The Tomorrow War

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The Tomorrow War

PG-13

2021

2h 18m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Critics Consensus

Chris Pratt ably anchors this sci-fi adventure, even if The Tomorrow War may not linger in the memory much longer than today.

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Audience Says

It isn't the most surprising time-travel movie, but a satisfying story and plenty of entertaining action make The Tomorrow War well worth a watch.

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Roxana Hadadi

Polygon

07/24/2021

Narratively padded and visually overstuffed with CGI, The Tomorrow War plays out like Starship Troopers drained of Paul Verhoeven's subversive satire.

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Leah Greenblatt

Entertainment Weekly

07/12/2021

B-

It does, in its cheap-and-cheerful way, have fun.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

07/09/2021

3.5/4

"The Tomorrow War" is the surprise of the season, a stuffed-to-the-gills battle between evil aliens and terrified humans.

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

3.5/5

A pretty average action film that’s buoyed by solid directing, an incredibly game cast, some cool sci-fi concepts, and a lot of excellent and well-paced action sequences.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

Jul 13

C+

While ‘The Tomorrow War’ contains impeccably shot action sequences, its main story quickly fizzles out in underdeveloped territory.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/10/2024

2/5

Chris Pratt stars as a modern-day soldier drafted in to fight a war against future aliens - with clunky, predictable consequences.

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Namra T

@RT06073473 1d

Worst movie i have ever scene - it’s basically for kids under 10 age - i wasted my time watching this 🙂‍↕️

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Her M

@Hermommy Apr 29

This movie was freaking awesome!!! I did NOT expect to like it this much but boy is it really really good!! Full of surprises,heart and action!! 5stars!

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Julius W.

@RT92102211 Apr 28

Sure there was some cheese but overall i loved this movie.

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Miles H.

@HagnerMD Apr 19

This deserves less than 1 star, but it wasn’t an option. Awful story and connected plot. Pure money grab and it was obvious. Wish I had this time back!

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AJ L

@aj9843 Mar 30

There were some really exceptional bits here w/ the white spikes and the action, but then man oh man some absurdly corny dialogue and story elements. To think some of the lines and occurrences made it in to a developed film means the basics were looked over by multiple levels of well compensated professionals. Do better

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Caleb W

@cwardw Mar 29

Yeah, that was the dumbest movie I've ever seen, and I've seen Space Truckers.

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Synopsis

In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Director: Chris McKay
Producer: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Jules Daly, David S. Goyer, Adam Kolbrenner
Screenwriter: Zach Dean
Production Co: Phantom Four Films, Paramount, Lit Entertainment Group, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Language|Some Suggestive References)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2021
Runtime: 2h 18m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)