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From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

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Critics Consensus

Tough and unsettling by design, Civil War is a gripping close-up look at the violent uncertainty of life in a nation in crisis.

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Civil War does a good job of putting the viewer on the ground, although it'll be frustrating for anyone hoping to get any clues as to what caused the conflict in the first place.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's very powerful.

Apr 24, 2024

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

Clamorously making its claim on viewers’ attention by subject matter alone, rather than by artistry or world view, the film is a kind of advertisement for itself.

Apr 23, 2024

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Rex Reed

Observer

Look at it as a movie for posterity, and it becomes a worthwhile movie to savor, but nothing else—and you’ll survive. Admire Civil War as an amazing film of imagination and cinematic verve but nothing else—and you will, too.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 22, 2024

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Ian Bunting

Daily Record (UK)

With a dangerous landscape that never feels safe, even during quiet moments, and a cracking cast, Civil War is a disturbing journey through a world nobody should want to be a part of.

Jun 12, 2024

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Alison Gillmor

Winnipeg Free Press

Garland, likewise, is testing the limits of the war genre. He gives us the immediacy and awfulness of its violence, but he leaves us to navigate the narrative's implied political and moral complexities on our own.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 11, 2024

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Rachel West

That Shelf

Refusing to be typecast and gracefully graduating from child actor to Supporting Oscar nominee, Dunst has landed the lead role of a lifetime as jaded war photojournalist Lee Smith in Alex Garland’s unflinching dystopian American nightmare, Civil War.

Jun 11, 2024

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Audience Member

Went into this film with no knowledge besides the good reviews. Left with having had a great film watching experience. This movie stayed in my head for quite some time after, and I think Alex Garland did a phenomenal job of telling the story without sacrificing appeasement to the masses. Props

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Eric P

This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. It drops you into the middle of events that are not explained, and yet they are so very familiar. It is a visual feast, and that is what movies are all about. Movies are a visual medium. This movie is beautiful from star to finish. This is why I go to the movies. Somebody called it "trite". They are patently wrong.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Elaine T

Liked it more than I thought I would. A very sobering, cautionary tale.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Jeffery B

It felt more like a documentary than a movie with a plot line....

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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David R

It was okay, but very unsatisfying. The movie had potential but there was no character development, no hints about what started the war, they didnt tell us if one side was better than the other, and there were no twists and turns. We're just following war photographers around until one side wins at the end. It was a brutal movie with a lot of killing by both sides. They didnt even try to come up with a story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Christopher S

Outside of some odd musical score sections and some slower parts I thought this was an outstanding flick. I haven't seen a movie that left me almost speechless in a long time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Synopsis

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

Director: Alex Garland
Producer: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, DNA Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody/Disturbing Images|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Action, War, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.6M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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