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Civil War
2024
· Movie
· 109 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3055
- IMDb #2137
- Google retired #3826
- Rotten Tomatoes #2095
- Metacritic #1825
- Letterboxd #1953
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2002
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2693
- Metacritic Critics #991
- Metacritic Audience #3478
- Criticker #1830
- Douban #2205
- Kinopoisk #4287
- AlloCiné #1761
Every rating
48–80
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 80. Critics average 78, everyone else 63.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a dystopian near-future America, a team of military-embedded journalists races from New York to Washington, D.C., during a devastating civil war between an authoritarian federal government and various regional factions. They strive to reach the White House before rebel factions overtake it, documenting the harrowing violence and collapse along the way.
Details
- Director
- Alex Garland
- Writer
- Alex Garland
- Released
- 10 April 2024
- Country
- Finland, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $126.5M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →5 wins from 31 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Action Movie | Civil War | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Cailee Spaeny | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2025 | Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| AACTA International Awards 2025 | Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Awards 2025 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Jake Roberts | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 2025 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) | Francine Maisler, Amber Wakefield, Meagan Lewis, Rebecca Carfagna | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2025 | Best Film Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
3 nominations
| Best Action Movie | Civil War | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Cailee Spaeny | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
British Independent Film Craft Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Effects | David Simpson | Winner |
| Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Mary H Ellis, and Howard Bargroff | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Rob Hardy | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Meghan Kasperlik | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Caty Maxey | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | David Simpson, Michelle Rose, Freddy Salazar, Chris Zeh, J.D. Schwalm | Winner |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Matthew Chandler, James Harmer, Robert Moore, Adrien Zeppieri (for "Washington D.C.") | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Scene | "What kind of an American are you?" | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C. | Civil War | Winner |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
| Best Director | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Civil War | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Cailee Spaeny | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations
| Best Action TV Spot | "Mission" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Best Independent Trailer | "Home" (AV Squad) | Nominee |
| Best Motion Poster | AV Print | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film Editing | Jake Roberts | Nominee |
| Best Thriller Film | Civil War | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Jake Roberts | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) | Francine Maisler, Amber Wakefield, Meagan Lewis, Rebecca Carfagna | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action or Science Fiction Feature | Civil War | Nominee |
Hollywood Professional Association Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound – Theatrical Feature | Glenn Freemantle, Howard Bargroff, Adam Scrivener, Ben Barker, and Gillian Dodders (Formosa Group UK) | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild International Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Feature Film | Civil War | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Lizbeth Ayala, Caty Maxey | Nominee |