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54 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

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  • Starring: Andrew Ryan, Ashleigh Cummings, Caitlin Stasey, Chris Pang, Deniz Akdeniz, Lincoln Lewis, Phoebe Tonkin, Rachel Hurd-Wood
  • Summary: Ellie Linton is a precocious teen who leads her best friends including Corrie and Kevin to an isolated, deep in the woods camp site named ‘Hell.’ Upon returning, they come to grips with the fact that their country has been overrun by a mysterious, invading army. When the hostile armed forces become alerted to the presence of the teenagers, Ellie and her friends, along with a new recruit - apathetic stoner Chris Lang – must band together to escape, outwit and strike back against the mysterious enemy that has seized control of the their town and imprisoned their friends and loved ones. (Freestyle Digital Media) … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    Feb 21, 2012
    80
    Australia may finally have a homegrown blockbuster on its hands with the terrifically engaging Tomorrow, When the War Began, an action-packed war film for and about teenagers.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Eve Barlow
    Feb 21, 2012
    60
    Serviceable action thriller than unleashes John Milius-style guerilla setpieces without the impact of John Milius-style budgets.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Calum Marsh
    Feb 21, 2012
    12
    It's one thing to defer to archetypes, but Tomorrow is so full of stock types and clichés it makes "The Breakfast Club" look like "Nashville."

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. gianischo
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is amaizing i can't write more cause i dont know good english but the movie is perfect for my ages.. This movie is amaizing i can't write more cause i dont know good english but the movie is perfect for my ages.. This movie is amaizing i can't write more cause i dont know good english but the movie is perfect for my ages..… Expand
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  2. rotku
    5
    I was expecting an action movie along the lines of the classic Red Dawn however I got a movie that spent too long on a camping trip, have an invasion force that couldn't shoot straight and heroes that injured themselves running into gardening equipment!! Great concept, poorly outlayed.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes