Civil War

Name: Civil War
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: April 12, 2024
Rating: 75
Cast: Alexa Mansour, Cailee Spaeny, Jefferson White, Jesse Plemons, Karl Glusman

2024

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 64 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Civil War (Australia Trailer 2)

Now Playing: Civil War (Australia Trailer 2)

Movie Details & Credits

A24 | Release Date: April 12, 2024 | R

Starring: Alexa Mansour, Cailee Spaeny, Jefferson White, Jesse Plemons, Karl Glusman, Kirsten Dunst, Nick Offerman, Sonoya Mizuno, Stephen Henderson, Wagner Moura

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Action, Drama

Rating: R

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

100

Charlotte Simmons

Apr 15, 2024

Forget such questions of whether 'Civil War' is good or bad, fresh or rotten, and any other gradation scale that comes to mind. This film is mandatory. Read full review

100

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Mar 15, 2024

Civil War is a furiously convincing and disturbing thing when you're watching it. It's a great movie that has its own life force. It's not like anything Garland has made. It's not like anything anyone has made, even though it contains echoes of dozens of other films (and novels) that appear to have fed the filmmaker's imagination. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Apr 11, 2024

A towering genre film about a not-so-fanciful end times—one that both understands, and proves, the peerless power of the visual image. Read full review

David Sims

Mar 15, 2024

As with all of his movies, Garland doesn’t provide easy answers. Though Civil War is told with blockbuster oomph, it often feels as frustratingly elliptical as a much smaller movie. Even so, I left the theater quite exhilarated. Read full review

Josh Larsen

May 1, 2024

This is a movie I was somewhat dreading—its premise just seems too possible in these fractious days—yet Garland managed to imbue Civil War with a solemnity and maturity that made me grateful for it. Let’s hope it remains a warning, not a weather vane. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Apr 10, 2024

Civil War can, and frequently does, put its characters through an emotional wringer. It puts viewers through one, too. But those characters seem less like people with actual feelings to be wrung than means to Garland’s filmmaking ends. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Apr 15, 2024

The plot plods along — they drive a bit, guy gets shot, they drive some more, guy gets shot — and the dialogue is bottom of the barrel. Read full review

SEE ALL 64 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.