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Alita: Battle Angel

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61% Tomatometer 329 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
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Alita: Battle Angel's story struggles to keep up with its special effects, but fans of futuristic sci-fi action may still find themselves more than sufficiently entertained.

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 09/18/2019
It's sort of overlong and overstuffed, but Rosa Salazar is quite good. Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow Film Comment Magazine 03/21/2019
As spectacle, the film is aces. It welds Rodriguez's eccentric touch with action and special effects to Cameron's mastery of world-building. Go to Full Review
Wenlei Ma News.com.au 03/07/2019
2.5/5
If only the story of Alita: Battle Angel had been as impressive as its technical achievements. Go to Full Review
Somrata Sarkar Tech Advisor 4d
3.5/5
Alita: Battle Angel attempts to tell a story that is no doubt complex, but struggles to parse it in a way that offers a clear focus and progress. Yet it’s easy to lose sight of this when you’re enjoying supremely slick fight sequences. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 07/14/2024
2/5
As it is, it’s serviceable, but unremarkable, even among its cinematic brethren of live-action manga or futuristic dystopian works. Go to Full Review
Amy Smith InSession Film 03/01/2024
Our leading character Alita goes through a lot of development throughout this story, and it is engaging to watch. Go to Full Review
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Llia 06/03/2023 loved it. That is enough. See more Steven 01/28/2022 This movie was so much fun! Please let it get a sequel! See more Cinema S @cinema_sensei 4d A visually spectacular sci-fi action film with impressive world-building, creative combat, and a surprisingly emotional core. Rosa Salazar brings Alita to life with a lot of personality, while the action sequences are easily the highlight. The biggest weakness is the unfinished-feeling story and obvious sequel setup. Some exposition and romance also feel underdeveloped, but the world is so interesting that I wanted more. See more Iswarran D @RT67453315 5d Best Sci-fi cyberpunk style movie ever 10/10 . I love these type of Sci-Fi cyberpunk theme movies and it was good for me 10/10 not just only these movie other movies as well. I wish there is part 2 movie because the movie was very good. Hope we can get Alita battle angel 2 soon. See more Brandon J @RT39347070 Aug 15 This is a good movie, if you enjoy swords and roller derby inspired action and a hyper paced coming of age. What shocks me is that when you pair a director the caliber of Robert Rodriguez, a 150 million dollar budget and an actor the caliber of ChristophWaltz… how does the main plot thread payoff fall so shallow? The entire film comes down to "I must uphold this code" which I adopted minutes ago, without pure intentions… but I must follow it and let my main goal die??!? Seriously? See more Dariusz K @RT99230684 Aug 8 Great movie, waiting for continuation! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
James Cameron, Jon Landau
Screenwriter
Laeta Kalogridis
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Troublemaker Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Some Language)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2019, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 2020
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$85.8M
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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