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93% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 84% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Bolstered by new friendships forged under sudden and tragic circ*mstances, high schooler Vada (Jenna Ortega) begins to reinvent herself, while re-evaluating her relationships with her family, friends and her view of the world. Moving away from her comfortable family routine, she starts taking chances with a series of quicksilver decisions that test her own boundaries and push her in new directions. As she spends more time with Mia (Maddie Ziegler), they grow closer, and Vada slowly redefines herself through their shared experiences, leading her further away from that day and closer to living her life in the now. "The Fallout" is a compelling exploration of the inexplicable resiliency of life and the hope that emerges out of loss. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Empathetic and well-acted, The Fallout uses the aftermath of teen trauma to grapple with the experience of grief.

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The Fallout is a sad but powerful movie that deals with some serious themes in a way that feels heartbreakingly real.

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The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Alissa Wilkinson Vox The Fallout is terrific, and terrifically real. Apr 21, 2022 Full Review The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News “The Fallout” tells a story from the perspective of the survivors and it’s an urgent voice we need to listen to. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 17, 2022 Full Review The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Robert Levin Newsday The filmmaker takes on a wrenching subject and shapes it into a movie that never looks away, even as it remains painstakingly focused on communicating the impact of those horrors in moments that might otherwise seem ordinary. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 13, 2022 Full Review The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Jenna Ortega gives a knockout performance in the lead and crafts real chemistry with co-star Maddie Ziegler. Feb 12, 2024 Full Review The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews The Fallout tackles troubling and timely subject matter with harrowing honesty as Jenna Ortega anchors the entire affair with an authentically affecting breakout performance. Rated: 4/5 Sep 1, 2022 Full Review The Fallout (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site No one wants a movie neatly wrapped up with a bow, but perhaps looking at the broader world might be in order. Rated: 2/4 Jul 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alica K great acting. conveys the painful reality of surviving such a tragedy. this is a movie that stays with you. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Jaedyn B Definitely a heart wrenching movie. The build up was great. Jenna Ortega really captured the moments of a teen in this generation coping with situations like this. Also a great ending just to show the reality of it all. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review Shane C Great shoe. I can't wait for season 2 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Arindam C So happy a show about this amazing video game series has finally been made. Excellent work, great graphics. This is the beginning, hopefull next season has more monsters and original fallout content. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Cara H Great film super enlightening Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Vince V To get it out of the way, Jenna Ortega's performance was truly phenomenal, as it usually is, but this definitely stands out in her slowly growing repertoire. The cinematography is absolutely beautiful, this film is slow-paced and so there's a lot of closeups, wide scopes and overhead shots and it all looks amazing, and never gets boring to look at, minus the story, which I'm getting to now.This film presents a good idea, the aftermath of a school shooting, a touchy subject. I think they treated the school shooting part well, but the aftermath is the kicker here. The only problem with this movie is that the entire premise is over in the first 5 minutes. The movie then spends an hour and a half with teenagers doing normal stuff. Sure, there's PTSD, but we lose almost all traces of PTSD within the first 30 minutes. The movie then becomes a professionally recorded 80s home video laced with mild romance. You know back then, you go around with the camera and record people doing normal things for fun. That's what the rest of this movie is. We see Jenna Ortega brush her teeth, take a bath, swim, drink wine, eat food, do drugs, scroll on Instagram, watch YouTube, be driven around, sit uncomfortably, sleep, all multiple times. It's just an amalgamation of normal 16 year old life, a very well produced chronicle of Gen Z culture, for sure, but that's not why I was watching the movie. The story is simply stagnant for a seemingly never-ending time. By the end of the film, minus the very last scene, the idea that these kids are school shooting survivors and are meant to be going through trauma is nonexistent. I've seen trauma before, and it sure doesn't look like sexual relationships. In other words, I really do feel that all of this, while wonderfully created, has nothing to do with what the film is attempting to accomplish and detracts from the themes it strived to create in the first quarter of its runtime, which, admittedly, is on the shorter side, around an hour and a half, but it's truly a mundane hour and a half.Not the greatest drama movie by any means but worth seeing if you're into modern drama or teen films or any of Ortega's work, as I said before, one of her best roles here. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Megan Park Director Jenna Ortega Vada Cavell Maddie Ziegler Mia Reed Niles Fitch Quinton Hasland Will Ropp Nick Feinstein John Ortiz Carlos Cavell
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Synopsis Bolstered by new friendships forged under sudden and tragic circ*mstances, high schooler Vada (Jenna Ortega) begins to reinvent herself, while re-evaluating her relationships with her family, friends and her view of the world. Moving away from her comfortable family routine, she starts taking chances with a series of quicksilver decisions that test her own boundaries and push her in new directions. As she spends more time with Mia (Maddie Ziegler), they grow closer, and Vada slowly redefines herself through their shared experiences, leading her further away from that day and closer to living her life in the now. "The Fallout" is a compelling exploration of the inexplicable resiliency of life and the hope that emerges out of loss.

