Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
An Ultramarines squad searches a silent shrine world for a vanished Imperial Fists company and encounters a grimdark supernatural threat.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grimdark
- ominous
- oppressive
- science fiction marathon
- warhammer fandom night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the short, well-paced military science fiction story atmospheric, while judging its CGI, animation quality, and simplicity uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Ultramarines investigate a missing military company within the oppressive Warhammer 40,000 setting.
The squad responds to a distress call after an entire Company of Imperial Fists stops answering.
The story takes place on an Imperial Shrine World, with stained glass, monumental structures, and sacred military iconography.
The investigation reveals a threat involving demons rather than an ordinary military disappearance.
Films like Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie, and why
Starship Troopers: Invasion
adult animated science fiction warfare, militarized protagonists, and grimdark atmosphere
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
grimdark science fiction combat, brutal military stakes, and hostile extraterrestrial threats
Appleseed
stylized animated war action, squad-based combat, and ominous science fiction worldbuilding
Movie Details
- Director
- Martyn Pick
- Release Date
- 2010-12-10
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Terence Stamp
- John Hurt
- Sean Pertwee
- Steven Waddington
- Donald Sumpter
- Johnny Harris
- Ben Bishop
- Chris Finney
- Gary Martin
Common questions
- What is Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie about?
- An Ultramarines squad searches a silent shrine world for a vanished Imperial Fists company and encounters a grimdark supernatural threat.
- What is Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie as graphic.
- What did critics think of Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie?
- Critics broadly found the short, well-paced military science fiction story atmospheric, while judging its CGI, animation quality, and simplicity uneven.
- Which films are like Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Starship Troopers: Invasion, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, and Appleseed.
- How long is Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie?
- Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie runs 76 minutes.
