The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War

The Tomorrow War

2021Movie138 minEnglish

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.

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IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic45/100
Google Users73%
Director: Chris McKayGenres: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Plot Summary

The world is losing a war against an alien species and relies on soldiers from the past to fight their battles. Dan Forester, a former special forces soldier and high school teacher, is drafted into the future to help turn the tide. He must confront his own past and make difficult choices to save humanity from extinction.

Critical Reception

The Tomorrow War received mixed reviews from critics, who often praised its action sequences and visual effects but criticized its plot and character development. Audiences, however, seemed to enjoy the film more, appreciating its high-octane entertainment value.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its ambitious concept and visual spectacle.
  • Criticized for a predictable plot and underdeveloped characters.
  • Seen as an entertaining, albeit flawed, sci-fi action flick.

Google audience: Google users generally found 'The Tomorrow War' to be an enjoyable action-packed science fiction film with impressive visuals, though some noted plot inconsistencies and a reliance on typical action movie tropes.

Fun Fact

The film utilized extensive motion capture and CGI to create the alien 'whitespikes' and depict the futuristic battle environments.

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The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Overall : A fun popcorn sci-fi blockbuster with fun characters, scary aliens, and great action that far outweigh its minor faults.** The Tomorrow War is a fun fighting alien creatures, time travel, sci-fi action flick that thoroughly e...
polkabike

polkabike

This thing doesn't just have regular plot holes or logical inconsistencies, it has scene hole, moment to moment holes, blink and you'll miss it holes. It is in fact entirely made of holes! My teenage cousin got frustrated while watching it ...
Kamurai

Kamurai

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. It's usually a good sign when the worst part of a time travel movie is the time travel. I could probably make an hour long video on the time travel in this movie, especially comp...
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-tomorrow-war-spoiler-free-review "The Tomorrow War is one of the biggest surprises of the year, boasting an impressively creative creature design, entertaining actio...
garethmb

garethmb

Amazon Prime’s purchase of The Tomorrow War from Paramount was a bold move as the FX-laden film starring Chris Pratt reportedly cost around $200 million to purchase and follows prior purchases of Paramount films by the streamer. Pratt st...