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- '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 11, 2024 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Alex Garland. Action, Thriller. R. 1h 49m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate...
Apr 12, 2024 · Strictly as a piece of staging, “Civil War” is as vividly detailed a panorama of destruction as I’ve seen since “Children of Men” (2006), or perhaps the Garland-scripted zombie freakout of “28...
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Apr 9, 2024 · By LINDSEY BAHR. Updated 8:47 AM PDT, April 9, 2024. The United States is crumbling in Alex Garland’s sharp new film “ Civil War, ” a bellowing and haunting big screen experience. The country has been at war with itself for years by the time we’re invited in, through the gaze of a few journalists documenting the chaos on the front lines ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Review: ‘Civil War’ shows an America long past unraveling, which makes it necessary. Kirsten Dunst is a seasoned photojournalist in “Civil War,” a thrillingly dark road trip directed by...
Apr 12, 2024 · Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 22, 2024. Civil War is a harrowing road movie that makes momentary stops in horror, drama, war films, and even comedy, but it is also a character...
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