Oblivion is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's Radical Comics -edited unpublished graphic novel of the same name. The film was co-written, produced and directed by Kosinski. It stars Tom Cruise. The film was released in the US on April 19, 2013. According to Kosinski, Oblivion pays homage to science fiction films of the 1970s.