The Tomorrow War
Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 2, 2021
6.4
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Generally favorable reviews based on 483 Ratings
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10
watchdogs4Jul 8, 2021
Not great, not terrible, but that IGN review was most pathetic review i have ever seen. It's fun enough sci-fi action movie, not Edge of Tomorrow level (not even close), but still better than some other recent movies.
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10
Z3NMASAJul 9, 2021
I gave it a 10 for what it was compared only with what it tried to be. Very intense action scenes. Fast paced, and constantly satisfying the viewers desire to keep up with plot threads. Did it move the needle conceptually? Not much. AndI gave it a 10 for what it was compared only with what it tried to be. Very intense action scenes. Fast paced, and constantly satisfying the viewers desire to keep up with plot threads. Did it move the needle conceptually? Not much. And yes, it definitely took elements from popular sci-fi culture. However, I feel the mash up was well-utilized, and offered a fresh twist in what I consider a masterfully created sci-fi cinematic mosaic. So if you want to see a Terminator-Alien-Battle Los Angeles-The Thing-Starship Troopers-movie... Watch it!!!… Expand
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10
AverageJoe962Jul 9, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Literally had me in tears. The movie was really good, but what drove the movie forward was it's intense plot revolving around fathers, quitting on your family, and redemption. There movie also ignored tropes and common threads, making it unique and refreshing.… Expand
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10
Kdog152Jan 14, 2023
It started well, but when we saw the aliens I started to think "this film is gonna weird" but I was proven wrong BC this film is great. I love it. Special effects and the plot is amazing and the acting is good. It's a good length as well.It started well, but when we saw the aliens I started to think "this film is gonna weird" but I was proven wrong BC this film is great. I love it. Special effects and the plot is amazing and the acting is good. It's a good length as well. Chris Pratt did a great job as usual.… Expand
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8
JonDocJan 1, 2022
Rock solid action popcorn movie. A fresh-feeling synthesis of previous alien classics - evoking the thing, battlefield Los Angeles, live die repeat, alien, and others but new angles and emotional hooks. Really strong - better than he criticsRock solid action popcorn movie. A fresh-feeling synthesis of previous alien classics - evoking the thing, battlefield Los Angeles, live die repeat, alien, and others but new angles and emotional hooks. Really strong - better than he critics say. Fun for all the family although a little scary for under 13s… Expand
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8
DukeJonJul 13, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really enjoyed this film. Yes, there are numerous plot holes and the whole time travel paradox takes some believing (though no more so than other films that rely on this construct, such as the terminator franchise) but overall it's a great action/sci-fi film. Three sequences stood out for me; the part when the future soldiers invade the football game, the jump into the future and the attack on the human base. I found the last part of the film to be somewhat bolted-on however, there are numerous well-worn tropes found in other films (starship troopers, aliens, the thing, etc). Overall a really enjoyable film.… Expand
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7
mrmonsterJul 9, 2021
If you can ignore a handful of stupid plot points, it's a pretty enjoyable sci-fi action movie.
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7
pcbflareJul 10, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I really, really liked it. Although it does have a bit slow start that's confusingly different in styl, it kicks off later. The buildup of the monsters is great, and although their design isn't really anything spectacular, the way they move, the way they're revealed, the first encounter reminds me classics like Aliens (although nowhere as good). When i compare this movie to other recent CGI monster borefests, there's one big difference. I was actually emotionally invested in this one, much to my surprise. Someone recommended this movie to me, i decided to check it out late at night, and couldn't stop watching. Although we're used to Chris Pratt as the lovable dumbass, he can pull of a badass character (as long as he doesn't take himself seriously). The premise is simple. 30yrs from now, monsters invade the Earth (noone actually knows where from, no spaceship, no asteroid), humanity is down to 500K people, so a time-machiney wormhole to draft people from the past (our present time) is created. Draftees get a special implant/device that sends them to the future for a week ("tour of duty"), after which they're automatically pulled back to their original timeline (as long as they still have pulse). Survivors of the tours are often horribly mangled, PTSD'd to the point they can't even talk. Survival rate is cca 27%. This builds up the coming conflict really well. We don't know what the monsters do, what they look like, just that they're everywhere and hard to kill. Our unwilling hero is an Iraq veteran (although not the usual movie kind, he left army and teaches science in high school), lives in suburbs with wife and small daughter. He gets drafted. He considers escaping with his family, but in the end goes in, and that's where the action starts. Something goes wrong, the draftees get misdropped to a heavily infested area, and fight for survival starts. Seeing the monsters on pictures or in trailer doesn't do them justice. There is a lot of them, they move extremely fast and they are very hard to kill, they are a huge threat. Although i in no way compare this movie to Aliens in terms of quality, there were moments where the monsters made me think about Aliens, in a good way. But Aliens also had a great supporting cast, which is missing here. The