The Blackout
A Russian military unit investigates a silent, corpse-filled world beyond the last electrically powered enclave while an unknown alien threat closes in.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- oppressive
- late night science fiction
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually ambitious and effective in its action and effects but undermined by an overlong runtime, bland script, and weak acting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The remaining population and military forces are concentrated inside a powered ring while the outside world is apparently lifeless.
The film begins with unexplained communications loss and mass death, then follows investigations into who or what caused the destruction.
Corpses fill stores, vehicles, hospitals, roads, and railway stations, while military action unfolds across a devastated world.
Major Dolmatov and other military forces investigate the dead zones and protect the last inhabited area from an unknown extraterrestrial threat.
Films like The Blackout, and why
Edge of Tomorrow
shared alien invasion premise, military survival action, dystopian collapse, and bleak science fiction atmosphere
War of the Worlds
shared large-scale alien threat, military protagonists, kinetic action, and end-of-the-world suspense
A Quiet Place
shared post apocalyptic survival, mysterious hostile forces, violent set pieces, and oppressive dread
Attraction
shared Russian science fiction spectacle, alien conflict, militarized protagonists, and grim urban destruction
Movie Details
- Director
- Egor Baranov
- Release Date
- 2019-11-21
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (607)
Cast
- Lukerya Ilyashenko
- Pyotr Fyodorov
- Svetlana Ivanova
- Aleksey Chadov
- Kseniya Kutepova
- Konstantin Lavronenko
- Philipp Avdeev
- Artyom Markaryan
- Sergey Godin
- Artyom Tkachenko
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 The Blackout about?
- A Russian military unit investigates a silent, corpse-filled world beyond the last electrically powered enclave while an unknown alien threat closes in.
- What is The Blackout like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Blackout as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Blackout violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Blackout as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Blackout?
- Critics broadly found the film visually ambitious and effective in its action and effects but undermined by an overlong runtime, bland script, and weak acting.
- Which films are like The Blackout?
- Films with a similar feel include Edge of Tomorrow, War of the Worlds, A Quiet Place, and Attraction.
- How long is The Blackout?
- The Blackout runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Blackout?
- In United States, The Blackout streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
