Film

The Wrecking Crew

Name: The Wrecking Crew
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2026
Cast: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, Morena Baccarin, Roimata Fox

Other titles called The Wrecking Crew: the 1968 film, the 2008 film.

Conspiracy mystery

Two estranged half-brothers—one charming, one methodical—reunite to solve their father's death and uncover a conspiracy in Hawaii. A crime mystery wrapped in sibling chemistry and action beats, trading plot elegance for the pleasure of watching Bautista and Momoa needle each other through danger. Fun, occasionally dumb, entirely committed to letting its cast have a good time.

TMDb rating

3.5

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy big-hearted buddy action where the bickering between two mismatched brothers carries as much charge as the explosions, and a family mystery gives the stunts something to mean.

Skip it if you want a tight, serious thriller, since this leans into broad jokes and sibling needling, and its mystery is a thread to follow rather than a puzzle to solve.

What it asks of you: Settle in for just over two hours of mostly brisk, comic back-and-forth, with the lightness of tone shifting now and then into rougher, more sombre territory.

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