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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's Details | |
| Genre | Biography, Drama & History |
| Rated | Not rated yet |
| Released | 10/22/2026 (AFI Fest); 10/30/2026 (United States) |
| Streaming | In theaters now. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 7 mins |
| Budget | Not reported |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by Buzz Bissinger |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| The Mosquito Bowl's Interests | |
| General | Leather helmets, field drills, letters home. |
| Music | Big band records from the 1940s. |
| Movies | Friday Night Lights, Hacksaw Ridge. |
| Television | The Pacific. |
| Heroes | The men who played that game. |
| The Mosquito Bowl's Crew | |
| Director | Peter Berg |
| Writers | Peter Berg, Mark L. Smith |
| Producers | Peter Berg, Brian Grazer, Alex Gayner |
| Cinematography | Jacques Jouffret |
| Music | Explosions in the Sky |
| Edited By | Jon Otazua, Garret Donnelly |
| Production | Film 44, Imagine Entertainment |
| Distributed By | Netflix |
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.
Anyone who has heard their grandpa's war stories more than once and still asks for another.
| Nicholas Galitzine | John McLaughry |
| Bill Skarsgård | Bob Baumann |
| Ray Nicholson | Tony Butkovich |
| Tom Francis | Dave Schreiner |
| Brent Comer | George Murphy |
| Pat McAfee | a drill instructor |
| Dominic Bogart | Wilkes |
| Ella Newton | Jane |