The Tomorrow War (2021)
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The fight for tomorrow begins today.
The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
- Released: 2021-09-03
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
- Runtime: 2h 18m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 4,470 votes
Directed by Chris McKay.
Top cast
- Chris Pratt as Dan Forester
- Yvonne Strahovski as Colonel Muri Forester
- J.K. Simmons as James Forester
- Betty Gilpin as Emmy Forester
- Sam Richardson as Charlie
- Edwin Hodge as Dorian
- Jasmine Mathews as Lt. Hart
- Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Young Muri Forester
- Keith Powers as Major Greenwood
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Norah
Where to watch The Tomorrow War
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Plex; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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