Oblivion (2013)

Oblivion rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 583K votes

Rotten Tomatoes53%

Metacritic54%

TMDb6.7/10· 12K votes

With 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Oblivion

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

Cast of Oblivion

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  Tom Cruise

  as Jack

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  Morgan Freeman

  as Beech

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  Olga Kurylenko

  as Julia

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  Andrea Riseborough

  as Victoria

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  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

  as Sykes

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  Melissa Leo

  as Sally

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  Zoë Bell

  as Kara

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  Abigail Lowe

  as Julia's Child

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  Isabelle Lowe

  as Julia's Child

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  Booch O'Connell

  as Tourist (uncredited)

Oblivion facts

Budget

$120M

Box office

$286.2M

Our take on Oblivion

Joseph Kosinski's 2013 science-fiction adventure follows Jack Harper, one of the last drone repairmen left on a ravaged Earth, part of a vast operation to extract resources after decades of war against a menace called the Scavs. With his mission nearly finished, everything unravels when he rescues a mysterious stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival sets off a chain of events that forces him to doubt all he believes and places humanity's fate in his hands. Built on mystery and sleek visual scale, it favors atmosphere and slow-burn intrigue. It suits viewers drawn to contemplative, image-driven sci-fi that rewards patience over relentless action.