Overview
- Industry tracker FlixPatrol shows the film holding Netflix’s global No. 1 spot for a second straight week after topping the charts throughout last week.
- A Pentagon/Missile Defense Agency memo, reported via Bloomberg, disputes the movie’s portrayal of interceptor performance and asserts recent tests show 100% accuracy, a claim independent experts challenge.
- Commentary and analysis pieces use the movie to scrutinize the cost and limits of U.S. missile defense, citing decades of spending and doubts about real‑world effectiveness.
- Critical response remains divided at roughly 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, with awards chatter growing even as viewers debate the film’s structure and conclusion.
- The drama’s triptych format replays an 18‑minute crisis from escalating command perspectives, centering Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba in a procedural portrait that has amplified public conversation on nuclear risk.