Published Sep 18, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
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If your plan for defeating the Nazis involves a magnificent mustache, a bow and arrow, an alarming amount of explosives, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in following the rules, you’ve probably stumbled into a Guy Ritchie movie. World War II was grim and brutal, but you know what? Why can’t it be stylish, dashing and quippy as well?
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has officially landed on Netflix in the United States, with the **Henry Cavill **(Man of Steel) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) action movie joining the streaming service on September 16. Loosely inspired by real events, the movie follows a secret group of unconventional operatives recruited to undertake a dangerous mission against Nazi forces during World War II. Cavill stars as Gus March-Phillipps, a real-life figure whom author Ian Fleming claimed was among the inspirations for James Bond.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
Alongside Cavill and Ritchson, the movie stars Eiza González (Baby Driver) as Marjorie Stewart, Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) as Geoffrey Appleyard, Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) as Henry Hayes, **Babs Olusanmokun **(Wrath of Man) as Heron, Henry Golding (The Gentlemen) as Freddy Alvarez, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as Brigadier Gubbins, and Rory Kinnear (Skyfall) as Winston Churchill. Ritchie directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Arash Amel. The movie is based on Damien Lewis’ book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII, with Jerry Bruckheimer among its producers.
Collider’s Maggie Lovitt reviewed the movie, and found lots to enjoy, particularly the “murderous himbos” in the lead. Praising Ritchson in particular, Lovitt also hailed the production design and costuming of the “crowd pleasing” flick. After all, seeing Jack Reacher killing Nazis with his bare hands in particularly gruesome, nonsensical ways, or Cavill displaying that trademark smug energy that we all love, were moments designed to put smiles on audience members’ faces.
Despite that cast and Ritchie’s name behind the camera, the movie struggled to find an audience in theaters. It opened domestically with just $9 million, while Rotten Tomatoes reported a production budget of roughly $60 million. Its domestic theatrical run ultimately finished at around $27 million, making it a shocker of a performance. However, the movie has bounced around stramers since release and always does well, so we can only assume this was a marketing issue.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is streaming now on Netflix in the United States.
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Guy Ritchie, Eric Johnson
Chad Oman, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Friedberg, Ivan Atkinson