Wing Commander

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Wing Commander

PG-13,

1999,

1h 40m,

Sci-Fi

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9%

47 Reviews

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26%

10,000+ Ratings

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9%

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47 Reviews

26%

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10,000+ Ratings

A space pilot (Freddie Prinze Jr.) with an encoded message, his sidekick (Matthew Lillard) and their superior (Saffron Burrows) fight attacking aliens.

Critics Consensus

The low budget may explain Wing Commander's cheesy special effects, but can't excuse the lame dialogue or the movie's obsessive reliance on sci-fi cliches.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Apr 7, 2010

Excruciatingly earnest yet convictionless.

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Godfrey Cheshire

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Though the ingredients are potent, their blending here mostly comes off as formulaic, humdrum and sometimes unintentionally laughable.

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Wesley Morris

San Francisco Examiner

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

Wing Commander looks like it was put together by people who couldn't agree on whether or not the year 2564 would be colored with red bulbs and fluorescent cafeteria lights or costumed as if Urban Oufitters had gone to Uranus.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25, 2020

3/10

It would have worked better as a single episode of a sci-fi television show rather than a standalone theatrical picture.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Más Gamers

Oct 17, 2016

1/4

One of the most kitschy adaptation of a video game to film, and one of the biggest box office failures ever. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Sep 21, 2015

2/5

Cliched sci-fi movie has slow pace, gratuitous sex talk.

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Finn P

Oct 24, 2018

One of the best Cheesy Sci-fi movies of the 90's Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard have great chemistry. Memorable movie if you forget the source material and ignore the critics you will have a good time!

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Jun 27, 2018

Loved the game, but the movie was dumb on so many levels. Like a stupider version of Starship Troopers, but with electric violins (real thing in the movie).

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Hermione W

May 27, 2018

Better than the last jedi.... Weirdly I like this movie. Some of it is really dumb The control column for the bomber is a now discontinued steering controller. Looks hideous. Slightly cheesy. Things that are interesting Submarine/ carrier type ships. The range of jobs that give a military feel and organisation. Strong female leads Random trivia There was supposed to be kilrathi in the movie but the suits were cumbersome and looked terrible so you see next to nothing of it.

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Chris Roberts

Director

Freddie Prinze Jr.

1st Lt. Christopher Blair

Matthew Lillard

Lt. Todd "Maniac" Marshall

Saffron Burrows

Lt. Cmdr. "Angel" Devereaux

Jürgen Prochnow

Commander Paul Gerald

Tchéky Karyo

Cmmdre. James "Paladin" Taggart

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Synopsis

A space pilot (Freddie Prinze Jr.) with an encoded message, his sidekick (Matthew Lillard) and their superior (Saffron Burrows) fight attacking aliens.

Director: Chris Roberts
Producer: Todd Moyer
Screenwriter: Chris Roberts, Chris Roberts, Kevin Droney
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.6M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

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