Heads of State
Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 2, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The GuardianAndrew LawrenceJul 2, 2025
Fun, fiery and totally frivolous, Heads of State is a perfect summer movie with great potential for future sequels. Read full review
80
EmpireOlly RichardsJun 30, 2025
A really good, dumb comedy can be a joyous thing, and this is a really good, dumb comedy. Read full review
75
TheWrapMatt GoldbergJul 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
75
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJul 2, 2025
A globetrotting action comedy whose primary selling point is the chemistry of headliners (and The Suicide Squad castmates) Idris Elba and John Cena. Read full review
75
IndieWireSiddhant AdlakhaJun 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
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 3, 2025
“Nobody” director Ilya Naishuller takes gags that have no business working . . . and milks them for laughs, adding original solutions to otherwise familiar action scenes. Read full review
70
ColliderNate RichardJun 27, 2025
If you need a big, dumb action movie with two buff guys to kick back and down some beers while watching, you are in luck. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittJul 2, 2025
Heads of State is a bomb pop of a summer movie. It works as a fizzy, somewhat kid-friendly throwback to action-packed ‘80s partnerships – think “Tango & Cash” or “Lethal Weapon” – that doesn’t take itself too seriously and, for a starry streaming action flick, thankfully isn’t a lame duck. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJul 2, 2025
All in all, it’s stupid fun, done with enough panache that its thin story and sometimes too-glib attitude doesn’t hurt it too much. Read full review
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