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‘Heads Of State’ Review: John Cena And Idris Elba Try To Save The World And This Movie Loaded With Action, Violence, Explosions, And Not Much Else
- The movie Heads of State, directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring John Cena and Idris Elba, streamed on Prime Video starting July 2, 2025.
- The story centers on Will Derringer, a recently inaugurated U.S. President and ex-action movie star, who, along with British Prime Minister Sam Clarke, faces a crisis when their plane is taken over while traveling to a NATO summit in Italy.
- Derringer delivers an isolationist speech including the phrase "America First," while the characters must survive attacks from terrorists aiming to dissolve NATO amid chaotic pursuits across Europe.
- The movie opens with the La Tomatina festival in Spain, involving 20 tons of tomatoes, features cast members Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jack Quaid, and runs 113 minutes.
- Heads of State received mixed reviews citing thin character arcs and predictable dialogue but drew praise for its stars' chemistry and over-the-top action scenes.
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Toronto SunMust-see TV: John Cena and Idris Elba action comedy 'Heads of State' tops this week's watch list
Heads of State Film Two feuding world leaders played by Idris Elba and John Cena are forced to work together (alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas) to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world. When: Wednesday on Prime Video
‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Co-Star in Prime Video’s Messy and Mischievously Political Action Comedy
This Prime Video original emphasizes thrills over intelligence, but it's much better than most of the action movies made for the algorithmic abyss.
‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Bring Buddy-Comedy Spark to Otherwise Only Sporadically Diverting Amazon Flick
Amazon's 'Heads of State' finds John Cena playing the American president and Idris Elba the British prime minister in an action buddy-comedy.
‘Heads Of State’ Review: John Cena And Idris Elba Try To Save The World And This Movie Loaded With Action, Violence, Explosions, And Not Much Else
After showing his penchant for non-stop violent action and general mayhem in his first two R-rated films, 2015’s 96-minute Hardcore Henry and 2021’s Bob Odenkirk-starring 92-minute Nobody (getting a sequel later this year), director Ilya Naishuller proves those feature film debuts were no accident. His third flick, Heads of State, which despite the attractive pairing of John Cena and Idris Elba, is simply more of the same, but tamed down enough …
Heads Of State review — 'a really good, dumb comedy'
Remove a few mobile phones and gadgets and Heads Of State could believably be a relic of the 1980s. And that is absolutely its greatest strength. An old-school mismatched-buddy movie with apparently no ambitions other than to be a thoroughly fun time, it hits that rare undemanding-but-entertaining sweet spot that so many modern action-comedies miss. Early on, you might wonder if it’s misjudged its tone. The opening sequence, in which an undercov…
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