Director
Megan Park

Producer
Shaun Sanghani, Todd Lundbohm, David Brown, Rebecca Miller, Cara Shine, Joannie Burstein, Giulia Prenna

Screenwriter
Megan Park

Production Co
SSS Entertainment, SSS Film Capital, Clear Horizon

Rating
R (Teen Drug and Alcohol Use|Language Throughout)

Genre
Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2022

Runtime
1h 32m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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Is The Fallout show good Rotten Tomatoes? ›

Funny and freaky, Fallout helps prove that video games CAN successfully be adapted. The stylistic charms combined with an outstanding cast make for a stupendous series that will leave you craving a second season ASAP.

How many Rotten Tomatoes did Fallout get? ›

Summary. The Fallout TV series debuts with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, close to The Last of Us' score. Both series are high-profile video game adaptations in post-apocalyptic worlds. Fallout may not quite match The Last of Us in acclaim, but early reviews are very positive.

What does The Fallout show get wrong? ›

The TV show dates this blowing up at 2277 – but this allegedly contradicts what we know of Shady Sands in the games. In Fallout: New Vegas, NCR forces were still up to tricks after the bombing year the TV show says.

Is Fallout 2024 ok for kids? ›

It's such an intriguing show and a great plot line, but the violence is so, so over the top. I cannot imagine letting my children watch this. I generally watch anything including horror, but the nonstop, egregious, gratuitous, and sudden violence in this show makes it unwatchable.

Should I let my 13 year old watch the fallout? ›

While the violence isn't really graphic, it brings huge emotions of fear, depression, and anger. Expect screaming, some blood, loud gunshots, and more. There's also some potentially upsetting deaths that may be too much for kids - -and even some teens.

Was the Fallout show a success? ›

“Fallout” is proving to be far from a (nuclear) bomb for Amazon's Prime Video. According to the streamer, the series pulled in 65 million viewers in its first 16 days of availability, with the first season dropping in its entirety on April 10.

What mental illness does Vada have in The Fallout? ›

The main character, Vada, grapples with severe anxiety and PTSD following the shooting. Her gradual acceptance of speaking openly about her mental health in therapy and with her parents reflects a generational desire to outwardly discuss such topics.

Do the girls hook up in The Fallout? ›

The Fallout SEX/NUDITY 4

– Two teen girls kiss, one straddles the other lying on the floor and they moan and breathe heavily; they wake up in bed together the next morning (sex is implied).

What is inappropriate in The Fallout? ›

Mature content includes drug use and drinking by teens, strong language ("f--k," "s--t," and more), kissing, implied sex, sounds of gunshots and screaming, and some blood.

How graphic is the Fallout show? ›

Strong and gory violence in every single episode with loads of blood. It isn't very realistic or disturbing (much like a Tarantino film) but can be too much for some people especially with the quantity of it and how blood splattered it is.

What year is Fallout set in? ›

Shady Sands appeared in the very first Fallout video game set in the year 2161 and is referenced again in Fallout: New Vegas set in the year 2281. But with the Fallout show taking place in 2296, 15 years after the events of New Vegas, a lot can change in that time.

Why is Fallout 3 an 18? ›

Fallout 3 is EXTREMELY bloody, graphic, gory and violent - especially when you use the slow motion perk. If you have the bloody mess perk enemies can completley explode with copious blood spray and chunks of gore, organs and intestines flying everywhere.

Is the Fallout show worth watching? ›

Fallout is a surprisingly good adaptation that kept me engrossed throughout its 8-episode run, and, overall, it's a decent attempt at establishing a video-game universe for the general public. Since its release Fallout has been streamed more than 65 million times!

Is Fallout movie worth watching? ›

The Fallout tackles troubling and timely subject matter with harrowing honesty as Jenna Ortega anchors the entire affair with an authentically affecting breakout performance. Content collapsed. No one wants a movie neatly wrapped up with a bow, but perhaps looking at the broader world might be in order.

What do critics think of Fallout? ›

A bright and funny apocalypse filled with dark punchlines and bursts of ultra-violence, Fallout stands up there with The Last of Us among the best game adaptations ever made. Brilliantly constructed, its three distinct leads travel through cleverly linked storylines that build to a fantastic finale.

Is Fallout TV show popular? ›

Amazon's Fallout TV program hit 65 million viewers 16 days after release. As reported by Variety, the show is now the streamer's second-most-watched program. It also beat out 2023's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as the most-watched show.

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