Civil War (2024)

Directed by

Alex Garland

Genre

drama film, action film, dystopian film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 4,403 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

War journalists travel from New York City to Washington D.C. during a second American civil war. They want to interview the president before rebel forces take the capital.

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What happens

Civil War is a 2024 dystopian war-thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman. Set during a second American civil war fought between a despotic federal government and secessionist movements, the plot follows a group of war journalists traveling from New York City to Washington, D.C., to interview the president of the United States before rebels take the capital city. Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2022, with production moving to London later in the year. Civil War premiered at South by Southwest on March 14, 2024, and was released in the United States by A24 and in the United Kingdom by Entertainment Film Distributors on April 12, 2024. With a budget of $50 million, Civil War was A24's most expensive film at the time. The film grossed $127 million, and received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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