Roadside Attractions Lucky Strike
Directed by Rod Lurie · 2026
Lucky Strike (2026) has a 54% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.
Averaged from 5 sources
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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