Lucky Strike

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Lucky Strike

R

Jun 2026

1h 42m

War

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Drama

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Inspired by true events, Lucky Strike tells the story of one soldier trapped behind enemy lines during the last major German offensive during WWII, what will become known as The Battle of the Bulge. Armed only with his Motorola SCR-300 radio, a new technology only battle-ready near the end of the war, he must use his wits and spy craft to thwart the advancing Nazi Panzer army and find his way back home.

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Critics Consensus

Presenting a straightforward tale of survival with solid suspense, Lucky Strike is a respectable tribute to wartime heroism that otherwise lacks the spark to stand out amid the crowded WWII genre.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

4d

It's a little bit generic or old-fashioned, like a small-scale war movies from the '50s or the '60s, but it's compelling.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Jun 30

Lucky Strike presents Lurie the war-film director in miniature, and there’s no shame in that. But what the film suggests is that he shouldn’t be shying away from the combat maximalist inside him.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Jun 26

.5/4

Director Rod Davis Lurie—the filmmaker behind "The Last Castle" and "The Outpost"—offers a lackluster, creaky propaganda picture that recalls several 1940s B-movies used to inspire people to buy war bonds.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Jul 15

3/5

This small-scale war movie avoids earth-shaking events and focuses mainly on one character and self-contained episodes, using strong storytelling and nimble filmmaking for an emotional result.

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

Jul 6

8/10

A survival story, a historical war film, an action-packed thriller — Lucky Strike is all those things.

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Ben Miller

InSession Film

Jul 2

D

Lucky Strike is boring, bland, and uninspired.

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Trevor

Jul 21

Lots of action, The story and details flowed well. The movie takes you back to the 1970s. Scarface but with little to no talking, just pure acting with body language and key cues. You have to pay attention details and how the story fits together because there is little dialog you can hear between actors. A unusual and very different kind of movie and once you get past they are not going to talk in the movie you start to get it and just accept it and enjoy how the actors express themself through rage, anger, love and hate.

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TCelts

Jul 9

Excellent film and story, deserves more support. an accurate WWII story. A well done old school war film with tense action.

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Mr Hollywood

Jul 7

Typical behind every lines movie. It used a lot of war movie cliches. But don’t worry it’s over so fast you won’t remember much after

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Jana

Jul 5

Great acting. So moving!

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robert l

Jul 5

This was a complete mess. I walked out after 30 min. Can’t explain the disappointment in the fact that I could have given my 30 bucks to charity

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Terry S

Jul 5

great story with no luhs or dead spots. very informative.

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Synopsis

Inspired by true events, Lucky Strike tells the story of one soldier trapped behind enemy lines during the last major German offensive during WWII, what will become known as The Battle of the Bulge. Armed only with his Motorola SCR-300 radio, a new technology only battle-ready near the end of the war, he must use his wits and spy craft to thwart the advancing Nazi Panzer army and find his way back home.

Director: Rod Lurie
Producer: Marc Frydman, Rod Lurie, Jonathan Yunger, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner
Screenwriter: Rod Lurie, Marc Frydman
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: BondIt Media Capital, Perfection Hunter Productions, Millennium Media
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Grisly Images)
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2026
Runtime: 1h 42m