Doomsday
Seen it?2008 | 108 min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (51% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Mad Max 2 or The Crow, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$23 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 168K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Neil Marshall
- Rhona MitraEden Sinclair
- Bob HoskinsBill Nelson
- Adrian LesterSergeant Norton
- Alexander SiddigPrime Minister John Hatcher
- David O'HaraMichael Canaris
- Malcolm McDowellDr. Marcus Kane
- Sean PertweeDr. Talbot
- MyAnna BuringCally Kane
- Emma CleasbyKatherine Sinclair
- Caryn PetersonVagrant Girl