If there’s one thing Hollywood loves more than a time loop, it’s if there’s one thing Hollywood loves more than… wait a second. Sorry, we got confused there. But not as confused as Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) was when he took a trip for some PR work and ended up in the middle of an alien invasion. More than a decade after its theatrical release, this time-turning, mind-bending ride is one of the most acclaimed science-fiction action movies of the 2010s, even if its original box office performance never quite reflected its reputation.
Now, there’s another opportunity to revisit it. Edge of Tomorrow officially joined Paramount+ on September 1, giving the $370 million sci-fi epic a new streaming home. Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s novel All You Need Is Kill, the movie takes place during humanity’s increasingly desperate war against an alien species known as the Mimics. Cruise’s Major William Cage is a military public relations officer with absolutely zero interest in, you know, fighting.
This becomes a problem when Cage is dumped onto the front line. He’s killed almost immediately, only to wake up at the beginning of the previous day. Cage has somehow become trapped in a time loop, forcing him to experience the same catastrophic battle again and again. His only real hope is Emily Blunt’s Sergeant Rita Vrataski, a hardened soldier who’s definitely more clued-up on what the heck is happening to Cage than he is.
The cast features Bill Paxton (Aliens) as Master Sergeant Farell, Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) as General Brigham, Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) as Dr. Carter, Kick Gurry (Jupiter Ascending) as Griff, Dragomir Mrsic (Snabba Cash) as Kuntz, and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) as Nance. The film is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity).
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Was ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ a Success?
Despite the cast, the quality and the timing of release, Edge of Tomorrow didn’t become the enormous theatrical hit Warner Bros. might have anticipated. Its reputation has only improved since, however, with the movie currently holding an excellent 91% critics’ score and 90% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its combination of large-scale alien warfare, surprisingly funny time-loop mechanics and Cruise and Blunt’s chemistry has helped turn Edge of Tomorrow into a classic. Now, about that sequel?
Edge of Tomorrow is streaming now on Paramount+.
Release Date
June 6, 2014
Runtime
114 minutes
Director
Doug Liman
Writers
Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Producers
Erwin Stoff, Gregory Jacobs, Jeffrey Silver, Jason Hoffs, Tom Lassally
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