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A friendship with major red flags.

Mayday

7.9 / 10 7.9 2026 1h 51mPG-13

ActionComedy

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.

Directed by Jonathan Goldstein

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CAST

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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan ReynoldsTroy Kelly

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth BranaghNikolai Ustinov

Marcin Dorociński

Marcin DorocińskiAlexander Volkov

Maria Bakalova

Maria BakalovaAnna Ustinov

David Morse

David MorseHarold Kelly

Clark Johnson

Clark JohnsonCDR Keith Hardwick

Wendy Crewson

Wendy CrewsonAssistant Director Karen Meadows

Louis Cancelmi

Louis CancelmiMaj Pete Sanders