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FilmPG2026
The Brink of War
Directed by Michael Russell Gunn
President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction. From TMDB
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The Brink of War is a 2026 drama history film, directed by Michael Russell Gunn, starring Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris and J.K. Simmons.
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Glenn Kenny of The New York Times wrote, "What pleasure and intrigue the movie has is provided by its top-billed cast. As Reagan, Daniels builds a characterization from traits — resolutely-set jaw, occasionally twinkly eyes — buttressing Gunn's hagiographic vision of the former president." Richard Roeper of RogerEbert.com gave the…
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60 of 62 · most liked firstImagine a review by me that says "a new film about the Reykjavik summit is too kind to the Gipper." I look at the new movie "The Brink of War." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Like any great story, there was a lot at stake. It was life or death." Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris reflect on playing Reagan and Gorbachev in "The Brink of War," the new big screen film rescuing Reykjavik from historical obscurity. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is how the 1987 film ends, the UK production that @ldfreedman.bsky.social advised. It's totally expunged from "The Brink of War"
neutral · AI labelView post →Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The End of Oak Street destroying both One Night Only and The Brink of War (The Ronald Regan propaganda movie from Angel Studios) at the box office.
neutral · AI labelView post →My thoughts on "The Brink of War", the Reykjavik Summit movie with Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris.
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite moment of the trailer for The Brink of War, the movie about Reagan and Gorbachev at the Reykjavík Summit:
neutral · AI labelView post →THE BRINK OF WAR (2026) Streaming: September 1, 2026 PVOD (Apple, Amazon, Fandango, etc.) #TheBrinkOfWar whentostream.com/historical-d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Further to this, I was able to interview Michael Russell Gunn, the writer/director of The Brink of War about his experience in bringing this movie to life. Check it out. youtu.be/A6iQDRVka88
neutral · AI labelView post →The house where Reagan and Gorbachev met in Iceland, which is in a movie opening this weekend called The Brink Of War. We had to take this picture 8 times because a bus, a van, or my hair would block the house. So we are laughing at the rudiculosity.
neutral · AI labelView post →Before this I saw a preview for one of Angel’s upcoming films, The Brink of War. The film is about Ronald Reagan talking with Mikhail Gorbachev about nukes. I sure wonder how the right wing Christian studio-distributed movie is going to depict these two figures.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War is a new film based on the Reykjavik meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev. Hear the real story from Ken Adelman who was the US arms negotiator & was present at Reykjavik. coldwarconversations.com/episode350/
neutral · AI labelView post →New @cityweekly.bsky.social reviews of this week's theatrical releases: THE END OF OAK STREET; THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING; THE BRINK OF WAR; NIMRODS. (Passing on PAW PATROL; THE WRONG GIRLS not made available.) www.cityweekly.net/film/film-re...
neutral · AI labelView post →For the Brink of War movie, I want Gorbachev to say "Chernobyl, there's not enough sand and boron in the world for that bullshit." And Reagan responds with "you know, I acted with Ann Sheridan in 5 movies."
neutral · AI labelView post →Just interviewed Michael Russell Gunn, director of The Brink of War (that Reykjavik Summit movie with Jeff Daniels)...will be able to share details, and a review, soonish
neutral · AI labelView post →Cinema Playground has a dino showdown between The End of Oak Street and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. They're probably both better than the last Jurassic World. Also, The Brink of War, The Rivals of Amziah King, Nimrods, The Wrong Girls, and Elijah Peel. mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/2026/08/cine...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War is a new film based based on the Reykjavik meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev. Hear my interview with Ken Adelman who was the US arms negotiator & was present at Reykjavik. coldwarconversations.com/episode350/
neutral · AI labelView post →At times, it’s as dry as the Cold War conflict itself, but it’s also a wordy affair carried with the necessary weight and conviction by Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris #TheBrinkofWar www.flickeringmyth.com/movie-review...
neutral · AI labelView post →That message articulated in the new movie "The Brink of War" www.imdb.com/title/tt3307...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War movie was so good.... about the Reagan and Gorbachev negotiation. Donareahh and cronies are not about negotiating.
positive · AI labelView post →So I’ve have so many Russia has been messing with us in a new kind of Cold War since 2015 thoughts. Who wants to go see this “The Brink of War” movie to learn some history?
