War Machine (2026) on Netflix
R20261h 50mActionSci-FiThriller
Two years after an ambush in Afghanistan killed his brother, a staff sergeant enters Ranger training in Colorado as candidate 81. On the final exercise, his unit faces an otherworldly machine.
- Netflix3.2/5
- IMDb6.3/10118,802 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes66%
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Two years after insurgents in Afghanistan killed his brother and most of a convoy, a wounded staff sergeant enters Ranger training in Colorado as candidate 81, hoping for a place in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He trains hard but keeps his distance from the other recruits, and when he nearly drowns in an underwater exercise, Sergeant Major Sheridan and First Sergeant Torres question whether his PTSD should end his attempt. He refuses to quit, so they name him team leader for the Death March, a forest simulation whose goal is to blow up a classified aircraft and bring out its pilot. Reports arrive of a suspected asteroid breaking apart as it passes the planet. A blast from the sky cuts the team's communications, and by the creek they find an object they take for that aircraft.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about War Machine (2026)
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- War Machine was originally meant for cinemas, but high demand from streaming platforms pushed it to Netflix; an Australian theatrical release was required to qualify for an extra 10% in tax rebates, so it ran five weeks on 52 screens.
