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When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran and a group of teens flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders, but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question.

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The rebooted Red Dawn lacks the original's topicality, but at least pays tribute in delivering the same short shrift to character development and general logic.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

It's hardly worth the wait.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2017

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Rated: 2/5

Mar 15, 2013

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This has to be the year's most pointless remake: a boring and badly acted reboot of John Milius's gung-ho red-scare actioner from 1984.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 14, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Filled with corny speeches and uncharismatic performances, there’s not one iota of dynamism to this dull action fodder.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 21, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Throughout the movie you’ll find huge gaps in logic, glaring plot holes, and numerous moments where all you can do is bury your face in your hands.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

With its over-hyped bravado, laughably machismo dialogue, and stilted performances, the film often feels like a high school acting class

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Joseph C I only really enjoy it up until they finish training with Jed.After that the movie doesn't interest me. I'm already biased because I don't like the fact they remade Red Dawn in the first place.It would have been better if China was the big invading force instead of North Korea. Because you know it wasn't realistic when they still had to have the Russians assisting the Koreans in the movie.Like I said, the scenes when you see them first arm up with the lever actions and bolt actions, I actually like that because they use what they have until they can get better guns.But after they start taking down Korean soldiers it loses a lot of appeal. Probably because of the unnecessary tension between Jed and Matt. And Matt trying to save his girlfriend. I didn't like how they make Jed and Matts relationship strained in the movie. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Fiery P Most of these "reviews" if you can call it that are people shitting on it because it's different from the original...duh it's a remake? If you like the original so much go watch that instead. They don't watch the movie to have fun or for entertainment but instead to find anything to criticize it on. Learn to enjoy a movie...it's sad Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Stephen K All of us enjoyed the movie. Even though it is 12 years old, it was cool seeing many current TV stars that are a part of various hit TV shows together in one film when they were younger. The whole movie it was "Hey that's so and so from that show" I'd watch it again. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Ken W Absolute trash movie. 🤦‍♂️ Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Frederick W Pretty bad movie for Chris Hemsworth. I really like the actor but this is one movie I wish he never took. 15 seconds of fame for the cast and they glorying that it was something they did outstanding but that’s about it. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Benjamin A Movie was very entertaining, shows what can happen if we as Americans are "asleep at the wheel". Not as good as the original, but there is still plenty of expense and emotion.Also, some funny parts. My favorite when they run into the subway and get all the food.I recommend seeing this movie! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dan Bradley Director Chris Hemsworth Jed Eckert Josh Peck Matt Eckert Josh Hutcherson Robert Kitner Adrianne Palicki Toni Walsh Isabel Lucas Erica Martin

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Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

Isabel Lucas as Erica and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

(L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Adrianne Palicki as Toni, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn."

Adrianne Palicki as Toni and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

(L-R) Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

(L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn."

(L-R) Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins and Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn."

(L-R) Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn."

Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn."

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Synopsis When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran and a group of teens flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders, but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question.

Director: Dan Bradley
Producer: Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson
Screenwriter: Carl Ellsworth, Jeremy Passmore
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Contrafilm
Rating: PG-13 (Intense War Violence|Intense Action|Language)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.8M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital