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Mayday

2026 · 111 min

A breezy, bantering chase through Cold War Russia, more buddy comedy than thriller, with jokes carrying you past the plot holes.

Tagline
A friendship with major red flags.
Overview
When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
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  • Apple TV
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Written by
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Starring
Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Dorociński, Maria Bakalova, David Morse, Clark Johnson, Wendy Crewson, Louis Cancelmi
Music
Colin Stetson
Cinematography
Barry Peterson
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Russian

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