Outcome (2026)
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The story
Reef Hawk is an A-list actor, known as the most-liked person in Hollywood, who returns from a five-year hiatus following a struggle with heroin addiction. Just as he prepares to re-enter his long-standing career, his crisis lawyer, Ira Slitz, informs him that he is being extorted with a damaging video. Unaware of the content of the footage, Reef discovers that he is not universally loved and has made many enemies over the years. He sets out on a journey to make amends with estranged individuals, including his mother and former associates, while confronting his own identity within the absurd and often bizarre world of the movie business.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Reef Hawk is an A-list actor, "the most-liked actor in Hollywood," who has returned from a five-year break during which he struggled to become sober from heroin addiction. He is ready to re-enter his decades-long career, which began in his childhood, when he receives a call from his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz. Ira reveals that someone is extorting Reef with a damaging video. Reef has no idea what the video contains, but learns to his surprise that he is not universally loved no matter how many Google articles say otherwise, and he has made countless enemies over the years. He sets out to make amends with those from whom he is estranged, including his mother, his first manager, his two closest friends, and dozens of others. In the process he must see himself as these others describe him, and he ultimately comes to terms with his imperfect life as it has evolved in the absurd, often bizarre, regularly hilarious world of the movie business.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 84
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jonah Hill
- Writers
- Jonah Hill · co-writer; Ezra Woods · co-writer
- Cast and characters
- Keanu Reeves · Reef Hawk; Jonah Hill · Ira Slitz; Cameron Diaz · Kyle; Matt Bomer · Xander; Cary Christopher · Skylar William Woods; David Spade · Buddy; Laverne Cox · Virginia Allen Green; Roy Wood Jr. · Reverend Leondrus Carter
- Genres
- black comedy
- Themes
- redemption; identity; fame
- Tone and mood
- absurd; humorous
- Setting
- The movie business world.
- Premise and plot tags
- extortion; Hollywood
- Reception
- The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 37 · scale: 100 · review count: 20
- Production trivia
- The film marks the first time Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz have appeared in a film together since 1996.; The film was shot in Los Angeles.
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