Suicide Squad

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Suicide Squad

PG-13

2016

2h 3m

Action

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, Harley Quinn, 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 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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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

“Suicide Squad” is a case of two hemispheres of tone and purpose that become problematic in cohesion and comprehension.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 31, 2025

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

A tonal mess with good characters..

Aug 7, 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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Will J

This is a good film in the mess that was the dceu

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Christine B

I don't understand why such low ratings. That said, I am not a teenaged or 2-something boy who watches DC Comics. I loved the cast, the backstory that they show you of each of the characters and it moved FAST. If you want something fun and mindless with a great cast, try it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Andy C

Super messy plot the whole movie is confusing

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Nicole V

I will never understand the bad ratings on this movie! This movie captures the comic book characters in such a significant way with the humorous script and the cast never fail to give a memorable performance. The directory work is nothing short of terrific. It adds to the depth of scenes and immerses you in the movie. The script is funny and it never leaves the audience disappointed. The editing of the movie adds to the theme of it in the best way. This movie is great and I definitely recommend!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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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, Harley Quinn, 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 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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