The Suicide Squad

"They’re dying to save the world."

2021 2h 12m EN

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★7.4TMDB · 9,971

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Synopsis

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Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

“They’re dying to save the world.”

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Cast

Margot Robbie
Harley Quinn
Idris Elba
Bloodsport
John Cena
Peacemaker
Joel Kinnaman
Colonel Rick Flag
Sylvester Stallone
King Shark (voice)
Viola Davis
Amanda Waller
David Dastmalchian
Polka-Dot Man
Daniela Melchior
Ratcatcher 2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$185M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 91% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Suicide Squad Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gunn, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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The take

James Gunn directs. Henry Braham behind the camera. John Murphy scores. Christian Wagner cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

Trivia

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1$185M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Earned back only 91% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 5 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
5Part of the "Suicide Squad Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6246+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by James Gunn, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Christian Wagner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Margot Robbie and Idris Elba and John Cena carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "They’re dying to save the world.".
12IMDB entry: tt6334354 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 21 themes, including "monster", "secret mission", "superhero", "anti hero".
14Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Henry Braham
Original score: John Murphy
Editing: Christian Wagner
Production design: Beth Mickle
Costume design: Judianna Makovsky
Makeup / hair: Forrest Hill
VFX supervisor: Alessandro Cioffi
Sound: David Acord
Stunt coordinator: Guy Norris
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $185,000,000
Box office: $168,717,425
Return: 91% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Suicide Squad (2021)

Part of

Suicide Squad Collection

The Suicide Squad Collection dives into chaotic missions led by a team of unpredictable antiheroes. Blending dark humor, explosive action, and stylized storytelling, it explores themes of redemption, control, and the blurred lines between good and evil in a gritty, offbeat corner of the DC universe.

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Peter89Spencer2021-07-30
★ 8/10
The Suicide Squad... ...stayed true to the hype of the anti-hero teams in DC. I feel like it wasn't really a sequel but rather a reboot and ignoring the first film. The action was insane and BLOODY brilliant, with a stellar cast. And they LITERALLY killed off the first team at the very start of the film! To be honest, I wasn't really surprised as I didn't see more of them in later scenes of the trailer. But I was surprised they killed off Captain Boomerang - he was basically the primary member of the team! And I especially wanted to see more character build up with Savant, learn more of his backstory. Instead, he just turned out to be a totally wuss that's only good at killing small birds! But what shocked me the most was Rick Flagg's death! Still, Idris Elba and John Cena were fucking awesome as Bloodsport and Peacemaker, respectively. And King Shark was hilariously awesome. Funnier that Groot because at least he says more than three words - although, "hand" would have to be my favourite moment! I did had mixed feelings from the start, but then I started to really get into it all!
JPV8522021-08-06
★ 7/10
For sure has its moments and also has James Gunn's fingerprints with the dark humor. Not sure I would rank this all that high amongst all comic book movies, nor is it near the top compared with some DC, but it's a step up from the previous entry. The performances all around were well done with Idris Elba and John Cena being the highlights but everyone else were great. 3.75/5
JW28042021-08-13
I was pleasantly surprised by this one, I had not watched any trailers in the run up to watching it but I was expecting it to be a bit lame but it turned out to be a good movie. I was surprised when pretty much the whole first team was killed off straight of the bat especially since some of the characters where played by well known actors, it wasn't all about Harlequin, John Cena and Idris Elba worked well together, good movie worth going to the cinema to watch it.