The Union

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The Union

PG-13

Released Aug 16, 2024

1h 46m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission.

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While its imprint may dissolve soon after the credits roll, The Union could provide sufficient thrills to household duties.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

A "fold your laundry" movie if I've ever seen one.

Sep 16, 2024

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Robert Levin

Newsday

The Union" defies logic to such an extent that no amount of suspension of disbelief could ever justify it.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 23, 2024

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

The “Mission: Impossible” series went missing in action this summer, but that’s no reason to settle for Netflix’s “The Union,” a depressing illustration of the wisdom that sometimes you shouldn’t buy — or stream — generic.

Aug 19, 2024

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Barry Levitt

The Daily Beast

If the co-stars had fun filming, you’d barely know it based on the end result. It’s a lifeless, visually uninteresting, convoluted experience that combines the thrills of waiting in a dentist's office with the mystery of waiting at the DMV.

Jun 5, 2025

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Jen Shieff

New Zealand Herald

Julian Farino has done a creditable job of directing his first action film, adding to his well-rated line-up of documentaries. The formula works and there will probably be a follow-up.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 9, 2025

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

With action, ritzy locations, charismatic leads, and smart one-liners, ‘The Union’ is the very definition of time pass

Oct 4, 2024

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Stephen C

Failure in 1 hour and 46 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Christian K

Just a fun heist movie, with a lot of enjoyable action scenes in nice and likable locations. Not more, and not less. There is no depth or development of the characters, but who cares? I got what I wanted and expected: just a two hour joy ride. Very positive: Despite the many killings, there is no real graphic violence, just little blood, and very little foul language.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Lucy N

this movie was a waste of my precious night. i should have just went to bed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Norbert N

I fought for two hours and lost valuable time

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Jon C

Starts ok then just loses its way. turned off with half hour to get as had no idea what was happening 😞😞

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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William N

This movie was so bad I needed to sign up to Rottentomatoes to express myself! Bad plot, bad acting, bad actions everything so over the top and the whole thing was simply just bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Synopsis

Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission.

Director: Julian Farino
Producer: Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Jeff G. Waxman
Screenwriter: Joe Barton, David Guggenheim
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Work in Progress, Closest to the Hole Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Strong Language|Sequences of Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2024
Runtime: 1h 46m

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