Suicide Squad
Movie, 2016, The Snyderverse, Set in 2016
Suicide Squad is #4 of 25 in release order and #5 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Suicide Squad recap
With Superman dead, intelligence officer Amanda Waller forms Task Force X, a team of imprisoned villains fitted with explosive implants: the marksman Deadshot, Harley Quinn, the pyrokinetic gang member El Diablo, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and the rope expert Slipknot, under Colonel Rick Flag and his bodyguard Katana. Waller also controls the Enchantress, an ancient witch possessing archaeologist June Moone, Flag's girlfriend. The Enchantress breaks free, frees her brother Incubus and starts building a machine to destroy humanity in Midway City. The squad is sent in, told they are extracting a VIP; Slipknot is killed trying to escape. The VIP turns out to be Waller herself, and the Joker keeps trying to rescue Harley.
Suicide Squad ending explained
Learning the truth, the squad walks off, then chooses to fight anyway. Diablo sacrifices himself to kill Incubus, and Flag crushes the Enchantress's heart, freeing June. The villains get time off their sentences and small comforts, and the Joker breaks Harley out of prison.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a mid-credits scene, Waller meets Bruce Wayne and hands him files on metahumans in exchange for protection. He tells her to shut the task force down or his friends will, setting up Justice League.
Where to watch Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 26%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before Wonder Woman.
- Chronological order: after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before Justice League.
What to watch before Suicide Squad
In release order, the essentials before Suicide Squad (2016) are Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
Cast
- Will Smith as Deadshot
- Jared Leto as The Joker
- Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
- Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
- Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
- Jai Courtney as Boomerang
- Jay Hernandez as Diablo
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc
- Cara Delevingne as June Moone / Enchantress
- Ike Barinholtz as Griggs
- Scott Eastwood as Lieutenant GQ Edwards
- Adam Beach as Slipknot
Directed by David Ayer.