Tom Cruise’s Digger has flopped spectacularly – but I think it is a misunderstood masterpiece

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What happened

Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film may be about to become one of the biggest bombs Hollywood has ever seen – but it is destined to be re-evaluated with time This article contains spoilers for Digger I feel for film critics, I really do.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:39:03 UTC.

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