The Tomorrow War

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The Tomorrow War

PG-13

2021

2h 18m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

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Critics Consensus

Chris Pratt ably anchors this sci-fi adventure, even if The Tomorrow War may not linger in the memory much longer than today.

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Audience Says

It isn't the most surprising time-travel movie, but a satisfying story and plenty of entertaining action make The Tomorrow War well worth a watch.

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Roxana Hadadi

Polygon

07/24/2021

Narratively padded and visually overstuffed with CGI, The Tomorrow War plays out like Starship Troopers drained of Paul Verhoeven's subversive satire.

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Leah Greenblatt

Entertainment Weekly

07/12/2021

B-

It does, in its cheap-and-cheerful way, have fun.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

07/09/2021

3.5/4

"The Tomorrow War" is the surprise of the season, a stuffed-to-the-gills battle between evil aliens and terrified humans.

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

3.5/5

A pretty average action film that’s buoyed by solid directing, an incredibly game cast, some cool sci-fi concepts, and a lot of excellent and well-paced action sequences.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

Jul 13

C+

While ‘The Tomorrow War’ contains impeccably shot action sequences, its main story quickly fizzles out in underdeveloped territory.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/10/2024

2/5

Chris Pratt stars as a modern-day soldier drafted in to fight a war against future aliens - with clunky, predictable consequences.

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Will R

@RT52085167 4d

Great Sci-Fi flick. Really enjoyed it. Got the suggestion to watch it from the Movie Night Box from Date Night Brands

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Ava B.

@ava_burton21 Jun 12

I bawled my eyes out and is one of the best movies I’ve seen in years.

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Faye N

@RT15033177 Jun 11

Enjoyed it. Action, heartwarming, witty.

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Sam V.

@Samelectrico Jun 9

Its a fun action movie. Don't expect a great story with amazing acting. Its like jet ski fun for a short time then time to get off and socialize!

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Jun 3

Awfully boring and boringly awful. Time travel movies are inherently stupid, but "The Tomorrow War" isn't just stupid, it's bad, with a very weak script, poor direction and lousy performances from it's leads. This cost $200M?

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 May 31

The Tomorrow War (2021) Highly Indicated for Fans of Sci-Fi and Action Movies (12,478 – 26 Oct 2024 / 30 May 2026) "The Tomorrow War" (2021) is an enjoyable film highly indicated for fans of sci-fi and action movies. Like many others time travel movies, the plot has flaws and paradoxes, but if the viewer turns off his brain, he will see an entertaining film. The fight with ineffective weapons shows the end of the human race, but interfering in the past to produce powerful weapons would lead mankind to a different resistance fate. But sending people to the future to die does not make any sense. The butterfly effect is not considered in this film, but there will be no alien invasion; therefore, no casualty in the future. And those who died in the past? But anyway, the film is not made to think, but to entertain and in this regard, it is very satisfactory with many action scenes and top-notch CGI. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "A Guerra do Amanhã" ("The Tomorrow War")

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Synopsis

In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Director: Chris McKay
Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Jules Daly, David S. Goyer, Adam Kolbrenner
Screenwriter: Zach Dean
Production Co: Phantom Four Films, Paramount, Lit Entertainment Group, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Language|Some Suggestive References)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2021
Runtime: 2h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)