
On the eve of D-Day, the 5th of June, 1944, several American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success: destroy a radio tower built in a little castle of an old French town that the Third Reich uses for communication between Berlin and Normandy beaches' bunkers. Due to the intense enemy fire, the planes are shot down and most soldiers die in the landing or are killed by the Nazis' night patrols after they land. Howeve... (Full plot summary below)
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On the eve of D-Day, the 5th of June, 1944, several American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success: destroy a radio tower built in a little castle of an old French town that the Third Reich uses for communication between Berlin and Normandy beaches' bunkers. Due to the intense enemy fire, the planes are shot down and most soldiers die in the landing or are killed by the Nazis' night patrols after they land. However, a private named Ed Boyce survives to find Corporal Ford, a last-minute incorporation from Italy and a veteran expert in bombs and explosives, rogue sniper Tibbet, war photographer Chase, and finally private Dawson. After they watch the killing of their superior Sergeant Eldson by a Nazi night patrol, Ford becomes leader of the group and they try to get the town with the tower in order to complete the mission. In the forest close to the town they meet Chloe, a villager who assists the soldiers in her home with her elderly aunt and little brother Paul. But the mission gets complicated when, by accident, Boyce ends up inside the Nazi radio tower, only to find horrible secret experiments with human beings that could empower a victory for Hitler and would change the fate of the world forever. With D-Day approaching, Boyce and the others begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation. They not only have to fight against soldiers to destroy the radio tower, but also against the results of the experiments to turn the entire place to ruins. All this before dawn and Hitler gets his Third Reich of a thousand years that he promised.
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| Consequence of SoundDan CaffreyThere’s little camp or gimmickry to be found, which is refreshing for a sub-genre whose films so often resort to bad jokes and kitsch violence. |
| ColliderHaleigh FoutchFor a movie about Nazi mutants, Overlord admirably has something to say. |
| IGN MoviesRafael MotamayorOverlord may not be the Call of Duty: Zombies movie you were expecting, but it is a damn entertaining film about the horror of war, and the thrills of a zombie invasion. |
| IGNRafael Motamayor AguitonOverlord may not be the Call of Duty: Zombies movie you were expecting, but it is a damn entertaining film about the horror of war, and the thrills of a zombie invasion. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterA genre blast that blends elements as diverse as Saving Private Ryan and Re-Animator into a big, gloriously proud B-movie. |
| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey LylesFrom zombies, Nazi-killing characters, a strong female character not tied down to a romantic subplot and a black lead, it checks off too many boxes not to enjoy every second. |
| The GateAndrew Parker80% war movie, 20% horror flick, and 100% fun, director Julius Avery's gory throwback adventure and exploitation picture Overlord is one of the best thrillers of the year. |
| Screen It!Teddy DurginThe story is highly involving. And there are a couple of sequences throughout that are flat-out incredible to behold on the big screen. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, etc. - also Available) |
| Schmoes KnowKristian HarloffThe arcs of all the characters were done well...it was a nice blend of horror and action, and I loved this movie, I really did. |
| The Blogging BansheeMolly HeneryOverlord packs monstrous frights into a claustrophobic WWII setting to deliver a thrill ride audiences won't soon forget. |