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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • 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 forcesrces 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)
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. 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. Reviewed by: Bill Goodykoontz
    Feb 23, 2012
    70
    Beyond the shooting and running around, the film works because Beattie never loses the perspective of Ellie Linton (Caitlin Stasey), through whose eyes the story is told.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. The first movie that comes with teens who can act since super 8, amazing piece of art, great job, amazing story! Can't wait for the sequel! loved it! Everything was perfect! Expand
  2. A good movie that combines war with adolescence.
  3. 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
  4. Limp movie with silly and cliched characters and plot lines. There was nothing believable about the story or the characters and I was left without empathy for them or their situation. Freely driving and riding around the local roads when there has been an invasion by a highly mechanised army with control of the skies is not what I would consider authentic story telling let alone teenagers outwitting and outfighting trained professional soldiers. This film could have been so much more but seemed to me to be one of a number of different parts hence the disjointedness. Some of the acting was ok but more often than not it left a lot to be desired. For example the dope head character was unnecessary and poorly performed. Overall I would rate this film as an immature film school level attempt. Expand

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