• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

    When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj. William Cage (Tom Cruise), an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight -- and his death -- over and over again. However, Cage's fighting skills improve with each encore, bringing him and a comrade (Emily Blunt) ever closer to defeating the aliens.

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Edge of Tomorrow
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Release Date: June 6th, 2014

DVD Release Date: October 7th, 2014

PG-13 |1 hr 53 min

Plot Summary

When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj. William Cage (Tom Cruise), an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight -- and his death -- over and over again. However, Cage's fighting skills improve with each encore, bringing him and a comrade (Emily Blunt) ever closer to defeating the aliens.

Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry, Franz Drameh

Director: Doug Liman

Genres: Action , Science fiction

Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords: Underdog , Intense , Sacrifice , Creative , Pursuit ,

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  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    At its best, Edge of Tomorrow plays like a tripwire time-travel thriller. As it progresses, though, the built-in repetition can, and does, grow tedious. show more

  • 50
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    Although the humor helps, the Groundhog Day-like repetition gets tedious; it makes you feel more like a hamster than a groundhog — or rather a hamster's wheel, going round and round, over and over again. show more

  • 70
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    They might also have called it "Groundhog Day 2," but that wouldn't have conveyed the film's martial frenzy, its fascinating intricacies or the special delights of its borderline-comic tone. show more

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