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GenreBiography, Drama & History
RatedNot rated yet
Runtime2 hr 7 mins
ReleasedOctober 30, 2026
StreamingIn theaters now
DirectorPeter Berg
StarringNicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson
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The Mosquito Bowl (2026)

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The Mosquito Bowl's Details
GenreBiography, Drama & History
RatedNot rated yet
Released10/22/2026 (AFI Fest); 10/30/2026 (United States)
StreamingIn theaters now.
Running Time2 hr 7 mins
BudgetNot reported
Box OfficeUpdated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below.
Based OnThe Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
The Mosquito Bowl's Interests
GeneralLeather helmets, field drills, letters home.
MusicBig band records from the 1940s.
MoviesFriday Night Lights, Hacksaw Ridge.
TelevisionThe Pacific.
HeroesThe men who played that game.
The Mosquito Bowl's Crew
DirectorPeter Berg
WritersPeter Berg, Mark L. Smith
ProducersPeter Berg, Brian Grazer, Alex Gayner
CinematographyJacques Jouffret
MusicExplosions in the Sky
Edited ByJon Otazua, Garret Donnelly
ProductionFilm 44, Imagine Entertainment
Distributed ByNetflix
The Mosquito Bowl's Trailer
Official Trailer • Netflix
How The Mosquito Bowl Performed
The Mosquito Bowl's Blurbs
About me:

After Pearl Harbor, four star college football players join the Marines. While they prepare for the Battle of Okinawa, they play a football game on the island that becomes famous. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis star, Peter Berg directs, and it's based on Buzz Bissinger's book. A football movie and a war movie on the same field.

Who I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has heard their grandpa's war stories more than once and still asks for another.

The Mosquito Bowl's Cast (in credits order)
Nicholas GalitzineJohn McLaughry
Bill SkarsgårdBob Baumann
Ray NicholsonTony Butkovich
Tom FrancisDave Schreiner
Brent ComerGeorge Murphy
Pat McAfeea drill instructor
Dominic BogartWilkes
Ella NewtonJane
Full cast and crew on IMDb.
The Mosquito Bowl's Edit History
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  • (cur | prev) 14:30, 1 November 2026 DataBot +320 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $455K; Domestic box office $455K; Opening weekend $455K; profit note now waits on a budget; Rotten Tomatoes 31% → 35%; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 31% (16 reviews) → 35% (17 reviews); IMDb users 7.0 / 10 (115 votes) → 6.5 / 10 (168 votes).
  • (cur | prev) 14:30, 31 October 2026 DataBot +200 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 38% → 31%; Rotten Tomatoes critics 38% (13 reviews) → 31% (16 reviews); Metacritic 40 / 100 → 41 / 100; IMDb users 7.0 / 10 (115 votes); movie.guru score 2.8 → 3.2.
  • (cur | prev) 14:30, 30 October 2026 DataBot +120 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 40% → 38%; Rotten Tomatoes critics 40% (10 reviews) → 38% (13 reviews); movie.guru score 2.9 → 2.8.
  • (cur | prev) 14:30, 29 October 2026 DataBot +160 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 40%; Rotten Tomatoes critics 40% (10 reviews); Metacritic 40 / 100; movie.guru score 2.9.
  • (cur | prev) 12:00, 29 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.