few draftees that survive the first encounter are sent to a FOB, where Chris Pratt meets his (now adult) daughter. She's researching anti-monster toxin. They already got one that works on the male warriors (tons of them), but not on females (only few, hiding in dens). So they need to nab a live one to do tests. They do, but in the process trigger a massive attack on the wormhole generator base. Shortly after Chris Pratt is sent back to his original timeline, wormhole gets destroyed. So he now has a toxin that kills the monsters, but he's back 30yrs before the conflict even began. When he was gone, world started tearing itself apart from the weight of the knowledge that mankind might lose the coming war. There are riots, wars breaking out, and everything looks like people will kill each other off before the monsters even get here. The way the monsters are dealt with in the end isn't really surprising (there's a "twist" that isn't twist for anyone who ever seen any other SF movie), but i was satisfied anyway. For an Amazon monster movie-it's good, a whole level above the competition. The main cast is likeable, the monsters are terrifying, and i was emotionally invested during most of it, which is something almost none of the recent netflix/amazon type of movies were able to pull off. I was also glad, that there wasn't heavy-handed identity politics message crammed in, and all the strong female or "diverse" characters were strong because it made sense in their respective situations, i.e.they trained and/or studied their whole lives to be good at what they do, not just because some studio exec wanted a box ticked. What i didn't like was the cheesy "people from the future" reveal. The first people who originally jump into our current timeline are soldiers. They appear on a soccer field in the middle of a game, and somehow get immediately connected to the TVs broadcasting the match live, and give speech about who they are and what they came to do. IMO this didn't need to be in the movie at all. It could have been handled via exposition, or even via text at the start of the movie. I know that movies should show, not tell, but the soccer stadium scene almost made me turn the movie off, it's that bad. The 2nd thing i didn't like was that the supporting cast almost isn't there. There's the main hero, his family, and that's about it. Apart from them, there are like two 1dimensional stereotypes (a comic relief and a badass veteran who never smiles), everyone else is just a side dish for the monsters. So, although this movie doesn't do anything new, what it does it does reasonably well, and i had a great time watching it.… Expand
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8
HealingToolboxJul 10, 2023
8/10 if you don't like sci-fi, 9/10 if you do like sci-fi. The closest any sci-fi-actioner movie has come to Doug Limon's and Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow (Live Die, Repeat). Lacks the originality of Edge yet has absolutely everything else8/10 if you don't like sci-fi, 9/10 if you do like sci-fi. The closest any sci-fi-actioner movie has come to Doug Limon's and Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow (Live Die, Repeat). Lacks the originality of Edge yet has absolutely everything else going great for it. Completely watchable with good development of secondary characters. Great Weta effects. I was expecting a not-ready-for-theaters script and found it all better than expected. Congratulations and appreciation to all involved.… Expand
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8
he110meSep 6, 2021
Exactly what an original action flick should be. Good enough acting, well-paced narrative, thilling action scenes, scary monsters, and a few genuinely tear-jerking sad moments. The CG was also really good. It's by no means the best actionExactly what an original action flick should be. Good enough acting, well-paced narrative, thilling action scenes, scary monsters, and a few genuinely tear-jerking sad moments. The CG was also really good. It's by no means the best action flick ever. There are several plot holes in the story, and some of the set-pieces feel pretty derivative (Alien and Edge of Tomorrow come to mind), but the movie was plenty entertaining. Additionally, nothing about the movie was preachy, which is sadly rare these days.… Expand
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7
Razrback16Mar 14, 2023
Solid movie. Nothing special, but I like Chris Pratt, and Yvonne Strahovski is one of the key voice actors for Mass Effect, which I didn't realize right away - both of them did a really good job.
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7
phenom_csJul 9, 2021
Decent sci-fi action flick. Nothing Spectacular or ground-breaking, but it was fun to watch.
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10
kakuzu281281Jul 11, 2021
Every movie with Chrispy Rat is amazing. Yeah, it has the typical cheesy movie fallbacks. Like unlimited ammo and unnecessary drama, but overall it is a fantastic movie with a great plot/premise. Highly recommend at least giving it a try.Every movie with Chrispy Rat is amazing. Yeah, it has the typical cheesy movie fallbacks. Like unlimited ammo and unnecessary drama, but overall it is a fantastic movie with a great plot/premise. Highly recommend at least giving it a try. Anytime movie critics say the movie is meh, you know it's probably the opposite lol… Expand
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8
GTXMikeJul 11, 2021
I really enjoyed this movie, it was packed with action and had decent special effects. Easy to digest story, good humour. The only thing i didn't like were monsters as bullet sponges and no reloading on guns really, overall a very good movie,I really enjoyed this movie, it was packed with action and had decent special effects. Easy to digest story, good humour. The only thing i didn't like were monsters as bullet sponges and no reloading on guns really, overall a very good movie, enjoyed it.… Expand
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9
ChancewiJul 6, 2021
Fun Movie. No politics, no SJW agenda just a fun action movie. The story had holes in it (like all time traveling movies) but it was entertaining. Whole family enjoyed it quite a bit.
