Overlord
American paratroopers racing to sabotage a Nazi radio tower uncover a grotesque super-soldier experiment in a French village on the eve of D-Day.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- visceral
- foreboding
- horror movie night
- war film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining as a vigorous blend of war movie, zombie thriller, and gore-heavy B-movie spectacle, though some considered its scares and story familiar.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film frames D-Day combat, Nazi villains, and laboratory horrors with lurid colors, heightened action, and B-movie excess.
The Nazi laboratory experiments transform human bodies into instruments of military power.
The paratroopers initially pursue the radio tower but discover hidden experiments beneath the occupied village.
Critics specifically noted the opening's vivid palette, while the creature effects and laboratory violence foreground physical effects.
Films like Overlord, and why
The Keep
shared combination of World War II combat, supernatural horror, graphic violence, and heightened pulp action
Frankenstein's Army
shared Nazi occult experimentation, monstrous threats, and comic-book war-horror spectacle
Dog Soldiers
shared behind-enemy-lines military survival, relentless action, and visceral genre violence
Aliens
shared squad-based combat, grotesque creatures, and fast-moving sci-fi horror intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Julius Avery
- Release Date
- 2018-11-01
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (3255)
Cast
- Jovan Adepo
- Wyatt Russell
- Pilou Asbæk
- Mathilde Ollivier
- John Magaro
- Iain De Caestecker
- Jacob Anderson
- Dominic Applewhite
- Gianny Taufer
- Joseph Quinn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Overlord about?
- American paratroopers racing to sabotage a Nazi radio tower uncover a grotesque super-soldier experiment in a French village on the eve of D-Day.
- What is Overlord like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Overlord as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Overlord violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Overlord as graphic.
- What did critics think of Overlord?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining as a vigorous blend of war movie, zombie thriller, and gore-heavy B-movie spectacle, though some considered its scares and story familiar.
- Which films are like Overlord?
- Films with a similar feel include The Keep, Frankenstein's Army, Dog Soldiers, and Aliens.
- How long is Overlord?
- Overlord runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Overlord?
- In United States, Overlord streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
