The Mosquito Bowl

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 7m

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Peter Berg

Producer:

Peter Berg, Alex Gayner, Brian Grazer

Writer:

Peter Berg, Mark L. Smith, Buzz Bissinger

Release Date:

Oct 30, 2026

Runtime:

2hr 7m

Synopsis

After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers join the Marines. Before facing Okinawa's invasion, they participate in a historic game with legendary players - for many, their final match.

Cast

  • Nicholas Galitzine
  • Bill Skarsgård
  • Peter Berg
  • Olga Petsa
  • Ray Nicholson
  • Stacy Clausen
  • Ella Newton
  • Dominic Bogart
  • Brodie Henson
  • Pat McAfee
Moviegoers are saying
Reviewers are largely unimpressed with Peter Berg's Christmas Eve 1944 football-game war drama. Its combat set pieces and sound work earn grudging praise, but critics say the thin characterization, derivative storytelling, and clumsy mix of football and war leave the film hollow. Even the Mosquito Bowl sequence, which many hoped would humanize the carnage, arrives too late to win viewers back.
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  • Oct 27, 2026

    There have been any number of movies about the hell of fighting in World War II, the most visceral of which have been made in the years since “Saving Private Ryan” provided a very enduring template for how modern filmmakers could render that carnage with both the spectacle…

    176 Likes
    davidehrlich
    davidehrlich
    Oct 29, 2026

    1 shade of gray. Layed on top like a blanket. Idk wheather to laugh or cry that I could barely see Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgard, my only 2 reasons for using free will to rearrange my like for and go to the 2pm showing. I loved when they hard cut to real footage…

    59 Likes
    thedarkswan
    thedarkswan
    Oct 29, 2026

    Lacking humanity and relying almost exclusively on shock, “The Mosquito Bowl,” a heinous World War II epic coming to Netflix, struggles to define its story. Ostensibly about a real-life football game played by Marines on Christmas Eve before the invasion of Okinawa, the…

    48 Likes
    Robert Daniels
    Robert Daniels
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    Oct 22, 2026

    On an acting & technical standpoint this is great, but overall this is just solid stuff at best. Ray Nicholson is absolutely phenomenal in this and he's gonna do great things just like his dad one day!!!! AFI Fest 2026 2026 Ranked The Greatest Actresses of All Time The…

    55 Likes
    Benjigotfried
    Benjigotfried
    May 15, 2026

    A weak script and under developed characters hold this one back a bit, but I was amazed by the filmmaking of the war scenes by Peter Berg. It has was some visceral filmmaking. The flow of the story is a bit choppy, but being a football fan and having an interest in WWII,…

    47 Likes
    Jake Alda Coffey
    Jake Alda Coffey
    Oct 22, 2026

    Peter Berg really thought this was his Full Metal Jacket but it's not even his Windtalkers... 😬 Truly one of the most miserable and unpleasant films I've had to sit through in a minute. Hollow, Baby brained script that feels written for second screen and wastes an…

    37 Likes
    Griffin Schiller
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    Oct 29, 2026

    what a film! there’s a lot of scenes i’m still processing. it’s very graphic in how it shows the painful cost of war and the many people who lost their lives. the war sequences are relentlessly brutal and become overstimulating with how much violence is happening. the first…

    14 Likes
    zoe
    zoe
    Oct 22, 2026

    One thing AFI FEST is guaranteed to do is show me one of the worst movies of the year

    24 Likes
    Erik Anderson
    Erik Anderson
    Oct 21, 2026

    THE MOSQUITO BOWL takes two things Peter Berg has found most success in his career in (football and war) and combines them with mixed results. The combat is brutal, immersive, and technically impressive, with tremendous sound work and harrowing set pieces that illustrate…

    23 Likes
    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia

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    It’s an excellent movie. The movie is a true Marine movie, tough and gritty. It’s worth watching.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does The Mosquito Bowl come out in theaters?
October 30, 2026 is the release date.
Is The Mosquito Bowl (2026) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is The Mosquito Bowl (2026)?
The movie is 2hr 7min long.
What's The Mosquito Bowl (2026) about?
After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers join the Marines. Before facing Okinawa's invasion, they participate in a historic game with legendary players - for many, their final match.
Who's the cast of The Mosquito Bowl (2026)?
  • Nicholas Galitzine
  • Bill Skarsgård
  • Peter Berg as Gen. Buckner
  • Olga Petsa as Butkovich's sister
  • Ray Nicholson
  • Stacy Clausen
  • Ella Newton as Jane
  • Dominic Bogart as Sgt Wilkes
  • Brodie Henson as Jack
  • Pat McAfee as Drill Instructor
Who's the director behind The Mosquito Bowl (2026)?
Peter Berg directed The Mosquito Bowl (2026).
Who produced The Mosquito Bowl (2026)?
Peter Berg, Alex Gayner and Brian Grazer produced The Mosquito Bowl (2026).
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