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Lucky Strike

Directed by Rod Lurie · 2026 ·

Answer Summary

Lucky Strike (2026) earns a 54% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (63%) responded more warmly than critics (56%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

54%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

56% Critic Score
63% Audience
46 Metascore
★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.6
5.5 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 42m
Cast
Scott Eastwood , Colin Hanks , Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor , Taylor John Smith

Why this score?

  • Critics were divided or negative (56%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (63%).
  • Celluloid Score 54% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick

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Is Lucky Strike worth watching?

No — Lucky Strike earns a 54% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

Reviewers have found this WWII survival thriller competently made but generic, praising Scott Eastwood's committed lead performance while faulting a familiar plot and an awkward framing device that undercuts the tension it works hard to build.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (63%) responded more warmly than critics (56%).

What is Lucky Strike about?

During the Battle of the Bulge, a wounded American officer is cut off behind German lines with nothing but a field radio to coordinate resistance against an advancing Panzer unit, using every trick he knows to survive and keep transmitting.

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