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Alan Ritchson stars as combat engineer 81 leading U.S. Army Rangers on a mission that escalates into a battle with a deadly extraterrestrial robot, premiering now on Netflix.
- Recently, War Machine premiered on Netflix, with Alan Ritchson starring as combat engineer 81 leading U.S. Rangers against a giant alien robot that transforms and attacks with deadly rays.
- During final Ranger training in Colorado, commanding officers Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales recruit 81 to lead a wilderness retrieval of a downed pilot, sparking the mission's turning point.
- Practical stunts and pyrotechnics include an excavator sequence and a rapids rope stunt, with the director Patrick Hughes making all action look cool and many stunts performed by the lead actor.
- Ritchson's Reacher fame and a high-profile supporting cast suggest the film will attract action audiences, while reviewers note the gung-ho patriotic ending could resemble a military recruitment commercial.
- Reviewers called War Machine shameless pro-military propaganda but big, silly fun; critics compared it unfavorably to Predator and labeled it a featherweight B-movie.
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Netflix Knows You Want to See Reacher Fight a Cybertruck
The 2026 Alan Ritchson–starring Netflix movie ‘War Machine’ (not to be confused with the 2017 Brad Pitt–starring Netflix movie ‘War Machine’) finds this very large man in the very large pocket, doing what he does best.
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‘War Machine’ Review: Giant Alan Ritchson Fights Giant Robot in Fun-Size Sci-Fi Film
Everyone loves a good fight, so movie history is full of classic title bouts. “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” that’s a fun one. “Batman v Superman,” that’s not. “Kramer vs. Kramer” is an Oscar-winning classic but let’s be honest, it’s a bit of a let down in the action department. Patrick Hughes’ sci-fi thrill ride “War Machine” offers up an epic brawl between “Jack Reacher” himself, Alan Ritchson, and a giant alien robot. That’s pretty cool, and sure …
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