Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Directed by

Doug Liman

Genre

science fiction film, military science fiction, science fiction action film, dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 15,212 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A military public relations officer who has never fought before is forced into a battle against aliens. He gets stuck in a time loop, reliving the same deadly day over and over. He uses this to learn and get better alongside a skilled warrior.

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What happens

Edge of Tomorrow is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth, based on the Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, the film takes place in a future where most of Europe is occupied by an alien race known as mimics. Major William Cage (Cruise), a public relations officer with no combat experience, is forced by his superiors to join a landing operation against the aliens, only to find himself experiencing a time loop as he tries to find a way to defeat the mimics. Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson appear in supporting roles. In late 2009, 3 Arts Entertainment purchased the rights to All You Need Is Kill and sold the spec script to Warner Bros. Pictures. The studio produced Edge of Tomorrow with the involvement of 3 Arts, the novel's publisher Viz Media, and Australian production company Village Roadshow. Filming began in late 2012, taking place in England: at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, outside London, and other locations, such as London's Trafalgar Square and the coastal Saunton Sands. A total of nine companies handled the visual effects. Edge of Tomorrow was released theatrically in select territories on May 30, 2014, and in the United States on June 6. The film received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $381 million against a $178 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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