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Jack Ryan’s “Ghost War” Tops Prime Video, Gets Poor Reviews

5/24/2026

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John Krasinski returns as Jack Ryan in “Ghost War,” which premiered on Prime Video on May 20, 2026.
The $100 million film rose to #1 on Prime Video’s U.S. Top 10 movies list, beating “Mechanic: Resurrection.”
Despite a 48 % Rotten Tomatoes rating—the franchise’s lowest since Amazon’s takeover—critics called the plot paint-by-numbers and the action unremarkable.
The film launched internationally on Netflix on May 1, 2026, prompting expectations of sequels.

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Story summary

John Krasinski returns as Jack Ryan in “Ghost War,” which premiered on Prime Video on May 20, 2026.
The $100 million film rose to #1 on Prime Video’s U.S. Top 10 movies list, beating “Mechanic: Resurrection.”
Despite a 48 % Rotten Tomatoes rating—the franchise’s lowest since Amazon’s takeover—critics called the plot paint-by-numbers and the action unremarkable.
The film launched internationally on Netflix on May 1, 2026, prompting expectations of sequels.