When Edge of Tomorrow hit theaters in the summer of 2014, few predicted it would become a cult classic. Directed by Doug Liman ( The Bourne Identity ), starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, the film was a bold blend of Groundhog Day time loops, Starship Troopers military satire, and visceral alien combat. Despite a modest box office performance, it has since been hailed as one of the smartest action-sci-fi films of the 2010s.
With each cycle, he gains combat experience, eventually teaming up with legendary war hero Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Blunt), the “Angel of Verdun.” Together, they search for the key to permanently defeating the Mimic hive mind. When Edge of Tomorrow hit theaters in the