2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 39, 2 months after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

6.2/10

IMDb users3.4k votes

6.2: higher than 15% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 330th.

FilmSeriesThis titleEvery dot is a title from the archive. Press one to go to it.

4What it cost, what it made

It made back only 24% of its budget at the box office.

Budget $21M #167

Box office $5M #195

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer Michael Russell Gunn
Music Austin Wintory
Cinematography Magdalena Górka also Into the Night
Editor Michael L. Sale also Red Notice Black Adam
Editor Laura Steiger also Fast X

Jeff Daniels Ronald Reagan
+1 Jared Harris Mikhail Gorbachev
+4 J.K. Simmons George Shultz
+1 Hope Davis Nancy Reagan
Branka Katić Raisa Gorbachev
Aya Cash Cleo
Guy Burnet Alexander
+1 Adrian Rawlins Max Rampleman

Threads to other titles on the show

6Where to watch it

Not available to watch in Egypt right now, according to JustWatch.

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

The Brink of War· 2026

President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.

cold warronald reaganmikhail gorbachev1980spolitical strugglereykjavík, icelandindependent filmfactualdramaticintenseconservative propagandainformative

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Released: 13 August 2026
Runtime: 1h 57m
Status: Released
Certificate: US PG
Genre: Drama, History
Language: English
Country: United States
Studios: 2521 Entertainment, SK Global Entertainment, Designed Epic, Angel Studios