Eagles of the Republic
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 17, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
40
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsMay 21, 2026
It’s a slick and fitfully amusing affair that never quite penetrates deeper than the surface in its broad critique of the uncomfortable intersections between culture and state. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 21, 2026
Fares’s gaunt, handsome face so eloquently conveys vanity, but also a poignant emotional woundedness, anxiety and self-pity. Read full review
40
IONCINEMA.comNicholas BellApr 17, 2026
Saleh’s script seems to be beating around the veritable bush for nearly two hours before it slams into violent gear, which effectively snaps the audience into a whiplash, but would have felt more effective had it arrived sooner. A tighter edit would greatly reduce the aimless, meandering quality, especially since multiple scenes regarding the film’s shoot also, by the nature of their falseness, feel flat. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 17, 2026
If the movie’s conclusion is more along the lines of Voltaire than it is to, say, Costa-Gavras’ “Z,” the hair-raising route it takes to get George to a spot of tentative complacency is memorable and eye-opening. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 16, 2026
Saleh’s tangled plotting has more verve than his pacing or visual sense. But the movie’s portrait of collaboration can’t help but induce a shudder. Read full review
60
Screen RantGregory NussenOct 31, 2025
The film would've been better served had it stuck to either satire or tense drama, but whatever the case, the climax of Saleh's film is aces and as taut as can be. Read full review
80
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 21, 2025
Eagles Of The Republic reunites Saleh with Fares Fares, the lead in the earlier pictures, to mock film industry egos while delivering a chilling commentary about a tyrannical government which imposes its will both through media propaganda and deadly force. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodMay 21, 2025
Despite a fantastic performance by Fares (and a stellar score from Alexandre Desplat), “Eagles” doesn’t have the emotional gut punch you’d expect. But you believe that everything Saleh depicts can or will occur, and that’s an achievement in and of itself. Read full review
75
IndieWireWilson ChapmanMay 21, 2025
What makes Eagles of the Republic fascinating is how, even as it leaves the film world behind for more conventional political thriller trappings in its final act, it still ties the action to the struggles Fahmy undergoes as an actor and as a political mouthpiece. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerMay 21, 2025
Once again navigating a labyrinth of corruption and bad behavior inside contemporary Egypt, writer-director Tarik Saleh delivers another solid, thought-provoking thriller with Eagles of the Republic. Read full review
75
The Film StageCaleb HammondMay 21, 2025
This is a compelling, cleverly constructed comedy-thriller with plenty on its mind. It satirizes the movie industry and authoritarianism while never pushing the comedy into outright farce. And it isn’t afraid to get real when necessary. Read full review
70
ColliderTherese LacsonMay 21, 2025
Eagles of the Republic's greatest strength lies in Fares Fares, who is all too convincing as a superstar actor in Egypt, striking a delicate balance between his comedic scenes and dramatic ones Read full review
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