Outside the Wire
A disgraced drone pilot partners with an android officer to stop a doomsday weapon in a near-future war zone.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- propulsive
- bleak
- action movie night
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics generally regarded it as a serviceable but forgettable sci-fi action diversion whose combat spectacle outweighs its underdeveloped ideas about modern warfare.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Leo is an android officer, while Harp is a drone pilot confronting the consequences of machine-directed combat.
Disgraced drone pilot Thomas Harp is assigned to work under the android officer Leo in an active war zone.
The film emphasizes militarized zones, drones, cyborg technology, missile threats, and CGI-heavy combat set pieces.
Harp and Leo must locate a doomsday device before insurgents can use it, linking local combat to catastrophic escalation.
Films like Outside the Wire, and why
Chappie
shares near-future military science fiction, android ethics, and combat-driven action
Elysium
shares drone warfare, artificial intelligence, and morally complicated high-tech combat
Terminator Salvation
shares futuristic soldiering, killer machines, and escalating battlefield suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Mikael Håfström
- Release Date
- 2021-01-15
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1995)
Cast
- Anthony Mackie
- Damson Idris
- Enzo Cilenti
- Emily Beecham
- Michael Kelly
- Kristina Tonteri-Young
- Brady Dowad
- Henry Garrett
- Alexandra Szucs
- Gábor Krausz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Outside the Wire about?
- A disgraced drone pilot partners with an android officer to stop a doomsday weapon in a near-future war zone.
- What is Outside the Wire like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Outside the Wire as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Outside the Wire violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Outside the Wire as moderate.
- What did critics think of Outside the Wire?
- Critics generally regarded it as a serviceable but forgettable sci-fi action diversion whose combat spectacle outweighs its underdeveloped ideas about modern warfare.
- Which films are like Outside the Wire?
- Films with a similar feel include Chappie, Elysium, and Terminator Salvation.
- How long is Outside the Wire?
- Outside the Wire runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Outside the Wire?
- In United States, Outside the Wire streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
