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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2016 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back worth watching?

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) earns a 49% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (50%) responded more warmly than critics (37%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?

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

49%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

37% Critic Score
50% Audience
47 Metascore
★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.6
6.1 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 58m
Cast
Tom Cruise , Cobie Smulders , Danika Yarosh , Aldis Hodge , Patrick Heusinger , Madalyn Horcher , Holt McCallany , Robert Knepper , Robert Catrini , Jessica Stroup
Country
China
Language
English

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Critics were divided or negative (37%).
  • Audience reception was lukewarm (50%).
  • Celluloid Score 49% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick

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Is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back worth watching?

No — Jack Reacher: Never Go Back earns a 49% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

The Reacher sequel dials up conspiracy and chase — lighter than the first but still a Cruise action programmer.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (50%) responded more warmly than critics (37%).

What is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back about?

Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

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