Oblivion

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Overview

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

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Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Release Date:

2013-04-10

Run Time:

124m

Tagline:

Earth is a memory worth fighting for.

Genres:

Action Adventure Mystery Science Fiction

Keywords:

2070s based on comic drone dystopia human vs alien post-apocalyptic future space spacecraft surveillance

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 120,000,000.00$

Revenue: 286,168,572.00$

Vote Average: 6.7/10

Vote Count: 11484 Votes

Movie Popularity: 8.7102

Spoken Languages: English

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- 30 April 2026 at 9:35 pm

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⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 7/10 THE SUMMARY It’s 2077, and Earth is a ghost of its former self after a war with scavengers left the planet a radiation-soaked wreck. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is one of the last few people left, working as a drone repairman while living in a high-tech tower in the clouds with his partner, Victoria. His job is to protect the massive hydro-platforms that are sucking up the last of the Earth's resources before the remaining humans move to a colony on Titan. But after he rescues a mysterious woman from a crashed spacecraft, Jack starts questioning everything he’s been told about the war and his own past. THE PROS Visually, this movie is a total win. Joseph Kosinski brings that same clean, architectural style he used in 'Tron: Legacy', making the post-apocalyptic Earth look hauntingly beautiful rather than just a pile of brown rubble. The design of the Bubble Ship and the Sky Tower is top-tier sci-fi. It hits a 7 because Tom Cruise does what he does best—bringing a grounded, physical energy to a high-concept story. The soundtrack by M83 is an absolute banger, providing a sweeping, cinematic feel that carries the film through its slower moments. It’s an honest attempt at "smart" sci-fi that prioritizes atmosphere and big ideas over constant explosions. THE CONS The plot is a bit of a "greatest hits" collection of other, better sci-fi movies. It stays at a 7 because if you’ve seen 'Moon', 'The Matrix', or '2001', you’ll likely see the big twists coming from a mile away. It misses a higher mark because the middle section can feel a bit sluggish as Jack wanders the ruins, and the dialogue can be a touch sterile, making it hard to feel a deep emotional connection to the characters. The ending is a bit too neat and tidy, lacking the gritty punch that a story about the end of the world probably deserves. THE VERDICT 7/10. A gorgeous, well-acted, and atmospheric sci-fi flick. It’s an honest piece of eye candy that’s worth a watch just for the visuals and the music, even if the story feels like it’s been recycled from the classics. INSOMNIAC TRIVIA • To get the stunning views from the Sky Tower, the production didn't use green screens; instead, they used massive projectors to display real footage of clouds captured from the top of a volcano in Hawaii.• The "Bubble Ship" was a fully functional, 2-ton prop that was built so Tom Cruise could actually sit in the cockpit, giving the flight scenes a much more realistic and tactile feel.• Director Joseph Kosinski originally wrote the story as a graphic novel when he couldn't get the film funded, using the book to prove the visual potential of the world he wanted to create. THE VIBE Like a cold glass of water in a white room. It smells of mountain air, clean plastic, and the metallic tang of a drone’s cooling fan.

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Oblivion - Trailer

Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Booch O'Connell

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Insomniacs Reviews
- 30 April 2026 at 10:35 PM

⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 7/10
THE SUMMARY
It’s 2077, and Earth is a ghost of its former self after a war with scavengers left the planet a radiation-soaked wreck. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is one of the last few people left, working as a drone repairman while living in a high-tech tower in the clouds with his partner, Victoria. His job is to protect the massive hydro-platforms that are sucking up the last of the Earth’s resources before the remaining humans move to a colony on Titan. But after he rescues a mysterious woman from a crashed spacecraft, Jack starts questioning everything he’s been told about the war and his own past.
THE PROS
Visually, this movie is a total win. Joseph Kosinski brings that same clean, architectural style he used in ‘Tron: Legacy’, making the post-apocalyptic Earth look hauntingly beautiful rather than just a pile of brown rubble. The design of the Bubble Ship and the Sky Tower is top-tier sci-fi. It hits a 7 because Tom Cruise does what he does best—bringing a grounded, physical energy to a high-concept story. The soundtrack by M83 is an absolute banger, providing a sweeping, cinematic feel that carries the film through its slower moments. It’s an honest attempt at “smart” sci-fi that prioritizes atmosphere and big ideas over constant explosions.
THE CONS
The plot is a bit of a “greatest hits” collection of other, better sci-fi movies. It stays at a 7 because if you’ve seen ‘Moon’, ‘The Matrix’, or ‘2001’, you’ll likely see the big twists coming from a mile away. It misses a higher mark because the middle section can feel a bit sluggish as Jack wanders the ruins, and the dialogue can be a touch sterile, making it hard to feel a deep emotional connection to the characters. The ending is a bit too neat and tidy, lacking the gritty punch that a story about the end of the world probably deserves.
THE VERDICT
7/10. A gorgeous, well-acted, and atmospheric sci-fi flick. It’s an honest piece of eye candy that’s worth a watch just for the visuals and the music, even if the story feels like it’s been recycled from the classics.
INSOMNIAC TRIVIA
• To get the stunning views from the Sky Tower, the production didn’t use green screens; instead, they used massive projectors to display real footage of clouds captured from the top of a volcano in Hawaii.
• The “Bubble Ship” was a fully functional, 2-ton prop that was built so Tom Cruise could actually sit in the cockpit, giving the flight scenes a much more realistic and tactile feel.
• Director Joseph Kosinski originally wrote the story as a graphic novel when he couldn’t get the film funded, using the book to prove the visual potential of the world he wanted to create.
THE VIBE
Like a cold glass of water in a white room. It smells of mountain air, clean plastic, and the metallic tang of a drone’s cooling fan.

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