Doomsday

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Doomsday

R,

2008,

1h 49m,

Action/

Sci-Fi/

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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50%

74 Reviews

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44%

50,000+ Ratings

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74 Reviews

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When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) leads a team back into the hot zone to find a counteragent to the virus, which has re-emerged in London. She and her comrades wage a desperate battle for survival against feral survivors, as they try to prevent it from ushering in a new dark age.

Critics Consensus

Doomsday is a pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers, minus the cohesive narrative and charismatic leads.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Oct 19, 2018

2.5/5

[It] may not have anything new to bring to the gallows, but what it does have is Marshall's deadly serious tone (one suspects Marshall could direct Robin Williams and Christopher Walken in Waiting for Godot and come out of it with his genre cred intact)

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Nov 24, 2011

4/5

Marshall's adrenalin-fuelled skill and enthusiasm propel the action forward with reckless abandon.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Mar 29, 2010

C+

As it slogs through one hectic yet mundane set pieces after another, the film slowly drowns in its own pool of clichs.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 6, 2023

0/4

A sloppy ode to John Carpenter

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

3/10

The look of the picture is atmospheric and perfectly terrifying, but the eventual clashes and tragedies involve generic soldiers barely worthy of individual names.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 4, 2020

Marshall's pilfering is brazen... but his movie is such an exhilarating, hell-for-leather ride that by the time you spot borrowings from Excalibur and Gladiator you'll probably applaud him for his cheek.

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Hermione R

Apr 7, 2019

Totally badass and definitely entertaining! Have watched it more than once and enjoy it every time. Super creative

Albus W

Aug 28, 2018

This movie is going in several different directions at once. Between Mad Max, 28 Days Later, & Escape from New York, the director couldn't decide which one to rip off, so he went with all of them.

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Han W

Jun 2, 2018

Pros: Some powerful imagery At times very strong plot Cons:Bland Style Over the top action isn't done justice because of its poor stylistic camera work Weak character development

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Finn R

Apr 6, 2018

Tremendously fun and thrilling film that doesn't take itself seriously. Doomsday draws many great ideas from the best post-apocalyptic movies and I would recommend this to any viewer that loves this genre.

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Leia W

Mar 28, 2018

This movie reminds me of a mix of mad max and an average medieval film in a resident evil universe, but directed by a monkey on very hard drugs.

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George W

Feb 1, 2018

I give it average score, plenty of action but not very believable.

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Eden Sinclair

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Synopsis

When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra) leads a team back into the hot zone to find a counteragent to the virus, which has re-emerged in London. She and her comrades wage a desperate battle for survival against feral survivors, as they try to prevent it from ushering in a new dark age.

Director: Neil Marshall
Producer: Steven Paul, Benedict Carver
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Crystal Sky
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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