Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
92%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: 11 wins & 38 nominations
Gripping, well-acted, funny, and clever, Edge of Tomorrow offers entertaining proof that Tom Cruise is still more than capable of shouldering the weight of a blockbuster action thriller.
Edge of Tomorrow is like Groundhog Day meets Independence Day, but with Tom Cruise as the hero. It’s a wild ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next. The action scenes are intense and the sci-fi elements are mind-bending, but what really sets this movie apart is the humor. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt have great chemistry and their banter will have you laughing out loud. It’s a must-see for anyone who loves action movies, sci-fi, or just a good time at the movies. Live. Die. Repeat. And then watch it again.
Production Company(ies)
The Samuel Goldwyn Company,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material
Year of Release
2014
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 53m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2014 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2014
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, directed by Doug Liman, written by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, action, PG-13, Warner Bros Pictures, Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jason Hoffs, Gregory Jacobs, Jeffrey Silver, $100.2M, reviewed by Sara Michelle Fetters, Dylan Green, Dwight Brown, David Sims, Richard Roeper, Richard Lawson, Danielle Solzman, Douglas Davidson, Robert Sims, Michael J Casey, Taylor Baker, Cate Young, time loop, aliens, military, combat, invincible, blockbuster, sci-fi, humor, thrilling, clever, well-acted, pulse-pounding, character-driven, Guardians of the Galaxy, Divergent, Thor: Ragnarok, Kingsman: The Secret Service, RoboCop
Worldwide gross: $370,541,256
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $463,082,905
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 313
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 50,499,772
US/Canada gross: $100,206,256
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $125,232,490
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 605
US/Canada opening weekend: $28,760,246
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $35,943,038
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 363
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $178,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $222,455,005
Production budget ranking: 62
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $119,792,020
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $120,835,879
ROI to date (est.): 35%
ROI ranking: 1,215
Emily Blunt – Rita Vrataski
Brendan Gleeson – General Brigham
Bill Paxton – Master Sergeant Farell
Jonas Armstrong – Skinner
Tony Way – Kimmel
Director(s)
Doug Liman
Writer(s)
Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Producer(s)
Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jason Hoffs, Gregory Jacobs, Jeffrey Silver
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
11 wins & 38 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (332) | Top Critics (83) | Fresh (302) | Rotten (30)
Edge of Tomorrow is a rousing adventure filled with pulse-pounding thrills and surprising dashes of character-driven humor, the film a breathless two hours of fun worth celebrating.
July 5, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
[Edge of Tomorrow] may not be as smart as it could’ve been in the broad strokes, but a clever, well-acted thrill ride like this doesn’t really need to have its head fully in the game, now does it?
August 15, 2017
Dylan Green
Shadow and Act
TOP CRITIC
Credit a smart script, smarter direction, excellent production elements and an unflappable leading man for taking you to hell and back — over and over again.
March 21, 2017
Dwight Brown
National Newspaper Publishers Association
TOP CRITIC
Edge of Tomorrow is the perfect mix of blustering action and sci-fi thinky nonsense that is best enjoyed without picking at it too much.
September 22, 2016
David Sims
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
This is one of my favorite movies of the year so far.
June 27, 2015
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper.com
TOP CRITIC
This is the kind of thoughtfully constructed movie that other summertime blockbusters should aspire to be more like, clever and cool and never giving you that ho-hum sense that you’ve seen it all before.
June 27, 2015
Richard Lawson
Vanity Fair
TOP CRITIC
Edge of Tomorrow: Live. Die. Repeat manages to keep audiences on the edge of their seats in this WWII-esque sci-fi action thriller.
July 5, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Even if I can’t forgive the ridiculousness of the final moments of “Edge of Tomorrow” … everything leading up to that ending still rules and does so even harder with the improved picture and sound.
July 4, 2022
Douglas Davidson
Elements of Madness
Death becomes Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow, a gripping and meticulously constructed futuristic thriller that finds his untested soldier fighting aliens while stuck in a time loop.
January 22, 2022
Robert Sims
Lights Camera Austin
A fascinating premise with a disappointing visual style.
December 1, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
Episode 37: Edge of Tomorrow / Forbidden Planet / High Life
October 4, 2021 | Rating: 84/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
The Angel of Verdun is an action heroine with the skills needed to ride into battle, but the empathy to reach out to the partner she just met.
March 19, 2021
Cate Young
Thirty, Flirty + Film…
Plot
An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy!
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Tom Cruise stars as Major William Cage in Edge of Tomorrow.
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