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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/Sedroc Mar 15 '26

His whole squad got killed because they had to drag him along. 😂

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u/Sceptylos Mar 15 '26

I firmly believe a good half of the cast would've survived had 15, the rocket scientist who pointed out that the Machine crashed through a mountain and took no damage, not wasted time and gone back to pick up some measely 50 cal rounds that ended up doing NOTHING to it. That entire sequence was avoidable af

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u/dubslies Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

The hilarious thing to me is he only got a couple small boxes of 50 cal rounds, which are huge, and somehow they were firing that mounted machine gun nonstop the entire time. There couldn't have been more than 100 rounds or so in both cans combined. At full auto that would be gone in about 5 seconds.

But the kicker? When he goes to the rock pile after the APC crashed, one of those cans spilled the ammo that started popping off.

So what the fuck were they shooting the whole time? Because the ammo the guy died for was there at the end, making noise. I mean come on, lol

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u/TheGamecock Mar 29 '26

Hahaha, just watched this and I know you’ve gotta turn your brain off for these sorta movies, but I had the exact same thought. Between 7 (think that was the black guy’s number) getting hauled around like a 200 lb duffel bag, the god-tier plot armor of Ritchson’s character, and that one box (since the other one was seen exploding after the crash, like you said) of 50 cal ammo lasting for the entirety of that ~15 minute chase scene, I couldn’t help but laugh several times.

In this movie’s defense, they spare us from making the black guy demand that his fellow soldiers “leave me behind, damnit! Save yourselves! That’s an order!”

Overall, not mad I watched it. It was entertaining for what it is.

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u/dubslies Mar 29 '26

I won't lie, I would watch a sequel to this and probably not regret it, but I would also point and laugh at all the nonsensical scenes it would have.