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Monsters: Dark Continent

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18% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 16% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
American soldiers in the Middle East contend with aliens and insurgents during a mission into hostile territory to extract four comrades.
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Monsters: Dark Continent lacks the fresh approach and thought-provoking subtext of its predecessor, settling instead for tired war movie clichés.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 05/04/2015
2/5
The sub-Apocalypse Now existential/colonial angst lacks any form of grounding, despite committed performances from the core cast who engage in much tooth-baring, breast-beating, and shouty soul-searching. Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 04/30/2015
2/5
There are some inventive moments along the way, but these are interspersed with lots of posturing, yelling and brawling. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/30/2015
1/5
One to miss. Go to Full Review Amanda Waltz The Film Stage 02/23/2016
D+
Deprived of sympathetic characters, thrills, and Edwards' skilled touch, the film makes for a disappointing follow-up to some impressive sci-fi cinema. Go to Full Review Alex Zane The Sun (UK) 01/01/2016
2/5
Basically it's a war movie with four or five shots of giant monsters. The film would be exactly the same without them. And the characters are underwritten and unmemorable. Go to Full Review David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf 10/29/2015
2/4
Monsters are few and far between, and Dark Continent was an offensive name given to Africa by 19th century Europeans, so why exactly this film is called "Monsters: Dark Continent" is anyone's guess. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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nigel t @RT81173798 07/29/2025 An absolute mess of a film. Monsters that never attack people. Soldiers on a mission to shoot insurgents. That's about it waste of life watching See more Korra N @RT88131552 06/30/2025 Where Gareth Edwards' masterful indie film was thoughtful, bold & fresh, this spin-off is visually stunning yet hollow. It could've been good had Edwards at least written the film. See more Yor A @YorAyl 03/22/2025 .. yeah .. the real "monsters" were the ones with the guns, missiles and bombs .. See more pudgy p @Rongreasely 02/04/2025 Loved the idea of the film just it was so all over the place with its context, the 2 end soldiers one of them just kept crying which felt like every other scene. It become far too much and started to get annoying. The monsters felt more like a background piece, nothing really goes anywhere with it them or what they do. Overall I thought the film was bad, really bad See more Alex T @RT23091475 11/29/2024 Really enjoyed it. Saw the first one a long time ago. Although really different from the first it, it is beautifully shot and an adventure by itself. See more 01/31/2022 Well, what a waste of time. There are monsters in the film but they're used more as a prop. The characters are all extremely obnoxious. The acting was good, but the story is your standard military, USA needing to stick their noses in everything, savior complex kind of movie. See more Read all reviews
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Tom Green

Director

Johnny Harris

Noah Frater

Sam Keeley

Michael

Joe Dempsie

Frankie

Kyle Soller

Inkelaar

Nicholas Pinnock

Forrest

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Movie Info

Synopsis American soldiers in the Middle East contend with aliens and insurgents during a mission into hostile territory to extract four comrades.
Director
Tom Green
Producer
Rory Aitken, Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston, Ben Pugh, James Richardson
Screenwriter
Jay Basu, Tom Green
Distributor
Radius TWC
Production Co
Vertigo, 42
Rating
R (Graphic War Violence|Drug Use|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 17, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2016
Runtime
1h 59m