The Suicide Squad

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The Suicide Squad

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Released Aug 6, 2021

2h 12m

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Welcome to hell--a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out--even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today's do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone's favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave...and Amanda Waller's government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they're dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone's laying down bets, the smart money is against them--all of them.

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Critics Consensus

Enlivened by writer-director James Gunn's singularly skewed vision, The Suicide Squad marks a funny, fast-paced rebound that plays to the source material's violent, anarchic strengths.

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The story isn't amazing, but the over-the-top action and (sometimes literally) side-splitting gags make this Suicide Squad a major improvement.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

An invigorating blast of bloody, disreputable comic-book cinema, "The Suicide Squad" turns its titular criminals into a collection of lovable anti-heroes set loose in a dazzling, surprisingly emotional adventure.

Aug 25, 2021

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Glen Weldon

NPR

The thing that makes The Suicide Squad so singularly distasteful is closely related to its factory-installed cynicism: the unconscionable glibness that grows out of it.

Aug 21, 2021

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

If there was even an iota of human emotion evident the movie would be unbearable as well as increasingly vile. But there isn't, so instead it's just kind of exhausting...

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 12, 2021

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

The Suicide Squad feels like the twilight of the age of superhero movies, making way for a new form of megablockbuster to exchange places.

Jul 19, 2024

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

Gunn’s script, while never as clever as it believes itself to be, is rarely dull. It might not linger in the mind the way it wants to, but there’s no denying that The Suicide Squad represents a step in a better direction.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

It is a deeply political and culturally critical movie about the state of the world without ruining the fun. The movie plays with the callousness and dispensability of life sacrificed for the US government’s policies, which are not idealized

Jun 12, 2024

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Forrest

James Gunn wins again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Doron G

Thank you James Gunn

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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himithy

Great action and hilarious

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Shawn P

No thank you. Everything felt like it was written to make teenagers who find crass humor hilarious. Was definitely not a fan. I didn’t know comic book movies were just extensions of bad sketch comedy shows.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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lester

this was a fun ride from start to finish. production value was great felt like a comic book exploded in my face overall good comedy moments and the action was great tons of gore. go watch this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/22

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Bruised Banana

Death and destruction become a beautiful thing to watch in this movie. Action storytelling that seamlessly breathes in comedy and drama, with some of the most interesting and definitely most colorful characters in a superhero film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/22

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Synopsis

Welcome to hell--a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out--even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today's do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone's favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave...and Amanda Waller's government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they're dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone's laying down bets, the smart money is against them--all of them.

Director: James Gunn
Producer: Peter Safran, Charles Roven
Screenwriter: James Gunn
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: DC Comics, Warner Bros., Peter Safran, Atlas Entertainment, DC Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brief Graphic Nudity|Language Throughout|Some Sexual References|Strong Violence and Gore)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.8M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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