neutral · AI labelView post →I wrote two articles about "The Brink of War," a review and an audience reaction piece. Review: www.alternet.org/trump-reagan... Audience reaction: www.alternet.org/trump-cult-2... @alternet.org @angelstudios.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →For 19FortyFive, I reviewed THE BRINK OF WAR www.19fortyfive.com/2026/08/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Audio Film Review: Iceland Gets Hot in ‘The Brink of War’ https://www.byteseu.com/2279155/ Printer-friendly versionE-mail page to friend CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new release THE BRINK OF WAR, written and directed by Michael Russell Gunn, …
neutral · AI labelView post →A friend watched the new film The Brink of War today. His report: "The Brink of War was long and pretty boring. A documentary I guess. The guy sitting next to me fell asleep early in the movie and slept through the whole thing. Snored loud off and on. I guess he got his money's worth." #movies
neutral · AI labelView post →Tucker Carlson is Right About BEAUTY Plus, Bill Scher on poll misses, and the folks behind the new Reagan movie, 'The Brink of War' @mattklewis.bsky.social #USA #Trump #uspoli mattklewis.substack.com/p/tucker-car...
neutral · AI labelView post →The world was on the brink of nuclear war 40 years ago. That’s when this meeting captured in the new movie “The Brink of War” happened between the US and Russia. We’re at the brink today. Let’s urge our leaders to move us back from the brink of nuclear war. Let us know if you like the movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm laughing this morning at @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social with a piece on the new movie "The Brink of War" making Reagan out as a 3 dimensional chess thinker and comparing giving the Reykjavík summit a Cuban Misslle crisis vibe. What #horseshit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bri...
neutral · AI labelView post →‘The Brink of War’ Review: Reagan and Gorbachev Engage in Unengaging Verbal Battle There was a time when talky slabs of recent political history like “The Brink of War,” carried by skilled name actors who aren’t quite stars, were largely the preserve of Emmy-chasing TV networks. Today… #media #news
neutral · AI labelView post →Angel Studios is set to launch the Cold War drama The Brink of War in 2,083 North American theaters starting Friday, August 14. www.the-numbers.com/movie/Brink-... #BoxOffice #AngelStudios #TheBrinkofWar @thenumbers.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Reposting this in light of the Brink of War movie coming out this Friday:
neutral · AI labelView post →I went and saw the Odyssey today and was completely unprepared for the preview of the pro Ronald Reagan propaganda movie that was The Brink of War.
negative · AI labelView post →Oh god. Angel Studios are going to release a movie next month, The Brink of War, that paints Ronald Reagan in a heroic light.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War film reminds just how close we came to nuclear war. 40 years ago this month, Pres Reagan and Soviet Pres Gorbachev met in Iceland, a convo that led to the INF Treaty and eliminated thousands of nukes. They chose dialogue in 1986. We need dialogue now in 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War with Michael Russell Gunn and Rawson Marshall Thurber (Ep. 622) Director Michael Russell Gunn discusses his new film, The Brink of War, with fellow Director Rawson Marshall Thurber in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses using transcripts fro
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War with Michael Russell Gunn and Rawson Marshall Thurber (Ep. 622) Director Michael Russell Gunn discusses his new film, The Brink of War, with fellow Director Rawson Marshall Thurber in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses using transcripts fro
neutral · AI labelView post →Can't ANYBODY make a good movie anymore? The Dog Stars sucked. Hot Spot sucked. The Salt Path sucked. The End of Oak Street sucked. The Rivals of Amziah King sucked. The Brink of War sucked. I have to watch movies from the 1970s on Netflix to cleanse my palette. What happened to American film?
negative · AI labelView post →NEW IN THEATERS AND @ HOME Insidious: Out of the Further The End of Oak Street The Wrong Girls Mutiny Spa Weekend Tony It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S18 Lanterns Camp Rock 3 The Ninth Jedi The Magic Faraway Tree Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie The Brink of War Union County It Ends Batman Knightfall
neutral · AI labelView post →WEEKLY CINEMASCORE PREDICTIONS -Insidious: Out of the Further: B- -Mutiny: B+ -Spa Weekend: B Last Week's Results: Predicted vs. Actual: -The Brink of War: A/A -The End of Oak Street: A-/B -PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie: A/A
neutral · AI labelView post →Film review: Michael Russell Gunn's "The Brink of War" is thoroughly researched yet a mixed bag of Reagan exceptionalism and dialogue-heavy talks. #thebrinkofwar #ronaldreagan #coldwar #politicaldrama #filmreview #jeffdaniels www.themoviebuff.net/2026/08/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →/I just saw The Brink of War. This isn’t a movie, it’s a history lesson. And the most important moment in the 20th century, bar none IMO. Despite everything Reagan will be remembered for this. As a kid we were always terrified of nuclear destruction.(I’m old) time.com/article/2026...