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7
RichardSayreSep 30, 2021
THE TOMORROW WAR is a poor man's Independence Day -- a simplistic, overly long action movie with a so-so script, and a fine yet unremarkable acting job from Chris Pratt. It's serviceable, and the action set pieces are easily the film's mostTHE TOMORROW WAR is a poor man's Independence Day -- a simplistic, overly long action movie with a so-so script, and a fine yet unremarkable acting job from Chris Pratt. It's serviceable, and the action set pieces are easily the film's most entertaining parts. J.K. Simmons has a nice cameo but is ultimately underutilized. Nothing horrendous but a fine Hollywood action flick.… Expand
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10
LittlegizmoJan 2, 2022
people giving this movie bad reviews are really trolls that shouldnt watch scifi/action movies... its good
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9
OwynOct 22, 2021
Plot might be lacking but everything else isn't. Try not to miss this movie.
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10
Mclovin69Jul 11, 2021
I thought it was pretty great, Chris Pratt performed great. I hope to see him more in the future.
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10
Datrick_EJul 12, 2021
Captivating, mind-gripping, entertaining, humourous, action-packed.
Best movie l've watched so far.
I would rewatch this any time.
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9
ion87Jul 9, 2021
A great time fun action packed summer movie. Not a perfect movie by any means. Just good old fashioned fun. Treat yourself to this movie
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10
BartsonJul 16, 2021
Verstehe die schlechten Bewertungen nicht. Ich wurde sehr gut unterhalten. Teil lustig, teils traurig, super Film Abend gehabt. Nix wo man den Kopf anstrengen muss Story ist gut genug um dran zu bleiben und die Action ist super , einfachVerstehe die schlechten Bewertungen nicht. Ich wurde sehr gut unterhalten. Teil lustig, teils traurig, super Film Abend gehabt. Nix wo man den Kopf anstrengen muss Story ist gut genug um dran zu bleiben und die Action ist super , einfach lockere gute Unterhaltung. Von mir 10 Punkte.… Expand
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10
Dead1991Jul 19, 2021
The best alien movie ever storyline and creatures was so perfect, and full of excitement from beginning to end
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7
ScaatyloboJul 7, 2021
Interesting g concept,and i enjoyed the little twists
Let your imagination wander and let your inner warrior out a bit
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8
Delag5Jul 8, 2021
Most awesome movie I have seen in a long time. Suspense had me vowing I was done watching it a few times lol ... highly recommended
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10
Romanenko320Jul 9, 2021
Never rated a movie before but this one deserves a great rating. Gave me ALL the emotions and thrills.
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10
Saintdenis22Jul 11, 2021
Great all around.. love laugh cry fear suspense.. critics will complain, that what they do.. long movie, almost 3 movies in one!! Worth watching.. fun fun fun
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RuicJul 27, 2021
Great sci fi movie, intense and with awesome creatures, now waiting for the next chapter.
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9
HochdorffSep 25, 2021
Is it the greatest movie ever made? No! Has it plot holes the size of Russia in 2048? Yes! This is just a fun movie even with some heartfelt moments. It’s not too serious and the jokes do not always work. It is not a challenging movie or oneIs it the greatest movie ever made? No! Has it plot holes the size of Russia in 2048? Yes! This is just a fun movie even with some heartfelt moments. It’s not too serious and the jokes do not always work. It is not a challenging movie or one that stands up to a lot of scrutiny. It is a movie you can just relax to and switch your mind off for 2+ hours.

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ElecornOct 23, 2021
Solid fun and emotionally moving. Time travel is always wrought with plot issues, but just roll with it and you'll really enjoy this movie if you like action and man vs alien combat.
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PoormoviecriticDec 29, 2021
May not have the best story, character development or be the most original movie but damn it is entertaining. Definitely worth the time
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10
Annon1GamingJan 23, 2022
An Awesome Movie, I am very picky on movies but this one has had me on my Seat waiting to see what happened next then when I thought it would have ended where most do it, they continued so the Story mase sense.
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the_shadhu_khanApr 18, 2023
enough thrill and the concept was superb. for one time watch it would be good
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