All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

  • Released: 2022-10-07
  • Runtime: 147 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama, War
  • Stars: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Klaus, Sebastian Hülk, Anton von Lucke, Michael Wittenborn, Luc Feit, Andreas Döhler, André Marcon, Tobias Langhoff, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault de Montalembert, Nico Ehrenteit, Wolf Danny Homann, Charles Morillon, Jakob Schmidt, Peter Sikorski, Sascha Nathan, Alexander Schuster, Michael Stange, Joe Weintraub, Daniel Kamen, Markus Tomczyk, Dominikus Weileder, Michael Pitthan
  • Director: Edward Berger
 Comments
  • gaymoviesobber - 28 May 2024
    Breath-taking and intense
    When I sat down to watch All Quiet On The Western Front, I knew there was going to be death. I knew it was going to be miserable and I knew that I would come out with at least a vague sense of 'thank the bloody lord I wasn't alive during WWI'. But, what I didn't know was just how intense it would be. I could barely tear my eyes away from the screen, even on the particularly gory parts (and let me tell you I am SQUEAMISH).

    One thing that stood out to me was the juxtaposition between the scenes featuring the soldiers on the battlefield, and then the scenes with the major leaders sitting in their pretty little mansions or on that fancy train. We'd see the characters we've been following for a while getting massacred by God knows what, and then it would cut to a bunch a rich men 'um'ing and 'ah'ing about whether to end the war even though with every second that passes more and more people with their own families and aspirations either have their lives ended or ruined more and more. Jeez, guys, not to be too political here, but we really need to stop having wars.

    I also REALLY loved the camerawork. Each shot was crafted in a way to make even the most uptight person feel tense, or elated, or irrate with anger or choked up with tears. I've genuinely got some scenes seared into my memory because they were both so emotionally driven and artistic.

    The only real criticism I have is that the pacing was a bit shaky and confusing at times.
  • undeff - 2 March 2024
    do not get ptsd
    If you imagined yourself as Tony Stark watching Iron Man, do not watch this movie. You will get PTSD. I could not sleep. But if you want to understand what really war looks like, do it. This is the most realistic war movie I have ever seen, it can be more realistic only with smelovision to give you a smell of dead human flesh. Especially scene SPOILER ALERT!!! With knife killing. Ok, I need more characters. I'm not a movie critic. But this was the most traumatic experience I got, I have to say that I'm interested in history and I have read a lot about both world wars before. But my head was messed up after this movie.
  • ryan-13371 - 7 January 2024
    A great piece of modern cinema.
    Cinematography and acting lead the way, with the soundtrack, camerawork and editing all playing superb supporting roles in what feels like one of the more genuine cinematic experiences I've had in the last 5 years. As it stands it's without question one of the best films (to date) in the genre.

    My only knock is that the gore, at times is a bit overdone, belonging more in a Sam Raimi film. There were moments where the director could have done more with less, in respect to the violence. The film is already entirely depressing so it must be said that despite it being a superb piece of cinema I would have a hard time watching it twice or recommending it to others. It's deeply depressing, by nature, and it sticks with you for days. This is a real sacrifice to consider before signing up for a viewing of any war film but in particular All Quiet on the Western Front (2022). I felt similarly after first watching Requiem for a Dream in many ways. Both masterpiece films but I wouldn't be motivated to watch either of them twice or wholeheartedly recommend to others.
  • li0904426 - 8 January 2023
    The stupidity of War!!
    The movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" is an adaptation of the novel by German Erich Maria Remarque who himself was a veteran of World War I. The movie manages to transpose to the screen the brutality, rudeness, agony, hostility, coldness, and all the terror of war. Directed by Edward Berger, the film tells the story of a group of young German students who voluntarily join World War I expecting heroism but soon regret it when they see the barbarism in the war fields. The film has no heroes, it simply shows the manipulation of authorities in power to drag millions of victims to their deaths in the name of pride, religion, or country.

    It is unimaginable that more than 100 years later, we still witness the same atrocities of a "ridiculous man" like Putin who comfortably sits at his table laden with delicacies while Russians and Ukrainians are tortured and killed. The stupidity of war is clearly depicted in this movie. It's a pity that warmakers shy away from such films.

