Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Amazon MGM Studios | Release Date (Streaming): May 20, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
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11
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
ColliderTania HussainMay 18, 2026
Ghost War wants to feel like a bigger, sharper return for the franchise, but it too often settles for the safest version of itself. Read full review
40
EmpireJohn NugentMay 20, 2026
Both unnecessarily complicated and woefully simple, this is one of the least successful Jack Ryan adaptations yet: neither Clear, nor Present.  Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 28, 2026
It’s spy vs. spy nonsense with the trappings of a Minor Motion Picture. Read full review
40
Next Best PictureGiovanni LagoMay 18, 2026
It all makes one wonder why any of the original team returned for a sequel that not only undoes some of the far more impactful emotional beats of the final season but also leaves audiences in limbo about whether they even want to see Jack Ryan suit up for another disaster to solve. Read full review
40
Radio TimesJames MottramMay 18, 2026
Sadly, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War – what a mouthful of a title that is – emerges as a bland action vehicle shorn of wit or vitality. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMay 21, 2026
During the course of the film, which is directed by Andrew Bernstein in a visually unmemorable, by-the-book manner characteristic of many big-budget action shows, Greer muses on the line separating civilization from savagery and where he stands in relation to it. Read full review
60
Screen RantBrandon ZacharyMay 18, 2026
It's a technically fine film that doesn't do anything especially inventive, but remains capable of telling a concise story with clear action. Fans of the Jack Ryan show should definitely check it out, and appreciators of military action and espionage will probably find plenty to love, too. For everyone else, Jack Ryan: Ghost War could have been something bigger and better. Read full review
50
StatusBrian LowryMay 22, 2026
Despite an abundance of action, “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” never comes to life. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubMonica CastilloMay 21, 2026
Jack Ryan: Ghost War [editor’s note: the full title of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War is way too long to keep repeating] is a straightforward spy movie without excitement or intrigue, like a training exercise to keep Krasinski busy. Even the franchise’s main distinguishing factor, its rah-rah patriotism, is no match for a few moments of product placement from the Saudi tourism board. Read full review
40
The GuardianJesse HassengerMay 20, 2026
The movie does set up potential for a continuing movie franchise. Mostly, though, Jack Ryan: Ghost War feels like a sad state of affairs for the world’s dads (and dads at heart), who deserve to see airport-novel espionage brought to less chintzy life. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 20, 2026
The director, Andrew Bernstein, keeps the globe-trotting plot, which Krasinski formulated with the screenwriter Noah Oppenheim (“A House of Dynamite”), galloping along until a final reckoning back where all the nastiness started. Read full review
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The TimesKevin MaherMay 18, 2026
The cruellest blow of all is the action from the director Andrew Bernstein (who also directed the TV series). It’s generic, personality-free and very streaming. Read full review
50
The Travers TakePeter TraversMay 22, 2026
The gifted John Krasinski can do anything, except turn the livewire CIA operative he played for four TV seasons into something other than a pale shadow of his former self trying to pass muster in an ill-conceived two-hour movie. Read full review
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TheWrapZaki HasanMay 18, 2026
The film aims to scale things up with bigger stakes, a broader canvas and more immediate danger. But in doing so, it loses sight of what made this version of the character work. Read full review
50
USA TodayBrian TruittMay 20, 2026
At least Krasinski, doing his part yet again as the likable Everyman, gives “Ghost War” enough of a moral center and steely presence to stick with the dad-movie narrative. Read full review
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