Oblivion
Oblivion

Oblivion

2013Movie124 minEnglish

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic54/100
Google Users68%
Director: Joseph KosinskiGenres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Plot Summary

In 2077, Jack Harper is a solitary drone technician on a desolate Earth, tasked with harvesting vital resources before humanity's exodus to a new home. As his mission nears completion, he encounters a mysterious spacecraft and its sole survivor, a woman named Julia. This encounter triggers a chain of events that forces Jack to question his reality, his purpose, and the true nature of the war that has ravaged his planet.

Critical Reception

Oblivion received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its stunning visuals and ambitious scope but were divided on its plot and pacing. Audience reception was generally more positive, appreciating the action sequences and Cruise's performance.

What Reviewers Say

  • Visually spectacular with impressive production design.
  • A compelling science fiction premise that doesn't always deliver on its potential.
  • Tom Cruise provides a solid performance in a story that feels familiar yet engaging.

Google audience: Google users generally found 'Oblivion' to be a visually impressive and entertaining sci-fi action film, with many praising Tom Cruise's performance and the film's action sequences. Some viewers felt the plot was somewhat predictable or derivative of other popular science fiction works.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 86th Academy Awards.

Fun Fact

The distinctive spherical drones in the film were designed by the production team and inspired by the iconic 'spy balloon' camera drones used in real-world industrial inspections.

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7 reviews
Rob

Rob

A bit of a corny movie with quite a simplistic resolution and soppy ending. But it's Tom Cruse, It's Sci-fi and it looks cool so what more do you need?
Nathan

Nathan

Oblivion was a decent watch. It had an interesting concept at first, but as the layers began to unfold, it felt bloated and contrived. It was as if the writers were adding fake depth to story that was very surface level. Performances were p...
Melander

Melander

Love this movie! There seams to be material for much more than just the one, but maybe it's just that feeling after a good movie that it ended too soon. I watch movies to be entertained, and I don't care too much about realism especially i...
Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

I guess I am the rare viewer who enjoyed this movie. But I tend to cut some slack for sci-if movies. I don’t carefully parse out the special effects or pull out a book on physics to make sure every detail is kosher. As long as I am enterta...
Travis Bell

Travis Bell

Oblivion was definitely well made but the story seemed to just sputter out somewhere around 60 minutes in. I was completely engaged and interested as we learned about this repair crew who had the left overs of earth to themselves. They c...
zerolimit

zerolimit

This movie was a total waste! one of the weirdest movies. Not good at all would recommend you watch something better!
TheCakerBaker

TheCakerBaker

Completely unoriginal plot, brings nothing new to the table. Good cinematography by Claudio Miranda, Tom Cruise is horrendous.