Overview
- FlixPatrol data cited by Collider shows the film held the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s global charts for an entire week after its late-October debut.
- Reviews hover around 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, with praise for tension and craft alongside sharp pushback from viewers over the film’s approach.
- The story revisits the same crisis from multiple perspectives, featuring Rebecca Ferguson as a key White House aide and Idris Elba as the president.
- Coverage reports the Pentagon and the Missile Defense Agency have challenged the movie’s implications about interceptor effectiveness, driving wider discussion.
- Industry outlets note early Oscars buzz, while a Salon opinion piece speculates the film may have colored reactions to current nuclear policy news.