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Summary
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 66Audiences 60GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer66%
IMDb6.3
Audience score63%
Letterboxd · 268 K ratings2.7/5
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108110Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2026
February 12, 2026
This year
Genres
ActionScience FictionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 40
Alan Ritchson81
Stephan James7
Blake Richardson15
Dennis QuaidSheridan
Esai MoralesTorres
Jai CourtneySquad Leader
Alex King44
Keiynan Lonsdale60
Jack Patten109
James Beaufort23- JHJacob Hohua72
Daniel Webber57- RCRichard Cotta13
Matt Testro38
Victory Ndukwe135
Joshua Diaz96
Heather Burridge122
Elias AntonYoung Soldier (Tommy)
Jake RyanCadre Alpha
Christopher KirbyCadre Bravo
Joey VieiraCadre Charlie
Ditch DaveyCadre Delta- RMRonald MedcraftCadre
- BYBilal YounusCadre
Directing · 2
- Patrick Hughes Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
- Nick Satriano First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Writing · 1
- James Beaufort Screenplay
Production · 16
- Valerie Bleth Sharp Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Greg McLean Producer
- Todd Lieberman Producer
- Alexander Young Producer
- Rich Cook Producer
- Deanna Brigidi Casting
Camera · 3
- Aaron Morton Director of Photography
- Jackson Yeung First Assistant "B" Camera
- Gelareh Kiazand Camera Operator
Editing · 4
- Andy Canny Editor
- Veronica Buhagiar First Assistant Editor
- Jack Dowley Assistant Editor
- Linus Ferris Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Dmitri Golovko Original Music Composer
- Rick Lisle Sound Designer
- Andrew Miller Sound Designer
- Jared Dwyer Sound Designer
Art · 15
- Enzo Iacono Production Design
- Michael Rumpf Art Direction
- Adrian Dalton Art Direction
- Emma Rudkin Set Decoration
- Alexander Narizni Set Dresser
- Sam Jamieson Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Cappi Ireland Costume Design
- Chiara Tripodi Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Fiona Harrison Costume Supervisor
- Katelyn Schallmeiner Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 8
- Ray McIntyre Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor
- Joao Sita Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Feinsilber Visual Effects Producer
- Peter Stubbs Special Effects Supervisor
- Zaini Jalani Lead Animator
- Daniel Fotheringham Animation Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Karl Engeler Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Jade Amantea Stunt Coordinator
- Jane Maguire Post Production Supervisor
- Prashant Nair CG Supervisor
- Peter McBain Post Production Supervisor
- Julian Dimsey Executive Visual Effects Producer
- Sam Doolan CG Supervisor
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