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Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

Live. Die. Repeat.

20147.61h 54m

Overview

Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

Directed by Doug Liman
Written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth
Produced by Jason Hoffs, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs
Box OfficeBudget: $178.0MRevenue: $370.5M

Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Cage

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Rita

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

General Brigham

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Master Sergeant Farell

Jonas Armstrong

Jonas Armstrong

Skinner

Tony Way

Tony Way

Kimmel

Kick Gurry

Kick Gurry

Griff

Franz Drameh

Franz Drameh

Ford

Dragomir Mrsic

Dragomir Mrsic

Kuntz

Charlotte Riley

Charlotte Riley

Nance

Themes & Keywords

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About Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow is a action, science fiction film released in 2014 exploring themes of deja vu, based on novel or book, restart, military officer, dystopia, affectation. Directed by Doug Liman, it stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson. Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

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