Oblivion

2013
PG-13
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

565K

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Dystopian Sci-Fi Action Adventure Sci-Fi

Jack Harper, a drone repairman stationed on Earth that has been ravaged by war with extraterrestrials, questions his identity after rescuing the woman who keeps appearing in his dreams.Jack Harper, a drone repairman stationed on Earth that has been ravaged by war with extraterrestrials, questions his identity after rescuing the woman who keeps appearing in his dreams.Jack Harper, a drone repairman stationed on Earth that has been ravaged by war with extraterrestrials, questions his identity after rescuing the woman who keeps appearing in his dreams.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

565K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

836

211

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Awards
- 1 win & 17 nominations total

Grow Hall Survivor
(as David Madison)

John L. Armijo

NASA Ground Control
(uncredited)

Fileena Bahris

Survivor
(uncredited)

Joanne Bahris

Tourist
(uncredited)

Andrew Breland

Survivor
(uncredited)

Suri Cruise

Jack's Daughter
(uncredited)

Z. Dieterich

Survivor
(uncredited)

Paul Gunawan

Survivor
(uncredited)

Julie Hardin

Librarian
(uncredited)

Director
- Joseph Kosinski
Writers
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Trivia
There were ten days of location shooting in Iceland, where daylight lasted virtually 24 hours. Joseph Kosinski wanted to make a film that was very much based in daylight, considering that a lot of classic sci-fi movies like Alien (1979) and Blade Runner (1982) were shot in near darkness.

Goofs
During the opening montage showing the aftermath of the war, the Washington Monument is tilted. The monument was constructed with over 36,000 marble blocks held together only with gravity and friction. There is no metal support structure, and no mortar was used. If the monument were to be tilted, it would fall apart.

Quotes
Jack Harper: If we have souls, they are made of the love we share... undimmed by time and bound by death.

Crazy credits
The Universal logo features the Earth in its ruined state in 2077 in the film, with the logo's letters rusted.

The Tet space station is seen orbiting the world.

Alternate versions
The film's IMAX release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.90:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the top and bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on home video.

Connections
Featured in Projector: Oblivion (2013)

Soundtracks
Ramble On
Written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
Performed by Led Zeppelin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Featured review

9/10

Oblivion - A look back.

Oblivion is nine years old as I write this, and in perusing the reviews written when it opened, they have aged far less well than the movie.

Those reviews are mostly concerned about whatever the hell Tom Cruise was going through at the time, or obsessed with obscure symbolism in the production design.

For whatever reason, it appears the reviewers couldn't get over themselves enough to just watch the movie and evaluate it on its merits.

On the off chance this film has escaped your attention, it is well worth two hours of your time. It is solidly acted and produced, has first class effects, and a spectacular location. The story combines some emotional heft with a clever and satisfying twist at the end.

I watched it again, but this time with my SciFi hating wife. She protested initially, watched the entire thing, and then thanked me for getting her to watch it afterwards.

That's as good as it gets.