Young Washington

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Before he was the Father of a Nation, he was a soldier fighting to survive. A single misstep thrusts young George Washington into the center of a global conflict, testing his honor, loyalty, and courage. As alliances crumble and the frontier erupts into war, he must confront not only his enemies but the man he's becoming. This is the untold story of Young Washington.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

14h

4/5

Stirring and inspirational without being preachy, Young Washington dramatizes the lesson that a brave man’s mistakes, when faced, can lead to his greatest triumphs.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

1d

3/4

The movie is artistically conservative, with some of the bland sincerity of an afternoon special. Yet as afternoon specials go, “Young Washington” is a good one.

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

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2/4

What the movie lacks is a clear moment when we collectively know that George is going to be the guy. A scene with real chills. In that sense it’s the viewer who feels ambushed… by disappointment.

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

1d

3.5/4

It’s interesting and informative history, but not great filmmaking — the dialogue’s stilted, the acting at times is hyperbolic and the directional timing is off.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

1d

7.5/10

This one survives on strong performances and Erwin’s confident sense of place — not groundbreaking cinema, but a well-made piece of American cinematic history.

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Shawn Edwards

Fox 4 Kansas City

1d

2/5

This surface-level biopic pays a respectful, if not dull, nod to the first president of the United States.

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April

4h

This is the best film. I can honestly say I have seen it a long, long time! If you have not seen this yet, don’t wait…

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Cassandra

5h

The movie was amazing! I look forward to buying a copy when it comes out on 4K.

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shannon

6h

Tension wasnt there felt like a tv movie. And the battle scenes felt off. Story was in overdrive going through his history to me

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David

6h

This is a film that been disappoint any of the lead actors or ones that I highly respect going into the film and then the film helped me discover my real admiration for George Washington and those involved in the French and Indian war.

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First L

6h

Great movie! Very patriotic

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Jeff

7h

It includes the historical aspects of the French and Indian War walkup that the HBO documentary left out. A great Hitchcock-esque approach to showing gritty battle action without going beyond the rating level limit to gore. Engaging portrayals made the long run time speed by.

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Synopsis

Before he was the Father of a Nation, he was a soldier fighting to survive. A single misstep thrusts young George Washington into the center of a global conflict, testing his honor, loyalty, and courage. As alliances crumble and the frontier erupts into war, he must confront not only his enemies but the man he's becoming. This is the untold story of Young Washington.

Director: Jon Erwin
Producer: Adam Abel, Jon Erwin, Chip Diggins, Benton Crane, Edmund Sampson, Tyler Zacharia, Kristopher Kimlin
Screenwriter: Jon Erwin, Jon Erwin, Tom Provost, Diederik Hoogstraten
Distributor: Angel Studios
Production Co: Wonder Project
Rating: PG-13 (Some Bloody Images|Strong War Violence)
Genre: History, Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 2h 5m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1