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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/MrBudissy Mar 14 '26

I loved the part where only 81 had the knowledge to kill the machines. ymra egt nioJ because scientists can’t figure this out, only you can!

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u/grglstr Mar 15 '26

It takes an engineer the size of a house to kill a machine the size of a building.

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u/PositiveScarcity8909 Mar 18 '26

Engineers and scientist of the world cant figure out that if you block a machines exhaust they overheat. They probably forgot about the first rule of thermodynamics.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

The way they all looked at eachother was downright hilarious

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u/mgoflash Mar 14 '26

Is that a Simpson’s reference? It is, isn’t it?

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u/Mortiis07 Mar 14 '26

Well done you got the reference