Doomsday

"Mankind has an expiration date."

2008 1h 48m EN

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5.9

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50%

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 1,457🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●51Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 81,565

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The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

“Mankind has an expiration date.”

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Cast

Rhona Mitra
Eden Sinclair
Bob Hoskins
Bill Nelson
Adrian Lester
Sergeant Norton
Alexander Siddig
Prime Minister John Hatcher
David O'Hara
Michael Canaris
Malcolm McDowell
Dr. Marcus Kane
Sean Pertwee
Dr. Talbot
MyAnna Buring
Cally Kane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neil Marshall
Writers: Neil Marshall
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa

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MONEY

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Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa.

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4 / 8

CAST

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269+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neil Marshall, shot by Sam McCurdy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew MacRitchie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Rhona Mitra and Bob Hoskins and Adrian Lester carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neil Marshall directs. Sam McCurdy behind the camera. Tyler Bates scores. Andrew MacRitchie cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa.
4269+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Neil Marshall, shot by Sam McCurdy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Andrew MacRitchie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rhona Mitra and Bob Hoskins and Adrian Lester carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Mankind has an expiration date.".
10IMDB entry: tt0483607 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "quarantine", "dystopia", "post-apocalyptic future", "sword fight".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sam McCurdy
Original score: Tyler Bates
Editing: Andrew MacRitchie
Production design: Simon Bowles
Costume design: John Norster
Makeup / hair: Raine Edwards
VFX supervisor: Hal Couzens
Sound: Paul Carter
Stunt coordinator: Rob Inch
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $22,472,631
Return: 75% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Doomsday (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 51/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 81,565 votes
MPAA: R

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JPV8522020-07-24
★ 7/10
Basically a mash-up of 28 Days Later, Mad Max, generic medieval film and Michael Bay rolled into one (not to mention The Warriors and Escape from New York). A bit all over the place but I generally enjoyed the insanity of it all and liked Rhona Mitra as the lead, too bad her career really didn't take off, though I suppose opportunities for action roles for women was limited. 3.5/5

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