Midway (2019)
One battle turned the tide of war.
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Midway rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 104K votes
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic47%
TMDb7.098/10· 3K votesWith 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Midway
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Cast of Midway
Ed Skrein
as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
Patrick Wilson
as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
Woody Harrelson
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Luke Evans
as Commander Wade McClusky
Mandy Moore
as Anne Best
Luke Kleintank
as Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
Dennis Quaid
as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Aaron Eckhart
as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
Keean Johnson
as Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray
Nick Jonas
as Bruno Gaido
Etsushi Toyokawa
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Tadanobu Asano
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Midway facts
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $127.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •battle sequences deliver visceral historical warfare
- •ensemble cast brings depth to war narrative
- •true story provides emotional weight and stakes
What the audience disliked
- •characterization gets lost amid action spectacle
- •melodramatic dialogue undermines historical authenticity
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