The Tomorrow War

The Tomorrow War

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

  • Released: 2021-07-02
  • Runtime: 138 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure
  • Stars: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Seychelle Gabriel, Alan Trong, Chibuikem Uche, Alexis Louder, Mike Mitchell, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers, Felisha Terrell, Melissa Saint-Amand, Gary Weeks, Rose Bianco, Gissette E. Valentin, David Maldonado, Olaolu Winfunke, Piper Collins, Matthew Cornwell, Eric Graise, Ashlyn Moore, Christina Bach, Jared Shaw, Robert Tinsley, Andrea Andrade, Christopher Cocke, Shane Berengue, Alzie Williams, Stacy Johnson, Rad Daly, Patrick Malone, Jim Palmer, Clark Sarullo, Megan Lawless, Chris TC Edge, Nicole L. Campbell, Perry Zulu Jr., Gloria Bishop, Rahiem Riley, Keith Brooks, Quasheem D. Herring, Terrence Smith, Darin Ferraro, Clyde C Harris, DJames Jones, Jason m Edwards, Mia Naipaul, Christopher Holloway, Bryan Metoyer, Nic Curtis, Justine Edwards, Tommy O'Brien, Dean Feldman, Shawn Ray Cartel, Damon LeGrand, Jamie Urena, Eric Daniel Stumpp, Amere Stewart, Conrad Carpenter, Adriana Catalano, Nathan W. Collins, Reese Giles, Jeannie Ledford, Eeryn Falk Lubicich, Kasandra Bandfield, Gregory Weeks, Desiree Supernaugh, Dave Parra, Michelle Rivera, Kiley Casciano, Barb Willis, April Knox, Patrick Fleming, Alicia Cuthbertson, Nikki Mejia, Roger Barton, Zachary James Rukavina, Angel Giuffria, Seth Schenall, Joshua Israel, Caden Graham, Gabrielle Byndloss, Kenneth Israel, La'Toya Kirkland, Amanda Hatfield
  • Director: Chris McKay
 Comments
  • view_and_review - 18 June 2024
    Give Me Some Yesterday Wars Too!
    After watching a movie about a benevolent alien named Jules, I just watched a movie about malevolent aliens. "The Tomorrow War" was part "Edge of Tomorrow," part "Alien," part "Predator vs. Alien," and part "Independence Day," yet still distinct and good enough in its own right.

    In December of 2022 a group of soldiers from 30 years in the future walked through a portal during the World Cup to inform the world that all of mankind is under attack by creatures called "White Spikes" and that humanity would be wiped out by these aliens if something drastic wasn't done. The world came together to send whatever soldiers they had to fight the White Spikes. They got to the point they were drafting just about every civilian who could survive the time jump. When the nations got to that point was when James Daniel Forester Jr. (Chris Pratt) was drafted.

    Forester was an Iraq veteran and a scientist. He was married to Emmy (Betty Gilpin) and had a daughter named Muri (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). By all accounts he was a very normal guy which made me a bit apprehensive about the movie to start. "Don't tell me this regular guy is going to save the world because he has a wonderful family to return to?" is what I was thinking. I wasn't in the mood for the normal guy turned hero due to his love for his family.

    Then, somehow, they made me care about this normal guy and his family. He wasn't quite normal. He did serve two tours in Iraq, which counted for something, and he was a scientist, which also counted for something. He was going to need all of his skill sets to survive and possibly destroy the fast-moving, ultra-aggressive, armored, hive-minded, large, strong, toothy, tentacled aliens that could shoot metal piercing spikes from their bodies. He would need help though. His options were limited to his father (J. K. Simmons), two future-war platoon-mates in Charlie (Sam Richardson), and Dorian (Edwin Hodge), and others.

    "The Tomorrow War" was exciting, intense, and gripping. The atmosphere and visual effects were stunning, plus I found myself genuinely caring about the fate of the world and the fate of Dan (Pratt) and his family. That's an accomplishment for any movie. This is my second Amazon produced film ("Air" being the first) and they are two-for-two so far.
  • thejwhtr - 19 March 2024
    Just watch the first half.
    I'm going to start off by saying that the VFX and SFX are extremely good although the movie, the gun sounds and alien physics/looks are very well made, which is somewhat important for this type of movie.

    The characters are good across the board, with good a introduction to Chris Pratt's character and his motives/family.

    Now, the plot... In short: just watch the first half, until Muri (Dan's daughter) dies in the future and the toxin is brought to the present.

    In long: The movie starts off extremely strong, the plot is coherent and interesting, you are anxious to see what's next and are able to put yourself in the characters's shoes. The "first encounters" with the aliens are interesting and stressful as you learn (through the characters trial and error) what these aliens are about.

    The plot to get a toxin for female aliens is logical and works fairly well.

    The one downside of this first part is that it feels too short, you don't feel like Chris Pratt has just spent 7 days in the future, it feels like he's spent 2 or 3 at best.

    The second part is when it takes a turn for the worst.

    The group goes on a solo expedition to Russia (with no experience in those harsh climates) and decide to kill the aliens on their own (even though they have 30 years to think it though and get appropriate authorities involved, risking humanity once again).

    This is just incoherent and nonsensical, the movie would have been better diving deeper into the first part and cutting out the second part.

    Overall and decent movie, the action is still fun to watch.