The Tomorrow War
Seen it?2021 | 138 min | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a box office loss and middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 6 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$14 million worldwide on a $200 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 602K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris McKay
- Chris PrattDan Forester
- Yvonne StrahovskiColonel Muri Forester
- J.K. SimmonsJames Forester
- Betty GilpinEmmy Forester
- Sam RichardsonCharlie
- Edwin HodgeDorian
- Jasmine MathewsLt. Hart
- Ryan Kiera ArmstrongYoung Muri Forester
- Keith PowersMajor Greenwood
- Mary Lynn RajskubNorah