Heads of State

Name: Heads of State
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: July 2, 2025
Rating: 57

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Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 2, 2025 | PG-13

Summary: The UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary—who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ securityThe UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a not-so-friendly and very public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary—who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces—they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world.… Expand

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

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The Guardian Andrew Lawrence

Jul 2, 2025

Fun, fiery and totally frivolous, Heads of State is a perfect summer movie with great potential for future sequels. Read full review

IndieWire Siddhant Adlakha

Jun 27, 2025

Torn between action and comedy, irony and sentiment, and rah-rah jingoism and genuine self-reflection, Heads of State is a surprisingly entertaining romp. Read full review

Matt Goldberg

Jul 3, 2025

This is a big, broad action movie, so director Ilya Naishuller isn’t trying to be particularly subtle by implying that just as Will and Sam must work through their differences, so too must the global community. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jul 2, 2025

It’s a painless watch, and, in its cheery, fantastic absurdity, something of a respite from the messier, crazier, more unbelievable world awaiting you once the credits have rolled. Read full review

Kenneth Seward Jr.

Jul 10, 2025

Amazon’s Heads of State is a near-humorless buddy comedy film, saved by its compelling leads and elaborate action sequences. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jul 2, 2025

As a blithely likable blunt instrument, Heads of State gets the job done, justifying its anesthetized mayhem with a sweet-natured message about the importance of friendship, international alliances and institutional continuity. Read full review

Jake Coyle

Jul 1, 2025

The vaguest hints of real-world intrigue only cast a pale light on the movie’s mostly lackluster comic chops and uninspired action sequences. Read full review

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