Young Washington
Angel Studios | Release Date: July 3, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Travers TakePeter TraversJul 3, 2026
Aimed at a Christian demographic, the film plays like an ‘Afterschool Special’ with a hot Brit model acting the twentysomething rebel before he became our first POTUS. The film sticks surprisingly close to history without finding a satisfying way to enliven it. Read full review
60
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeJun 30, 2026
It’s a story about a somewhat callow young man learning to put responsibility and ethics over ambition, and if that sounds dry, well, it is. Read full review
50
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJul 6, 2026
Although so-so “Young Washington” fulfils its baseline promise — Look! Washington! While young! — it doesn’t accomplish much more than that. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanJul 2, 2026
Young Washington is just competent enough to create that crisp tug of schoolkid patriotism the books we read as children provided. Nothing wrong with that, as long as you’re not an adult confusing feel-good heroism with the lessons of history. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 2, 2026
The most bracing thing about Young Washington is its commitment to old-fashioned stodginess. Declamatory acting, cleanly stated motivations and a few solidly staged battle sequences are the order of the day. (Personality, humor, a sense of 18th-century texture — less so.) Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 2, 2026
Young Washington informs and illuminates as it passes the time between blasts of action. It’s the life, love and struggle beyond the edges of the screen, events outside of the adventures, social slights and Red Letter Dates that seems lacking. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 2, 2026
Feeling much longer than its two hours, Young Washington suffers from the stiff, stodgy quality of so many historical dramas, especially those concerning that particular period of history. Read full review
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