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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2016 ·

Answer Summary: Is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back worth watching?

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) earns a 49% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (50%) responded more warmly than critics (37%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

49%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

37% Editorial Rating
50% Audience snapshot · excluded
47 Metascore
★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.6
6.1 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 58m
Cast
Tom Cruise , Cobie Smulders , Danika Yarosh , Aldis Hodge , Patrick Heusinger , Madalyn Horcher , Holt McCallany , Robert Knepper , Robert Catrini , Jessica Stroup
Streaming
Paramount+, Starz
Country
China
Language
English

Where to watch

  • Paramount+
  • Starz

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home, Spectrum On Demand

Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home

Where to watch Jack Reacher: Never Go Back by country

Country Streaming on
India Disney+ Hotstar
Indonesia Prime Video, Catchplay, Vidio
Japan Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT
Malaysia Prime Video
Philippines Prime Video
Thailand Prime Video
Turkey TV+
United Arab Emirates Shahid
United Kingdom Paramount+, ITVX
United States Paramount+, Starz

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Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is reserved (37/100).
  • Audience reception was lukewarm (50%).
  • Celluloid Score 49% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick

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Is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back worth watching?

No — Jack Reacher: Never Go Back earns a 49% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Celluloid Verdict

The Reacher sequel dials up conspiracy and chase — lighter than the first but still a Cruise action programmer.

Celluloid editorial verdict

Audiences (50%) responded more warmly than critics (37%).

What is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back about?

Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

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