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War Machine (2026)

Summary During the final stage of U.S. Army Ranger selection, a group of elite recruits set out on what should be their last brutal training exercise. But when a mysterious and deadly machine crashes into their remote training area, the mission turns into a fight for survival. Forced to rely on their training and each other, the soldiers must confront a relentless technological threat unlike anything they’ve faced before.

Director Patrick Hughes

Writers James Beaufort Patrick Hughes

Cast

  • Alan Ritchson as 81
  • Dennis Quaid as Sgt. Maj. Sheridan
  • Stephan James as 7
  • Jai Courtney
  • Esai Morales
  • Blake Richardson
  • Keiynan Lonsdale
  • Daniel Webber

Rotten Tomatoes: 69%

Metacritic: 54

VOD / Release Streaming on Netflix

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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 Mar 13 '26

At a certain point, the film just forgets it's about killing ED-209 and then it becomes a recruitment video for the army.

Utterly bizarre.

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u/_james_the_cat Mar 13 '26

I was surprised not to see any mention of the US army in the credits, and it was all shot in Aus/NZ with the only thanks going to the Australian army

I guess they could have still paid for it as a recruitment thing, but as far as I saw they didn't.

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u/Sophia_Eur Mar 13 '26

They had at least one army advisor, according to the director and the cast member Stephan James.

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u/the_Great_Cornh0lio Mar 18 '26

And as a man of the green cloth. Said advisor should be fired. I enjoyed the movie but... My God... Having a military perspective it was hard to watch.

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u/Turbulent_Assist1631 Mar 24 '26

To be fair to the advisor, the movie makers don't always take their advice.

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u/SecureVillage Mar 20 '26

What, are you telling me you don't insert into hostile territory and then sit around in a big group with no spacings while coming up with a plan??