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Based on Alone at Dawn by Dan Schilling & Lori Chapman Longfritz. A movie · Theaters · Finished filming
Status: Finished filming (Maryland and Budapest); platform release Dec 25, 2027, expanding Jan 7, 2028, wide Jan 14-17, 2028.
Ron Howard directs Adam Driver as Air Force combat controller John Chapman in this true story. It is a nonfiction book. Limited release Dec 25, 2027, then wider in January 2028.
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- Deadline (Sept 2026): platform release Dec 25, 2027, expansion Jan 7, 2028, then wide over MLK weekend (Jan 14-17, 2028). Wikipedia's 'wide on Jan 7' refers to the first expansion. The countdown uses the Dec 25, 2027 limited release.
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