Blitz

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Blitz

PG-13

Released Nov 1, 2024

2h 0m

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War

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Sir Steve McQueen's "Blitz" follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

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Critics Consensus

A tale of survival from director Steve McQueen, Blitz's examination of British society under wartime is given a beating heart by Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan's lovely performances.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Blitz often feels like a pitched battle between the conventions of big-canvas war recreation and an attempt to evoke the stranger, less obviously narrative-driven chaos that happens when the battlefield descends on a major urban center from the sky.

Rated: B

Dec 12, 2024

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Blitz knows what it's doing and why, but its compromises may be more self-deceiving than subversive. Cloaking himself more heavily than ever in populist hand-me-downs, McQueen gets swallowed up by his own brilliant disguise.

Dec 4, 2024

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

McQueen, whose unflinching "12 Years a Slave" won Best Picture in 2013, softens his touch a bit here. But his eye is as sharp as ever, and he identifies beauty even in the darkest of spaces...

Rated: B+

Dec 3, 2024

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Clotilde Chinnici

Movies We Texted About

Blitz approaches the genre of war movies in an entirely unique way by portraying the conflict from the perspective of a child. This proves to be a successful twist in an otherwise overly saturated genre that can often feel repetitive.

Jul 26, 2025

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

It is a correct and fairly conventional film about the Second World War, which, while offering us a particular and different story from what we could have seen, does not end up dazzling. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

It's basically McQueen’s version of Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun, though without any of the emotional attachment we had with a young Christian Bale.

Rated: C-

Jul 14, 2025

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SS

Good depiction of the horror of the Blitz but a slow moving, boring plot that didnt make me care about the characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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zaine r

Brilliant performances

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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John P

Great performance and compelling story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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lawrence

A young boy’s odyssey towards reality shot with the backdrop of London struggling through the blitz.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Osmin B

Saoirse Ronan delivered a very good performance although the film left me wanting more.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Stephen T

touching story, beautiful score and casting, visually stunning...love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Synopsis

Sir Steve McQueen's "Blitz" follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

Director: Steve McQueen
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Anita Overland
Screenwriter: Steve McQueen
Distributor: Apple Original Films
Production Co: New Regency Productions, Working Title Films, Lammas Park, Apple Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2024
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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