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Edge of tomorrow / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Village Roadshow Pictures ; screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John Henry Butterworth ; directed by Doug Liman.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 1000444600 | Warner Home Video3000060026 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Village Roadshow, [2014]Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Title on container: Live, die, repeat
Related works:
  • Adaptation of (work): Sakurazaka, Hiroshi, 1970- Ōru yū nīdo izu kiru. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Christophe Beck ; editor, James Herbert ; director of photography, Dion Beebe.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Kick Gurry.Summary: In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying each time. With each life, Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are one step closer to defeating the enemy.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tom Cruise stars as a futuristic soldier who is killed during a battle with alien invaders, and lives out the last day of his life over and over again in director Doug Liman's adaptation of the popular Manga All You Need is Kill. In the not-too-distant future, a ferocious race of aliens dubbed "Mimics" have descended from the stars to stake their claim on Earth. Five years after arriving, they're poised to claim Europe. Because the extraterrestrial invaders prove unusually proficient in responding to mankind's typical combat strategies, the military begins outfitting its soldiers with weaponized bionic suits that increase strength, speed, and agility. Meanwhile, the military is certain that, by conducting a surprise assault on the west coast of France, they can catch the enemy off guard and defeat them. With victory in sight, General Brigham (Brendan Gleeson) tasks Major William Cage (Cruise) with heading to the front lines and selling the war to the general public. Cage, however, is wary of the assignment due to his noted lack of combat experience, and unsuccessfully attempts to blackmail Brigham. Subsequently awakening at Heathrow Airport, Cage is greeted by Master Sergeant Farrell Bartolome (Bill Paxton), who introduces the sniveling major to his new unit, J-Squad, as a deserter and a con artist. The next day, as J-Squad prepare to make the drop and attack the enemy, they are ambushed. Somehow, the aliens knew they were coming, and almost as soon as Cage lands on the beach, he is killed during a fight with a Mimic. Much to his shock, he awakens right back at Heathrow Airport, where the entire scenario begins to play out all over again. Desperate to break the cycle when it continues ad nauseam, Cage seeks the help of Special Forces soldier Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), whose victories on the battlefield have turned her into a high-profile symbol of human strength and endurance. Eventually, thanks to repeated efforts, he manages to convince Vrataski that he is reliving the same day time and again, and after conferring with brilliant but disgraced scientist Dr. Carter (Noah Taylor), the trio devise a plan to use his unique situation to gain the upper hand over an enemy seemingly able to predict mankind's every move. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Based on the novel entitled 'All you need is kill' / by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

DVD release of the 2014 motion picture.

Extras: Weapons of the future featurette ; Creatures not of this world featurette.

Title from web page.

Music, Christophe Beck ; editor, James Herbert ; director of photography, Dion Beebe.

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Kick Gurry.

In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying each time. With each life, Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are one step closer to defeating the enemy.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.

DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Closed-captioned.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

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