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2025·Action·1h 46m
6.7
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.
Directed by J.J. Perry
post-apocalyptic future
philosophical
hilarious

Cast

Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista
Jake
Olga Kurylenko
Olga Kurylenko
Drea
Kristofer Hivju
Kristofer Hivju
General Volkov
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Valentine
Daniel Bernhardt
Daniel Bernhardt
Gorynych
Simon Merrells
Simon Merrells
Tank Commander
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon
Father Samson
Eden Epstein
Eden Epstein
Fuentes
George Somner
George Somner
Pilot
Lukáš Frlajs
Lukáš Frlajs
Chessplaying Thin Man
Phil Zimmerman
Phil Zimmerman
Bird Skull
Robert Holik
Robert Holik
War Train Conductor

Crew

J.J. Perry
J.J. Perry
Director
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
Writer
Nimród Antal
Nimród Antal
Writer
Roque Baños
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista
Producer
Neal H. Moritz
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Steve Richards
Steve Richards
Producer
Aurélia Agel
Aurélia Agel
Stunt Double
Felix Betancourt
Felix Betancourt
Fight Choreographer
Rob de Groot
Rob de Groot
Stunt Double
Denisa Juhos
Denisa Juhos
Stunts
Sona Havranova
Sona Havranova
Stunts

Popular Reviews

54 reviews
Marcelo Inostroza
Marcelo Inostroza
Afterburn
After modern civilization is wiped away by a solar flare, a criminal tries to earn his freedom by chasing down something worthwhile for a warlord.

This movie is fun enough, with some creative action sequences here and there. However, the main villain of the piece is cartoony and lacks character to the point where you don’t give a shit if the good guy wins or not—I sure as hell didn’t. The overall main objective of the main character is accomplished at the end.

In accomplishing that goal, he does something where I’m going, “You wanna do what, and you wanna give what to another questionable warlord?” I just don’t know. The action scenes don’t make up for this movie’s shortcomings in the storytelling department.
After modern civilization is wiped away by a solar flare, a criminal tries to earn his freedom by chasing down something worthwhile for a warlord.

This movie is fun enough, with some creative action sequences here and there. However, the main villain of the piece is cartoony and lacks character to the point where you don’t give a shit if the good guy wins or not—I sure as hell didn’t. The overall main objective of the main character is accomplished at the end.

In accomplishing that goal, he does something where I’m going, “You wanna do what, and you wanna give what to another questionable warlord?” I just don’t know. The action scenes don’t make up for this movie’s shortcomings in the storytelling department.
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William
William
Afterburn
Slop
Slop
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Pretentious
Pretentious
Afterburn
This is the one where Samuel L. Jackson calls Bautista the "Motherfucker of Cultural Appropriation."
This is the one where Samuel L. Jackson calls Bautista the "Motherfucker of Cultural Appropriation."
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Archie Leach
Archie Leach
Afterburn
So I recorded this off TV thinking it was 2022’s Aftersun. About 10 seconds in when I heard Dave Bautista’s narration about being an expert tracker, I realized I had made a mistake. The remote was too far away so I just sat there and watched. This was not very good but it did make me fondly remember the action crap I used to watch Saturday nights on Cinemax when I was a kid.
So I recorded this off TV thinking it was 2022’s Aftersun. About 10 seconds in when I heard Dave Bautista’s narration about being an expert tracker, I realized I had made a mistake. The remote was too far away so I just sat there and watched. This was not very good but it did make me fondly remember the action crap I used to watch Saturday nights on Cinemax when I was a kid.
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Jamie Millard
Jamie Millard
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I'd say this deserved to make atleast 2% of it's budget back but alas
I'd say this deserved to make atleast 2% of it's budget back but alas
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