Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

11 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Cage
Emily Blunt	...	Rita
Brendan Gleeson	...	General Brigham
Bill Paxton	...	Master Sergeant Farell
Jonas Armstrong	...	Skinner
Tony Way	...	Kimmel
Kick Gurry	...	Griff
Franz Drameh	...	Ford
Dragomir Mrsic	...	Kuntz
Charlotte Riley	...	Nance
Masayoshi Haneda	...	Takeda
Terence Maynard	...	Cruel Sergeant
Noah Taylor	...	Dr. Carter
Lara Pulver	...	Karen Lord
Madeleine Mantock	...	Julie

Storyline

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!

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | alien | dying repeatedly | combat | end of the world | 

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Taglines:

Live, Die, Repeat

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

All You Need Is Kill

Filming Locations:

Leavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$178,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,760,246 (USA) (6 June 2014)

Gross:

$100,189,501 (USA) (5 September 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cage never mentions how many times the reset had happened to him, during the entire movie. Even though Rita asks him on few occasions about how many times, he never answers with a number. Rita once says she watched Hendricks die 300 times. That is the only mention of reset times.

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Goofs

Cage kills the Omega and ends the war but he still wakes up and that too a day earlier. If he appears a day earlier the Omega would be alive too.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Lt. Col. Bill Cage: I'm not a soldier.
Rita Vrataski: Of course not. You're a weapon.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures and RatPac Entertainment logos are interrupted by static.

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Connections

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (2016)

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Soundtracks

Massive Mellow
Written by Daniel Lenz
Performed by Daniel Lenz
Courtesy of RipTide Music

User Reviews

A Summer Blockbuster Not To Be Missed

One of the most ingenious film concepts ever created, a cross between 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Groundhog Day', 'Edge of Tomorrow' is a gripping and clever blockbuster sci-fi thrill-ride accompanied with taut, fast-paced action and compelling direction. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt form a perfect chemistry that takes them from the training ground, to the battlefield through to the action-bound finale in Paris. The premise of the time-loop has been used many times before, but this time round there are enough exciting visuals and dynamic storytelling skills employed to make this one thrilling (and unexpectedly comedic) flick that is unpredictable and expertly designed. A model of cinematic craftsmanship.