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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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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@JoeyTribbiani 1d

Chris Pratt hasn’t quite proven he has the dramatic range to fully carry the leading man role, though his boyish charm remains effective. What might have worked as an allegory for the Vietnam War—as it was in the source material — ends up feeling tonally uneven, ultimately morphing into a spy caper by the 3rd Act. The film clearly draws inspiration from better films like Edge of Tomorrow and The Thing, but those influences feel more like faint echoes. Still, the action set pieces are visceral, energetic, and as entertaining as any of the films it aspires to be. J.K. Simmons' performance gives this film the jolt that it desperately needs, while Sam Richardson, Betty Gilpin and Yvonne Strahovski bolsters this cast nicely. This is not to say The Tomorrow War is a bad film -- it works when it works, it just lacks a thematic through line.

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Bumbling K

@Kiwi_reviewer 5d

Strong story line. Excellent action movie watch.

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Mike J.

@mike12330 Jan 27

Story was choppy but entertaining

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Ken H

@Mtnman1953 Jan 26

Not the best Pratt movie I've seen! Some good moments!

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Milos

@milos2500 Jan 25

Reminder that someone can still make a good movie in today's era of garbage movies.

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Stoner J

@Stoner Jan 25

A bit underrated. It’s a unique spin on alien apocalypse flicks and the CGI is fantastic

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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)

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