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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

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  1. BrianF.
    Jul 19, 2006
    10
    This film has haunted me ever since I first saw it 31 years ago.An original and mesmerising work of art.What a change in opinion too from the critics!
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  2. RichL.
    Sep 4, 2006
    10
    A stunning and unique movie. Hopefully the re-release will give this haunting underrrated film the recognition it so deserves.
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  3. ChelseaS.
    Aug 18, 2006
    10
    I have been waiting for this film to be released for years. A chilling, bleak and beautiful war story that's completely unlike any other war movie you will see. Highly recommended.
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  4. JonathanM.
    May 21, 2007
    10
    Superb war movie. The use of original film (and stuck from the old nitrate stock) is wonderful. How can such a classic only now come to light? (Well, remember Melville and "Billy Budd.")
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Metascore
88 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critics

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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Unlike "Saving Private Ryan" and other dramatizations based on D-Day, Overlord is an intimate film, one that focuses closely on Tom Beddoes (Brian Stirner), who enters the British army, goes through basic training and is one of the first ashore on D-Day. (Reviewed in 2004)
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    90
    Like its hero, who is brave without a trace of bravado, Overlord is unusually quiet and thoughtful. The scale and ambition of combat movies has usually been epic, but this one is disarmingly lyrical and subjective.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    88
    The overriding themes of the film are never broadly stated but are subtly revealed, and the horror and reality of war are quietly played out on both the human and panoramic levels with disturbing effect.
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