Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

2016Movie122 minEnglish

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

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IMDb6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes26%
Metacritic40/100
Google Users58%
Director: David AyerGenres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for reduced sentences. The first team assembled includes Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Killer Croc. They are tasked with confronting a powerful witch named Enchantress who has unleashed chaos upon the world.

Critical Reception

Suicide Squad received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who criticized its convoluted plot, underdeveloped characters, and jarring tone shifts. While audiences were somewhat more forgiving, the film was also a box office disappointment relative to its budget and expectations. It became known for its troubled production and extensive reshoots.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually striking with some charismatic performances, particularly Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn.
  • Suffers from a messy, incoherent script and a lack of character development.
  • The film's tone is inconsistent, attempting to be dark and humorous simultaneously without success.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be entertaining due to its action sequences and charismatic lead characters, especially Harley Quinn. However, many criticized the weak storyline, poor editing, and a perceived lack of depth in the character portrayals.

Awards & Accolades

Won Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Also nominated for several Golden Raspberry Awards.

Fun Fact

Jared Leto reportedly sent disturbing gifts to his castmates to get into character as the Joker, including dead rats, used condoms, and anal beads.

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BiankaMalburg

BiankaMalburg

This movie is shit, badly edited and so fucking stupid. I'd still prefer to watch this over BvS.
Crazypiglady

Crazypiglady

I always think that Marvel translate average comics into good movies and DC turn good comics into average ones. DCs depth always seems lost in (at least some of) their movies and this is one of them. This could (and should) have been a ...
Crazypiglady

Crazypiglady

If you can't make a movie better than the comic, then don't make the movie.
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Suicide Squad could have been more if the studio hadn’t interfered in production, but what we got still entertained and debuted some amazing actors bringing these wild characters to life.** The Suicide Squad comics are some of my favor...
in_the_crease

in_the_crease

*** This review may contain spoilers *** Suicide Squad has a horrible script. First, there was the story--such as it was--itself: A super villain with the power to end the world goes to work in a universe that has established Batman and ...
ColinJ

ColinJ

Aka NEEDLE DROP: THE MOVIE SUICIDE SQUAD is a mess. But an entertaining, well-cast mess.
Reno

Reno

**They are not superheroes, they are supervillains.** It's nothing against DC, but overall I'm starting to think the todays cinema is getting crowded with the lots of superheroes. Just like any pollution or the over population on the ear...
Gimly

Gimly

Some semi-interesting visuals and a few characters I'd like to get to know, but an absolute mess of a movie. The thing feels like a trailer, or a clipshow, or a music video or some other sort of two-hour long promotional material for the ac...
Asadullah Khan

Asadullah Khan

Suicide Squad is the third and latest entry into the DCEU, and is about a bunch of bad guys that are rounded up to fight for someone else. And just like this year's BvS, this movie received overwhelmingly negative reviews by the critics and...
Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

Summertime 2016 has not been very kind to DC Comics-based personalities looking to shine consistently like their big screen Marvel Comics counterparts. Following the super-sized dud that was _Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice_ released a ...