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Lucky Strike

Directed by Rod Lurie · 2026

Quick Verdict

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.

54%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

56% Critic Score
63% Audience
46 Metascore
★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.6
5.5 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 42m

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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