Edge of Tomorrow: the sci-fi film starring Tom Cruise arrives on Netflix

Edge of Tomorrow, the science-fiction film directed by Doug Liman, joins Netflix's catalog on Netflix on August 6, 2026. Led by Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, this 2014 blockbuster fuses action, an alien invasion and a time loop in an adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

In the near future, Earth is at war with an alien species nicknamed the Mimics. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise), an communications officer with no combat experience, is conscripted to the front. Killed minutes after the battle begins, he wakes up at the start of the same day. Trapped in a time loop, he relives the same clash over and over and teams up with legendary fighter Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt) to try to turn the tide of the war.

Around the central duo, the cast also features Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Jonas Armstrong, Kick Gurry and Dragomir Mrsic. Doug Liman delivers taut direction that refreshes the alien invasion movie with its clever time-loop mechanism.

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When it hit theaters in 2014, Edge of Tomorrow was praised for its smart storytelling, its brisk pace, and the chemistry between Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Since then, the film has become a modern sci‑fi touchstone, regularly listed among the decade’s best blockbusters. Despite widespread talk of a sequel, no new film has yet entered official production.

Available on Netflix starting August 6, 2026, Edge of Tomorrow will appeal to both science-fiction fans and viewers seeking a spectacular action movie driven by an original time-loop concept.

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