The Civil War
1990 · Documentary / History / War

The Civil War

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

No synopsis available. Probably for the best.

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RELEASE DATE
1990
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Documentary / History / War
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@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-10 03:00 UTC

Watched The Civil War so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-20 03:00 UTC

If whispered monologues were currency, The Civil War would settle the national debt.

@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-24 21:00 UTC

Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Civil War.

@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-27 01:00 UTC

The Civil War should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.

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r/movies · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.2k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Civil War?

Everyone praising the The Civil War performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 2.7k points

The cinematography in The Civil War is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Honestly, The Civil War would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 0.9k points

Unpopular opinion: The Civil War is the most overrated film of the decade

Look, I wanted to love The Civil War. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/boxoffice · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 3.5k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Civil War actually is?

Just got out of The Civil War and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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