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Digger

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Oct 2026

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The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

Critics Consensus

A stylized satire whose audacious design proves too mannered for some of the laughs to smoothly land, Digger is a bold swing of the shovel by Tom Cruise and Alejandro González Iñárritu that misses as often as it strikes gold.

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Audience Says

As meta as Tom Cruise is magnetic, Digger ambitiously digs into satire with mixed returns -- a vibrant masterpiece for some and turning up coal for others.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Oct 23, 2026

2.5/4

Feels distant and rarely compelling. Easy to revere the theme. Easier to dislike the rest.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

Oct 15, 2026

3/5

Iñárritu takes big swings, and here he dares to evoke iconic works such as Citizen Kane and Dr. Strangelove. But Digger, bedazzled with the production design and theatrical effects a big budget can buy, can’t match those films’ originality or bite.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Oct 10, 2026

3.5/5

...raises questions about the function and practice of art in bleak and hopeless times.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

1 day ago

1.5/4

The decrepit, emaciated feline holding on for dear life emerges as the most sympathetic, memorable character in a film full of cartoon villains and one-dimensional caricatures.

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Ruby Hamilton

London Review of Books

1 day ago

There’s nothing new to Iñárritu’s misgivings about satire but it is odd that the always efficacious Cruise has made a film that distrusts art and doesn’t believe in action.

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Iveta Rusinova

Film Ireland Magazine

1 day ago

In the end, Digger might provoke and start conversations, as it certainly excels in its auteur footprint, yet it still leaves a bitter aftertaste and remains a bit lost in its own high-mindedness.

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Kyeong

19 hrs ago

great story and performance!

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Dannyboy

1 day ago

Beautiful and unique, well acted. However the writers/directors personal issues with TRUMP undermine the more profound points and timeless themes made about our society. The movie has a point of view, agreeing isn’t required to appreciate its artistry. Still a good film overall but could have been more impactful without many of the divisive cheap shots. See it anyway though because it’s pretty great regardless!!

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Anthony

1 day ago

This has to be one of the most consequential films ever made. It speaks to deep truths that are often hard to hear, which is the only way I can understand why this movie was not a critical success. Meaning, people hate feeling bad about themselves even if its precisely this that would begin to allow us to plot a path out of what we have created. The film points a legitimate finger at our lifestyle choices, annd that we largely ignore the cost of our decisions directly, preferring to point our finger elsewhere so that we plan play victim. Tom Cruise gives one of the most astonishing performances of his storied career. And the film does all of this with a great humor at the same time as tackling one of the most profound poly-crises in human history - one we ourselves created. Haunting.

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Skippy

1 day ago

Oh I’m digging it so much rn

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Mark W Gray

1 day ago

It was awesome. Tom Cruise WILL win an Oscar for this

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pauliina g

2 days ago

Outstanding!

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Synopsis

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Tom Cruise, Michael Sharp
Screenwriter: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolás Giacobone, Sabina Berman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.1M
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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