2024 · drama · war · thriller
Civil War
Directed by Alex Garland1h 49m2024
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Our read: Civil War (2024) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · war · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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