

2026 · 1h 51m · Movie
A friendship with major red flags.
When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
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Digital release: September 3, 2026
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Ryan Reynolds
Troy Kelly

Kenneth Branagh
Nikolai Ustinov

Marcin Dorociński
Alexander Volkov

Maria Bakalova
Anna Ustinov

David Morse
Harold Kelly

Clark Johnson
CDR Keith Hardwick

Wendy Crewson
Assistant Director Karen Meadows

Louis Cancelmi
Maj Pete Sanders

Josh Hamilton
Consul General Dan Hennessy

Alex Mallari Jr.
Danny 'Longshot' Bowers

Alden Adair
James 'Mullet' Mullen

Lovell Adams-Gray
Tomas 'Boomer' Garcia
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