Code Red brings together two legendary action stars in a story about trust, betrayal, and the price of doing what is right. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt play two operatives with a complicated shared history who must work together to stop a global threat that their own agencies refuse to acknowledge.

Cruise brings his signature intensity and commitment to practical stunts, while Pitt adds gravitas and quiet intensity. Their chemistry is one of the film’s greatest pleasures, creating both tension and humor as they navigate old wounds and new dangers.

The action sequences are large-scale and inventive, with several standout set pieces that showcase both stars at their best, including a daring aerial sequence and a high-speed pursuit through the streets of multiple capital cities.

Code Red is a confident, crowd-pleasing action film that understands what audiences want from a star-driven spectacle while still delivering enough emotional depth to make the stakes feel real. It is the kind of big, entertaining action movie that Hollywood used to make regularly and has largely forgotten how to do well.