The Tomorrow War

(electricity crackling, rumbling)

-(people screaming) -(wind whistling)

("Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses playing)

Look, I’m incredibly proud

of my career in the military, and I did two combat tours,

but, uh, I was never gonna be a career guy.

I found my passion in the Army Research Lab.

I used my GI Bill to, uh... to go to Cal State,

and I’m currently teaching high school biology.

MAN (on phone): Okay, Dan. I-I think

Arthur’s still reviewing the proposal.

That’s great, but I have some more data,

and I’m nearby, so I-I want to bring

-a new proposal tonight. -Let me put you on hold.

-(excited chatter, laughter) -("Christmas Wrapping" playing)

Muri? Muri!

Okay, none of you are my child.

Has anyone seen Muri?

-Coming! -Grab these. I have a mission.

Get those to the kitchen.

-Yes, sir. -There you are. March.

-Great party, Dan. -Oh, thank you. I appreciate...

-Your place smells amazing. -Thank you.

Things are heating up

in this final match of the World Cup.

Hey, Forester.

-Sorry, guys. Gonna steal him for a second. -Hey. Sorry, guys.

We are out of Christmas napkins.

Okay, we have "I’m just here for the booze"

or "Happy 70th birthday."

-Go "Happy 70th." -Yeah.

Babe, I’m on hold right now.

They’re trying to track down Arthur.

-Right now? -This is happening right now.

I am gonna punch you

in your unfortunately very handsome face.

This is the call, though.

I’m in the final round.

This is real work in an actual lab.

It’s my dream.

-Well, Muri’s dream is that you wa... -MURI: Hee-haw!

-...that you watch the game with her. -Oh, hi.

Hee-haw!

Hee-haw! Hee-haw!

I promise I’ll be back before the end of the game.

-Okay? -All right.

-What’s this? -Um, that’s...

Your-your dad sent Muri a Christmas card.

-Can we talk about it tomorrow? -Hmm.

Babe, we’ll talk about it.

-(garbage can clunks) -Daniel. What?

We don’t have to talk.

He’s just trying to be a grandpa.

Well, I think he forfeited

the right to meet his granddaughter

when he abandoned your husband.

Hey.

No one’s eating my tuna Santa.

When I come back, I’m gonna have a new job,

-and I’m gonna eat all of your tuna Santa. -(laughs)

-ARTHUR (on phone): Hey, Dan. Bye.

-Arthur. Hey, man. I’m glad you called.

It’s a very competitive position.

-Yes, sir. -And experience is everything.

Well, I have leadership experience.

I ran combat missions in Iraq.

Does that translate, though?

It sure comes in handy teaching high school.

Listen.

You’re a great candidate.

The only thing you’re missing is private sector experience.

Which we have to say is

an important part of what we’re looking for.

No, guys, guys...

And that’s why we had to make a tough choice.

We found someone else.

His background and education--

he’s just a better fit for us.

Sorry, Dan.

Good luck.

Yeah.

Of course you’re not the guy.

: You are such an idiot.

Sorry.

-What happened? -(grunts)

We are live in Qatar

for the first World Cup held in...

You know who Selman Waksman is?

I do.

He discovered the vaccine for tuberculosis.

Really?

Do you know where he found it?

You tell me.

In the dirt with worms and poop.

The extreme heat of our host city

makes playing in the summertime all but impossible.

See these people...

playing soccer up there?

They are the best in the world.

Can you believe that?

-I want to be the best. -Yeah?

Like you are at science.

Like I am at science.

You know what it takes to be the best.

You got to say to yourself,

"I will do...

I-I will do..."

You have to think this.

"...what nobody else is willing to do."

Yeah. Right?

Mm-hmm.

I am meant to do something special with my life.

Everything’s gonna be okay, Dad.

Thank you, honey. That’s very sweet of you.

Although I’m pretty sure

it’s supposed to be me telling you that

and not the other way around.

And here’s the corner kick.

This could be it. It’s coming...

And it’s knocked away by the goalie.

Oh, and it’s a bicycle kick!

-Dad, watch. Wait a minute!

He’s heading down the pitch.

He’s alone, only one defender behind him.

He’s driving towards it. It’s unbelievable!

Can he do it? Yes, he can!

-(crowd cheering) -(air horns blaring)

50 to 60 armed men and women

standing on the pitch.

You’re tapped in. Good copy.

It’s okay.

: We are you,

30 years in the future.

It’s okay, sweetie.

We are fighting a war.

Our enemy is not human.

And we are losing.

In 11 months’ time, all human beings in the future

will be wiped from the face of the earth

unless you help us.

We need you.

Our fathers, mothers and grandparents,

we need you to fight beside us

if we stand a chance at winning this war.

Is this a joke?

You...

are our last hope.

12 months ago, we had no idea how those words

would change everything about our daily lives.

Immediately, jump facilities

were established around the globe

to send the world’s military into the future

and help fight the Whitespikes.

The first thousand soldiers are headed

-28 years into the future. Five, four, three...

-We’ll be anxiously awaiting their return. -...two, one.

Seven days later, those hopes were dashed

as only a handful of troops survived.

Since only 50% of the military are qualified to jump,

civilians were needed to support the war effort,

so the world’s leaders agreed

to institute the first worldwide draft.

Yesterday, they were civilians.

-We are you. -But today, they are soldiers.

But even with thousands of civilian soldiers

being sent a week, the future global population

is currently estimated to be less than 500,000.

And with a draftee survival rate of less than 20%,

many people are asking: is it worth it?

The antiwar movement continues to gain momentum.

There are riots and protests happening all over the world.

What are we supposed to do? Just throw up our hands, say,

"Sorry you’re dying"?

But why should we still be fighting a war that,

as far as we’re concerned, hasn’t even happened?

These are our children

and our grandchildren that are dying.

We can’t just stand by and allow them

to be wiped off the face of the earth.

That’s why we need to draft more civilians.

We need people to fight,

but we also need people to solve the problem.

We need to do everything we can to stop the aliens now.

This may be our last chance to save the human race.

MURI (in other room): Please don’t let them draft you.

Please don’t let them take you.

I think you had a bad dream, honey.

MURI (crying): Don’t let them take you. Please don’t...

It’s okay. Just breathe.

-It’s okay. -(Muri crying, whimpering)

Just breathe. Deep breaths. Right, Daddy?

Yeah. In...

Out. (exhales)

Yeah. Yeah.

Breathing brings what

-into your bloodstream? -Oxygen.

Oxygen. Very good.

You need oxygen.

Oxygen feeds your...?