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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka's novel All You Need is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow follows Major William Cage (Tom Cruise), who finds himself drafted into humanity's ongoing war against a seemingly unstoppable race of hostile aliens called Mimics. Cage is killed in combat, but wakes in a time loop, reliving the same battle day after day. Gradually, he realizes that if he teams up with the decorated war hero Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), he can exploit the time loop to defeat the Mimic army and save the human race.

Edge of Tomorrow
PG-13
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller
Adventure
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Director
Doug Liman
Release Date
June 6, 2014
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Writers
John-Henry Butterworth , Christopher McQuarrie , Jez Butterworth
Runtime
1h 53m
Sequel(s)
Edge of Tomorrow 2
Budget
178 million

Summary

Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka's novel All You Need is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow follows Major William Cage (Tom Cruise), who finds himself drafted into humanity's ongoing war against a seemingly unstoppable race of hostile aliens called Mimics. Cage is killed in combat, but wakes in a time loop, reliving the same battle day after day. Gradually, he realizes that if he teams up with the decorated war hero Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), he can exploit the time loop to defeat the Mimic army and save the human race. 

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