Civil War 2024

Movie · 109 min · English · March 14, 2024

Directed by Alex GarlandWritten by Alex Garland

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno

A 2024 dystopian war-thriller film, Civil War was written and directed by Alex Garland. The movie features Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman in starring roles. The story takes place during a second American civil war, where a tyrannical federal government fights against secessionist groups. A group of war journalists journeys from New York City to Washington, D.C., to interview the president before rebels capture the capital. Filming started in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2022, later shifting to London. The film debuted at South by Southwest on March 14, 2024, then released in the U.S. through A24 and in the U.K. via Entertainment Film Distributors on April 12, 2024. With a $50 million budget, it became A24’s most costly production at that time. Grossing $127 million, the film received mostly favorable reviews from critics.