    The only issue I had with this movie is the sound effect, I guess I didn't get the special suspense sound effect in some scenes.
  • dpatt-54455 - 5 January 2023
    An Insult to Remarque
    At its worst, this iteration is a preachy clunk on your head that 'war is bad, m'kay?' It fails to focus on the meaningful parts of the book except in two key scenes. Instead, it wastes most of its time on splashes of mud and blood contrasted with the pristine conditions of a few politicians and generals. It spent no time focusing on the home front and no time focusing on the illusions and myths that were shattered between social indoctrination and the fight in the trench. I was very disappointed, especially from a German production. The Nazis would not have banned this version. They could have used it to justify the concept of Dolschstoss...
  • apethym - 1 January 2023
    A powerful remake, portrays the futility of war.
    This movie is more of a remake than an adaptation of the original material, but it still does a good job of capturing the essence of it: The futility of war, and the horrors of war.

    All Quiet on the Western Front is a reminder of the horrors that war brings with it. It truly shows the pointlessness of war and the swiftness of death.

    While it differs from the original material in many ways, they still capture the same concept: The horrors of war. All Quiet on the Western Front truly portrays The pain, the suffering, the terrors of war. The slowly falling motivation, the falling will to live and the growing desperation of the soldiers. It is a heartrending movie about the futility of war, its waste of life.

    The only downside of the movie is that it starts to drag a bit at the end, and gets a little bit confusing. Other than that, its a solid movie.
  • melantha-96122 - 28 December 2022
    A Poignant Reminder of the Human Cost of War
    The 2022 film adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a poignant and powerful depiction of the horrors of World War I. It follows Paul Baumer, a German soldier, and his comrades as they struggle to survive the war and come to terms with the loss of life and innocence they have experienced.

    One of the standout aspects of the film is its clear anti-war message. It shows the transformation of young, patriotic soldiers who are brainwashed into thinking that "taking Paris" is a noble cause, to the fear and chaos of actually facing the horrors of war, and finally to the realization that they can hardly imagine returning to their pre-war lives. The opening scene of cleaning the blood-stained uniforms from the war corpses and tearing off branded labels is a poignant symbol of the disappearance of humanity and individuality under the gigantic war machine. The film does an excellent job of capturing the despair and hopelessness that the soldiers feel as they fight in a war that seems endless and meaningless.

    While the film appears a little bit too polished and the plentiful filming techniques dilute some of its power, the anti-war message is conveyed clearly and effectively. This is a must-see film for anyone interested in World War I or the human cost of war, and it is a moving tribute that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
  • rouslangabissov - 23 December 2022
    Best movie about WW1
    Just like there can't be a better movie about WW2 than Saving Private Ryan, there can't be a better movie about WW1 than this one.

    Movie is very (very) gruesome, what I normally dislike but here it was necessary and really served a purpose.

    Battle scenes are so damn realistic. Knife fight between Paul and French soldier is probably most realistic ever.

    Action is so crazy. The first battle for trench feels on the one hand very realistic on other so so ...

    I literally had to do push ups during movie, that's how tense I was.

    I need to mention that this movie is not for everybody, at least some tolerance for cruelty is necessary.
  • glgabrielsen - 17 December 2022
    The most hellish and realistic depiction of war I ever saw
    This movie was so horrible that I was not able to see it in one go. The horrors never stopped coming. As a career soldier, I have never seen a war movie made more realistic than this one. Just the sheer amount of mud, and how the soldiers get dirty and wet and there is nothing to do about it. The friendship of the soldiers, the small glimmers of happiness, the boredom and the conversations. And the senseless, senseless slaughter. We sympathize with them all, and we cry in desperation and hopelesness how their lives are wasted. In their millions.

    The first scene was genius, by the way. The journet of a soldiers tunic, from the dead body of the first owner, via the laundry and seamstress and so to be reissued to a new, starry-eyed recruit.
  • RonellSowes - 12 December 2022
    Technically Its There But Lacks Artistically
    All Quiet on the Western Front is the third adaptation of the novel and a pretty loose one as well. Honestly, I think the intention here was less of making a faithful to the book film and more of just a WW1 movie that banks off of the recognition of the Remarque's novel. Some movies are plot driven other by character but this is an event driven movie. The battle sequences are why they made it and what anyone will remember it by. Like most post-Saving Private Ryan war movies its focused on realistic, unrelentingly brutal reenactments. Its budget and technical abilities are clearly evident and the fighting is about as authentic as anything we've seen but still lacks some imagination. For all but a few moments, most of the violence is very generic and doesn't strike you beyond a superficial level.

    Along with creating realistic battles the movie is quite focused on a distinct look visually and the having the kind of cinematography that people will put into compilations online and talk about how stunning it is. But it doesn't help the film. If anything it adds to the drag on this movie's pace that dwindles towards its destination.