Civil War (2024) on Netflix
A civil war divides the United States. War photographer Lee Smith and journalist Joel leave New York City for Washington, D.C. to interview the isolated president before the capital falls.
- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb7.0/10274,314 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes81%
Trailer
Plot summary
An authoritarian federal government is at war with secessionist movements, and Washington, D.C. is widely expected to fall to the Western Forces even though the president claims victory is near. Lee Smith, a veteran war photographer, and Joel, a journalist, plan to travel from New York City to the capital to interview the isolated president. Sammy, their mentor and a reporter, first tries to talk them out of the trip, then agrees to join them as far as Charlottesville, Virginia, near the front line. The next day Lee finds that Jessie Collin, a young aspiring photojournalist she met during a suicide bombing in New York City, has joined the group.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Civil War (2024)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst's real-life husband, was cast in an uncredited role at Dunst's suggestion, after the originally cast actor became unavailable a few days before shooting began. Director Alex Garland called Plemons' availability "a stunning bit of good luck."
- Civil War's $50 million budget made it A24's most expensive film at the time, yet it was shot partially on the prosumer DJI Ronin 4D camera.
- Civil War debuted to $25.7 million, the biggest opening weekend in A24's history, surpassing Hereditary, and became the studio's first film to top the box office.
- On April 17, 2024, A24 posted five AI-generated images on Instagram showing different American cities in postapocalyptic ruin. They were criticized for inaccuracies such as the Chicago picture splitting Marina City's towers with a non-existent island on the Chicago River.
- In a March 2024 interview with The Guardian, writer-director Alex Garland said he intended to step back from directing after Civil War and focus only on writing.
