War Machine
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 6, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
PolygonTasha RobinsonMar 6, 2026
War Machine hits all the right spots for this kind of movie. It’s lean and propulsive. The practical stunts are impressive and immersive. And Ritchson, even playing a man so throttled by his own past that he doesn’t want to feel anything, is a compelling screen presence. Read full review
70
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMar 6, 2026
If you can accept the fact that it’s big, silly and brainless, and nowhere near as good as its obvious influences, and also that it’s shameless propaganda, it’s still possible to have a good time. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeMar 6, 2026
Forget the gritty realism and quippy one-liners that so often define the modern action genre, War Machine is proudly, almost guilelessly old-fashioned. Read full review
60
EmpireJames DyerMar 6, 2026
A brainless, bombastic, bomb-tastic action romp, this is absurd on almost every level, and far more fun than it has any right to be. Read full review
60
ColliderAidan KelleyMar 6, 2026
War Machine does indeed struggle to stand out in a crowded subgenre of alien invasion movies, but it also does enough to likely satisfy action and sci-fi fans. There are glimmers of brilliance with Ritchson's surprisingly nuanced performance in the lead role and at least one truly great action sequence, but just about every other aspect falls into "just fine" territory. Read full review
60
IGNMatt FowlerMar 6, 2026
War Machine has just enough juice to prevent it from being a Snore Machine. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMar 6, 2026
Like the film around him, [Ritchson] does what he needs to do, everything here just about serviceable for the moment yet never memorable enough for the moment after. Read full review
60
Screen RantAlex HarrisonMar 5, 2026
It doesn't quite have the courage to be the best version of itself. Still, it works. War Machine is an action movie you feel in your body, and it mixes in the right dose of sci-fi VFX without losing sight of the character that keeps you caring. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloMar 6, 2026
In a strange way, War Machine kicks off when it proverbially jumps the shark, introducing something so ridiculous as a big killer robot to jolt the movie awake from its ho-hum military recruiting motions. It’s not a movie built to withstand big questions, but for a high-octane action thriller, it’s a lot more fun when it goes off the rails. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 6, 2026
Ritchson, whose massive bulk qualifies as a special effect itself, displays his usual charisma, but the one-note nature of the proceedings doesn’t give him the opportunity to do much more than look physically or emotionally anguished. Read full review
30
The New York TimesRobert DanielsMar 6, 2026
Such blunt messaging reduces the onscreen carnage, which relentlessly occurs via this mute machine’s searing lasers, barrage of bombs and kaiju breath, to little more than the human toll required for this particular military man to feel again. Worse yet, the film concludes with hawkish intensity, fashioning itself into a tasteless recruitment video. Read full review
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