and plan of the villain is horrible. Plus, the CGI ending is barely watchable. Truly a great start that went into a flop of an ending. Very disappointed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Audience Member

It's okay, not nearly as bad as people say. I enjoyed parts of it, but Jared Leto's take on the Joker is just horrible. Killing off a lot of main characters right at the very start was also such a big letdown writing wise. Well acted and the directing wasn't half bad otherwise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Synopsis

Figuring they're all expendable, a U.S. intelligence officer decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated supervillains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with government weapons, Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and other despicable inmates must learn to work together. Dubbed Task Force X, the criminals unite to battle a mysterious and powerful entity, while the diabolical Joker (Jared Leto) launches an evil agenda of his own.

Director: David Ayer
Producer: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Screenwriter: David Ayer
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Atlas Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Behavior|Suggestive Content|Action Throughout|Language|Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2016
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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