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Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) stars alongside Wagner Moura (Narcos) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) in this action-drama written...
Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) stars alongside Wagner Moura (Narcos) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) in this action-drama written and directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation). Set in the near future, where civil war has torn through America, the film follows a group of war journalists who hit the road and travel across the country in the hopes of capturing the most important—and most dangerous—story of the conflict.
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One-of-a-kind
It’d be rather hackneyed of me to say I was on the edge of my seat during Alex Garland’s dystopian vision of a violently besieged America that, terrifyingly, feels more like a premonition than a fever dream. But there I was: body hunched forward, limbs tensed, gooseflesh raised. I couldn’t shake my discomfort throughout this one-of-a-kind disaster movie. Read full article
81 %385 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %1,283 reviewsAudience score rating
"A provocative, thrilling monster of a movie."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Frightening, even-tempered, and disarmingly humane... intelligent precision filmmaking."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A subversive and unsettling exercise."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A great movie that has its own life force."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"An impressive technical feat yet an emotionally cold drama."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A breathless, potent piece of filmmaking."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"Garland’s masterful and shocking script is counterbalanced with his quiet, mannered direction."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"Alex Garland's skillful but joyless vision of our near future marks a return to form."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Captured through a jarring poeticism that would be wholly admirable if it weren’t so hard to take in."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Offers a lot of food for thought on the surface, yet you’re never quite sure what you’re tasting or why, exactly."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Sure to be one of the year’s most controversial films."
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Variety
Variety"Garland's terrifying war movie will leave you shaken."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"Garland may have just delivered one of the most vicious and unrelenting watches of the year."
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Collider
ColliderCivil War | Details
- Rating
- R16, Violence, cruelty, offensive language & content that may disturb
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Action, Drama, War
- Country of origin
- USA, UK
