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Why to watch
- 'Civil War' is a road trip movie set in a horrifying what-if scenario
- When: Civil War is in theaters and IMAX on April 12.
- What to know: The latest from writer-director Alex Garland imagines a United States at war with itself.
- The plot follows three generations of journalists — played by Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson — on a dangerous trip from New York to Washington, D.C.
- Garland wrote the film during the 2020 election but tells Yahoo Entertainment its release during the 2024 election cycle is coincidental and due to “logistical requirements.”
- While there are some allusions to recent social unrest early in the film, the world of Civil War is wholly fictional and does not concern itself with present-day party politics.
- Promotion for the film hints at a complicated backstory with multiple distinct factions vying for power — but one of Civil War’s greatest strengths is that almost none of this is explained and it is open to viewer interpretation.
- Garland hopes Civil War will spark earnest conversation about the potential consequences of extremism, “because conversation is the thing that is really struggling to exist in public discourse.”
- — Sam Matthews, executive producer
- April 10, 2024
Apr 14, 2024 · Civil War review – Alex Garland’s chilling dystopian thriller of journalists in a conflict-riven US. The British writer-director’s searing drama of reporters in the line of fire strips away...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Drama. Civil War is a 2024 action thriller from writer and director Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Stephen McKinley Henderson, Civil War takes place in the near future and shows the United States entering a new Civil War after California and Texas attempt to separate from the country. Director.
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Apr 18, 2024 · A24’s “Civil War,” the latest film from “Ex Machina” and “Men” director Alex Garland, imagines a third-term president ruling over a divided America and follows the journalists driving...
Apr 13, 2024 · A24 ’s new dystopian war film Civil War is now in theaters and IMAX everywhere. Wondering when you can watch the movie from home? Find out when Civil War will likely be streaming on...
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Apr 19, 2024 · 1. A civil war for the silver screen. Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary...
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Apr 13, 2024 · HISTORY DEPT. The New Civil War Movie Is Eerily Right About How the Country Could Split Apart. The political violence in Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller is chaotic and random — which is...
Apr 14, 2024 · By Owen Gleiberman. A24. A great many people appear to have come out of “ Civil War ,” Alex Garland’s a-house-divided-against-itself-can-kick-highly-equipped-military-ass dystopian combat...
