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Suicide Squad

Play trailer 1:34 Poster for Suicide Squad PG-13 Released Aug 5, 2016 2h 3m Action Adventure Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews A tonal mess with good characters.. Aug 7, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Bad pacing, horribly chopped-up story structure, and dull forgettable action. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Big Red Cool to see the characters on the big screen Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/21/23 Full Review Heel365 the main part was this is what Ghostbusters should've been Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/17/21 Full Review Neuro D My honest comment as a Savant: the film's plot is 100% understandable. There's no confusion anywhere in the film. However, the film features a level of violence not suitable for those under 18, very similar to that experienced in wars in Asia, Africa, or Mexico. I lived in Mexico for several years, and it reminds me of my home country. The special effects leave nothing to be desired; everyone's acting is very good. However, the Joker character is bordering on the crude; he seems more like a Central American drug dealer than the prince of crime. It seems that people with a lower-than-average IQ didn't understand the plot, even though it's linear (I'm trying to understand that their intelligence is limited). What I find bad is that the character of Hispanic descent has an ending I don't like; it could have been rescued for future releases. This film can be categorized as science fiction horror. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Brendan K Not as bad as people make it out to be, but it is still pretty confusing and jumps around quite a lot. Especially at the beginning, it throws a ton at you with little room to breathe. The pacing and tone felt strange and inconsistent. Margot Robbie gives a great performance as Harley Quinn, as usual. There are some solid action scenes, but I wish the characters were more fleshed out. I feel like you barely get to know them or grow any significant connection with them. Luckily we have James Gunn's version which has much better writing and characterization. Ayer's version has moments of greatness here and there, but you can tell a much better film is deep inside all the studio interference and meddling. It is very obvious that a lot was cut out, hence the aforementioned awkward pacing and story issues. It's far from a total disaster, but it could've been a lot better. I'm watching it 9 years after release, and I would've been more disappointed if I saw it then. Now, I don't have any strong feelings good or bad towards it, just very mid and "sterile" feeling. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review THE GAMING D Ok...confused and messy.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review CaptainBoulder T Fun movie but it has way too many problems I can't ignore Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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