The Blackout

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The Blackout

2019

2h 33m

Action

Sci-Fi

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Life on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

A ropey film can be saved by a great ending; this is not that movie, but the closing scene is unexpectedly moving.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 22, 2020

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James Perkins

Starburst

A solid sci-fi action film from Russia that proves that they have good ideas but haven't quite perfected the formula just yet with a clunky first two acts.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 13, 2021

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

There are some intriguing angles in the premise, and the elaborate story details offer some social commentary, but it begins to feel bombastic and indulgent as it goes on.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 8, 2021

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

It's clumsily paced in places and relies a lot on the preexisting assumptions of fans, but at its best it's still a pretty good action romp with bigger than average ideas.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 28, 2020

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Kat Hughes

THN

A film of two halves, the first being more narrative and character driven, the second, all-out action, The Blackout is an exciting, if not fully realised invasion story.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 23, 2020

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Egor Baranov's film keeps you guessing until the very end. Constantly defying expectations and taking the plot in unusual and unexpected directions

Dec 21, 2020

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Daniel J

Best sci-fi movie have seen 2024. They say the acting are not good or clunky they are liars. Very original I like it a lot better than other Hollywood BSH are pushing out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Jerry A

Visually well shot, good acting as far as watching the English dub. But the story falls flat, a lot of elements that made no sense for the sake of plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Janis A

It was ok, not BAD for a Russian Produtction. The worst thing was the overly military stile of the movie..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Un R

Good plot, lots of shooting and zombies but the plot is based on spiritual values. You don't born with qualities of a human, you became one or not at all and humanity will fail. As a race, we can win this game, all united.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Rich C

Interesting concept.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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Jeff D

Fresh is the definition of this movie. It's absolutely mind blowing. Top tier!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Egor Baranov

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Doctor

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Yura Borisov

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Aleksey Chadov

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Synopsis

Life on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe.

Director: Egor Baranov
Producer: Ivan Golomovzyuk, Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov
Screenwriter: Il'ya Kulikov
Production Co: TNT-Premier, 1-2-3 Production
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Russian
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2020
Runtime: 2h 33m

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