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Oblivion is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic action-adventure film co-produced and directed by Joseph Kosinski, and produced by Peter Chernin with screenplay by Karl Gajdusek and Michael deBruyn, starring Tom Cruise in the main role alongside Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in supporting roles.

Plot
In the year 2077, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack's concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger (Olga Kurylenko) from a downed spacecraft. The woman's arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack's nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Great acting especially Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman.
 * 2) Amazing visuals as always in Joseph Kosinski films.
 * 3) Great musical score by Anthony Gonzalez and Joseph Trapanese.

Reception
Oblivion received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised the performances of Cruise and Freeman, production values, and visual effects, however criticized the screenwriting, story, and lack of concept. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 53% based on 251 reviews, with an average score of 5.86/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Visually striking but thinly scripted, Oblivion benefits greatly from its strong production values and an excellent performance from Tom Cruise.". Metacritic gives the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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