Tom Cruise and Alejandro Iñárritu's climate satire film Digger is released to mixed reviews and weak box office projections.
Digger, a climate-disaster satire directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise as oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, debuted to sharply divided critical reception and weak box office tracking. The film, budgeted at approximately $125-180 million, was projected to open at $9-19 million domestically. Reviews ranged from comparisons to Dr. Strangelove to calls for the worst film of Cruise's career.
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8 outlets covered it, splitting into 8 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Washington Times
Climate-disaster satire 'Digger' faces a chilly box office opening as Tom Cruise gambles on WB
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Le Monde
'Digger,' by Alejandro González Iñárritu: Tom Cruise as a misanthropic, obscene old man
character-driven artistic appreciation · positive
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- Washington Times+3.1 h
- Wall Street Journal+5.8 h
- National Review+44.2 h
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- Daily Wire+63.7 h
- NY Post+143.0 h
- Le Monde+155.6 h
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 02:11 UTC
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 03:32 UTC
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 11:11 UTC
‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise’s Deranged Oil Tycoon - WSJ
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 12:28 UTC
‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise’s Deranged Oil Tycoon - WSJ
Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 13:12 UTC
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 13:59 UTC
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-01 16:17 UTC
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The split, in one line
Critical split deepens: ambitious satire vs. preachy failure among reviewers; trade fixates on box office collapse; conservative outlets blame political messaging, while international critics praise character complexity and artistic audacity.
How each outlet covered it
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“'Digger,' by Alejandro González Iñárritu: Tom Cruise as a misanthropic, obscene old man” · Le Monde
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WSJWall Street Journal 'Digger' Review: Tom Cruise's Deranged Oil Tycoon 8d ago RReason Tom Cruise's New Climate Disaster Movie, Digger, Is a Disaster 7d ago RIGHT5
WTWashington Times Climate-disaster satire 'Digger' faces a chilly box office opening as Tom Cruise gambles on WB 9d ago BBreitbart 'Digger,' the Tom Cruise Climate Change Satire, Deeply Divides Critics 9d ago NRNational Review Digger Is Tom Cruise's Climate Hoax 7d ago DWDaily Wire ‘Digger’ Gives Tom Cruise A Belief System Even Crazier Than Scientology 6d ago NYPNY Post ‘Digger’ director weighs in on scathing reviews of Tom Cruise film after disastrous opening weekend 3d ago 8 tracked claims across 8 outlets
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The film's hammy overacting and obvious satire are revealed to be a play performed in a post-apocalyptic future after climate catastrophe has occurred.
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