Prisoner of War (2025)

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Fight to survive.

British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.

• Released: 2025-09-19
• Genres: Action, War, Thriller, History
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 215 votes

Directed by Louis Mandylor.

Top cast

• Scott Adkins as Wing Commander James Wright
• Peter Shinkoda as Lt. Col. Benjiro Ito
• Michael Copon as Sgt. Gabriel Villanueva
• Gabbi Garcia as Theresa
• Michael Rene Walton as The Beard
• Masanori Mimoto as Captain Endo
• Gary Cairns as Jonesy
• Kashio Atsuki as Hiroshi
• Shane Kosugi as Corporal Hirano
• Kansuke Asano as Shunsuke Ito

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Prisoner of War

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, VIX , YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Now TV Cinema; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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