positive · AI labelView post →Interested in seeing new movie "The Brink of War"? Here's President Reagan 9-30-1986: "I am pleased to announce that General Secretary Gorbachev and I will meet October 11th and 12th in Reykjavik, Iceland. The meeting was proposed by General Secretary Gorbachev, and I've accepted."
neutral · AI labelView post →And the results: 1 (1) Spider-Man: Brand New Day $70m 2 (2) The Odyssey $23.2m 3 (N) The End of Oak Street $21m 4 (N) PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie $20.5m 5 (N) The Brink of War $2.7m Vishwanath and Sons 8th/$1.6m
neutral · AI labelView post →🎁Gift Article A Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald Reagan The Brink of War, a new film about the Reykjavik summit, is too kind to the Gipper. Tom Nichols August 14, 2026 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just took my seat for The Brink of War #NowWatching
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Brink of War. Liked everyone in it. Appreciate that it mostly felt like it was about the event and not propaganda. But on some level I can’t get past the feeling that I could have just as well watched a movie about Jack the Ripper saving a puppy.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War is one of the worst films I’ve seen in a very long time. A trio of brilliant actors and incredibly rich source material could not save the worst screenplay and film direction I’ve ever seen. Shame, because I’d LOVE more movies about high stakes diplomacy and arms control.
negative · AI labelView post →On FOX59's "Indy Now," Christopher Lloyd checks out new theatrical releases "The End of Oak Street," "The Rivals of Amziah King," "The Brink of War," "The Wrong Girls" and "Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie." #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Averages for the weekend's box office forecasts: 1 (1) Spider-Man: Brand New Day $65.4m 2 (N) The End of Oak Street $26.2m 3 (N) PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie $21.4m 4 (2) The Odyssey $20.5m 5 (N) The Brink of War $3.9m Your Name 8th $2m, Nimrods 9th $1.8m.
neutral · AI labelView post →WEEKLY CINEMASCORE PREDICTIONS -The Brink of War: A -The End of Oak Street: A- -PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie: A Last Week's Results: Predicted vs. Actual: -Ice Cream Man: C+/none -One Night Only: B+/B+ -Super Troopers 3: B+/B-
neutral · AI labelView post →I will now see the film THE BRINK OF WAR
neutral · AI labelView post →#93 is "The Brink of War". There's five movies I want to see on big screen that release this weekend, and this film is the only one with an early 10am showing so I'm seeing it first; well played Angel, well played.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War (2026) - Movie Review www.flickeringmyth.com/movie-review...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War Review: Historical Drama Falters in Reagan-Gorbachev Portrayal
neutral · AI labelView post →‘The Brink of War’ Review: Reagan and Gorbachev Engage in Unengaging Verbal Battle https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-brink-of-war-review-1236831938/
neutral · AI labelView post →J.K. Simmons sheds light on Reagan’s historic Cold War gamble in ‘The Brink of War’ https://www.byteseu.com/2266193/ Actor J.K. Simmons and director Michael Russell Gunn discuss their film ‘The Brink of War’ depicting the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader …
neutral · AI labelView post →Thing about The Brink of War is that despite it being an Angel Studios production (1) that cast looks fantastic (2) this looks like the kind of movie HBO would have made in the 90, which is a positive (3) I’m sure there’s whitewashing but Reagan had real achievements on nuclear arms negotiations…
neutral · AI labelView post →Remaining wide releases this summer: August 14: The Brink of War, The End of Oak Street, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, The Rivals of Amziah King August 21: Insidious: Out of the Further, It Ends, Mutiny, Spa Weekend, Tony August 28: Buddy, Coyote v Acme, The Dog Stars, Finding Emily
neutral · AI labelView post →Next week, The Brink of War, The End of Oak Street, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie and The Rivals of Amziah King.
neutral · AI labelView post →Jeff Daniels stars as Reagan in new Cold War film ‘The Brink of War’ https://www.byteseu.com/2249799/ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev five times in the late 1980s. The first such meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland in …
neutral · AI labelView post →The Brink of War (2026) - Official Trailer #1 #TheBrinkofWar #JeffDaniels #JKSimmons #JeffDaniels http://youtube.com/watch?v=a-T0TlMN-RE&feature=youtu.be https://mackansfilm.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/the-brink-of-war-2026-official-trailer-1/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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