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Worldbreaker

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Five years ago, a tear in the fabric of our world brought creatures from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. A father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come. But when the world is about to break, no place is safe.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian Mar 3
2/5
Pondering what all this means in terms of contemporary concepts of masculinity is much more interesting than the film itself, which feels very much like something lifted wholesale from video game culture. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Jan 29
January movies don’t come duller. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Mar 9
Derivative and forgettable, Worldbreaker is ultimately too repetitive with its weak plot about a father and his teenage daughter trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world populated by zombie-like creatures. The visual effects are mediocre. Go to Full Review
Dave Golder Radio Times Feb 23
2/5
Some decent acting and cinematography give the film a veneer of respectability, but at heart this is sheer B-movie bobbins. Go to Full Review
Joshua Polanski In Review Online Feb 9
Devoid of curiosity. Go to Full Review
Tara McNamara Common Sense Media Feb 3
3/5
On the surface, Worldbreaker is a mediocre creature feature, but just beneath that surface is a vibrant metaphor, waiting for adults to pick it up and point it out. Go to Full Review
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Mr Hollywood Feb 9 Ridiculous. Most of the movie we are on an island with the two characters. Once it starts to be exciting it’s over. Ridiculous See more Rob Feb 4 Good sci fi fantasy film. Irish film. Cool monsters but they aren’t shown that much. More drama than action. See more Cheriel R. @Cheriel27 1d I thought this was gonna be a Resident Evil type film given that it's with Milla Jovovich. But it's just a very boring and with very little action at all. See more The Words, The Willow & @RT81247498 1d Story driven movie about a mom, a dad and their daughter. Many people don't have the mental capacity to enjoy story driven movies I loved it. See more John M @RT93008673 3d Worldbreaker attempts a brutal survival landscape but fails at basic logical consistency. Its characters operate on a "legacy OS" of Western sentimentality that an apocalypse would purge instantly. The greatest error is Willa. Raised in a lethal environment, she retains the emotional fragility of a sheltered teen. A pragmatically raised child trained for combat would be tactically efficient and emotionally decoupled, viewing outsiders not as "secret friends," but as resource drains. The script projects first-world guilt onto a world where mercy is simply a resource leak. Furthermore, it fails at biological pragmatism. The lore dictates extreme food scarcity, yet the cast's physical presentation completely contradicts this caloric reality. The production failed to sell the starvation their script demands, shattering all immersion. Ultimately, Worldbreaker is survival cosplay. It wants the apocalyptic aesthetic without the brutal psychological or physiological recalibration required. See more Nick T @Nicklane35 4d I thought this was a good concept, but it's a shame this film didn't explore any of it. It felt like a long introduction and never really got going. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Five years ago, a tear in the fabric of our world brought creatures from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. A father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come. But when the world is about to break, no place is safe.
Director
Brad Anderson
Producer
Michael A. Helfant, Bradley Gallo, Tracy Mercer, Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Ford Corbett, Joshua Harris
Screenwriter
Joshua Rollins
Distributor
Aura Entertainment
Production Co
Gramercy Park Media, Amasia Entertainment, Studio 507, 23ten
Rating
R (Some Violent Content)
Genre
Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 20, 2026
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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