Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
5.8

Overview

Jack Ryan is reluctantly pulled back into espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy. Racing against time, he joins CIA allies Mike November & James Greer and sharp MI6 officer Emma Marlowe to battle a rogue black-ops unit in a high-stakes, deeply personal fight.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The central conflict of confronting rogue intelligence operatives and terrorist plots through heroic, duty-bound action by American agents anchors the film in a right-leaning national-security framework, with the narrative solution emphasizing restoration of order via traditional patriotic intervention rather than institutional overhaul or progressive reframing.

The film features visible racial and gender diversity in its ensemble through established and new supporting roles alongside the lead. Traditional casting for the central protagonist remains unchanged with no recasts of majority characters. The narrative presents standard intelligence operations without framing traditional identities negatively or centering identity-based themes.

Secondary

The film contains no meaningful depictions of family structures, marriage, parenting, or domestic life, with Ryan's civilian existence limited to a brief mention of a failed prior relationship and absent partner.

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film.

No transgender characters or themes appear in the film.

Reviews describe Sienna Miller's MI6 agent Emma Marlow participating in gunfights, car and boat chases, and shootouts alongside male team members. No accounts detail her engaging in or winning hand-to-hand or melee combat against male opponents.

No legacy Jack Ryan characters appear recast with performers of the opposite gender. Returning roles such as Jack Ryan and James Greer retain their canonical male portrayals, while Sienna Miller plays a newly created MI6 operative.

No race swaps occur. Jack Ryan is portrayed by white actor John Krasinski, consistent with the character's established white Irish-American background in Tom Clancy novels and prior adaptations. James Greer is played by Black actor Wendell Pierce, matching the character's canonical Black depiction. Other roles, including Sienna Miller as Emma Marlow, introduce no mismatches with prior source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.1
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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4.0

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