Digger

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Digger

Release date: 2 October 2026
Rating: 8.1 / 10 on TMDB

EnglishComedy

Digger released in theatres on Friday, 2 October 2026.

Box office so far · day 1

Worldwide: $20 million
US & Canada: $8 million

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The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.

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Cast

Tom Cruise
Digger Rockwell
Riz Ahmed
Ganesh
John Goodman
President Compson
Sandra Hüller
Emma
Michael Stuhlbarg
Vice President
Jesse Plemons
Kenny
Robert John Burke
Fitzgerald
Emma D'Arcy
Lena

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