Oblivion (2013): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Oblivion is a 2013 action thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough and Melissa Leo. It runs 2 hours 4 minutes and earned $286.2 million worldwide on a $120 million budget. Critics gave it 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 54 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 4m (124 min)
- Director
- Joseph Kosinski
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $120M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Oblivion About?
The premise of Oblivion without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In a post-apocalyptic future, drone repairman Jack Harper works to extract resources from a desolate Earth, one of the last habitable places after a war with the alien Scavengers. His solitary existence is disrupted when he discovers a mysterious woman who crash-lands nearby. This encounter leads him to question everything he believes about the war, his mission, and his own identity, ultimately revealing a shocking truth about the world he thought he knew.
Oblivion Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- post apocalypse
- alien invasion
- drone
- memory
- erased memory
- black and white scene
- dystopian future
- 2070s
- alien
- female nudity
- flying through a thunderstorm
- year 2077
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- stadium
- motorcycle
- clone
- swimming pool
- flashback
- cabin in the woods
- skinny dipping
- male sergeant
- female clone
- human versus machine
- surveillance
- space station
- human clone
- knife
- lightning
- warrior
- self sacrifice
- astronaut
- suspense
- cryonics
- skyscraper
- booby trap
- rappelling
- stray dog
- maintenance
- resistance
- pistol
- human versus alien
- swimming underwater
- chewing gum
- washington d.c.
- vertical take off and landing aircraft
- technician
- aircraft cockpit
- touchscreen
- two member team
- male technician
- football stadium
Oblivion Cast
Tom Cruise leads the cast, with Andrea Riseborough and Melissa Leo. Directed by Joseph Kosinski; 7 actors are credited in all.
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Director Joseph Kosinski
Also Starring in Oblivion
· 3 moreMore from Joseph Kosinski
More films directed by Joseph Kosinski, best-rated first: F1: The Movie, Only the Brave, F1 and TRON: Legacy.
Oblivion Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Oblivion 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 54 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.0/10.
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IMDb 7.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 53% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 61%
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Metacritic 54 Metascore
User score 7.0
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TMDB 67% User score
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Letterboxd 3.1 /5
575 ratings
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Movie Insider 4.1 /5
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Oblivion Plot Summary
What happens in Oblivion from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 2077, the world is a shadow of its former self, ravaged by the conflict against a race of alien invaders known as Scavengers (or “Scavs”). Among the few remnants of humanity, Tech 49 Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) finds himself as one of the last drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Devastation was wrought upon the planet sixty years earlier when the Scavs destroyed the moon, unleashing catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis. Although the invaders were ultimately defeated through the use of nuclear weapons, the aftermath left Earth mostly irradiated and uninhabitable. The few survivors fled to a colony on Titan, which is powered by energy harvested from the sea by massive oceanic power stations.
Full summary
The whole story of Oblivion, scene by scene
Oblivion Box Office & Budget
Oblivion grossed $286.2 million worldwide on a $120 million budget, 2.4 times what it cost. $89.1 million came from the US and Canada and $197.1 million (69%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$286.2M
2.4× its budget
- US & Canada
- $89.1M
- International
- $197.1M
- Budget
- $120M
Oblivion Trailers & Videos
22 videos: 3 trailers, 10 clips, 1 featurette and 8 behind-the-scenes videos.
- Trailer International Trailer
- Trailer Theatrical Trailer
- Clip "Who or What She Is" Clip
- Clip Library Attack Clip
How Well Do You Know Oblivion?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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- Question 10: not answered
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Cars in Oblivion
2 cars on screen: the Honda CRF 450 X and the unknown.
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Honda CRF 450 X Important role -
unknown Minor role
Oblivion Also Known As
34 alternative titles, including “遗忘星球” and “攻‧元2077”.
- Also known as
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- 遗忘星球
- 攻‧元2077
- 遗忘
- Horizons
- L'oubli
- オブリビオン
- オブリビオン：2013
- Nơi Bị Quên Lãng
- 遗落战境
- Oblivion: el tiempo del olvido
- 攻·元2077
- Esquecido
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- Feledés
- Niepamięć
- Aizmirstība
- Обливион
- Oblivion: Nevedomí
- אבדון
- Nevědomí
- อุบัติการณ์โลกลืม
- Забвение
- Unustus
- Zaborav
- Planeta uitată
- 오블리비언
- Світ забуття
- 遺落戰境
- Pozaba
- Užmirštieji
- Заборав
- Bí Mật Trái Đất Diệt Vong
- النسيان, ობლივიონი
- ऑबलीवियन
- فراموشی
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Oblivion FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Oblivion, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Oblivion?
Oblivion runs 2 hours 4 minutes (124 minutes).
When was Oblivion released?
Oblivion was released on April 19, 2013.
Who directed Oblivion?
Oblivion was directed by Joseph Kosinski.
More films by Joseph Kosinski Who is in the cast of Oblivion?
Oblivion stars Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough and Melissa Leo, among 7 credited actors.
How much did Oblivion make at the box office?
Oblivion grossed $286.2 million worldwide ($89.1 million domestic, $197.1 million international) on a budget of $120 million.
How is Oblivion rated?
Oblivion has 7.0/10 on IMDb, 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic and 67% on TMDB.
Does Oblivion have a post-credit scene?
No. Oblivion has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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