Battle: Los Angeles

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  • Opened March 11, 2011 
  • 1 hr 56 min
  • PG-13 | Sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world - Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodríguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory C. Hardrict
  • Director: Jonathan Liebesman
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Battle: Los Angeles Movie Review

by Asianfreak

91 out of 100 The best thrilling alien invasion movie since Independence Day comes a new rage of excitement, the different kind of sci-fi. It's not an insult but it does change the genre in this...

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Had to watch only for shots of LA's freeway and Santa Monica

by Laks

regret for watching this movie, waste of time...

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Battle: Los Angeles review

by Highlander_Nash

Non-stop action. No plot whatsoever. Got a headache at the end from all the scenes jumping between my eyes for 2 hours. With as much as I hated District 9, Battle LA is worse....

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Critic Reviews

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Original, it's not. Exciting, it is. This jacked-up B-movie hybrid of "Black Hawk Down" and "War of the Worlds" is a modest but crafty triumph of tension over good sense and cliche. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The battle in Battle: Los Angeles is grab-the-armrest tense until the last seconds. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

The Duke is not only name-checked in passing, but Eckhart (who's excellent) even bears a squinty resemblance by the final scenes. Read full review

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Miami Herald
| Connie Ogle

It's the sort of film that's entertaining while you're in the theater. Read full review

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Michelle Rodriguez as Corporal Adriana Santos in "Battle: Los Angeles."