Winner

Winner is a comedy-drama about a bright young misfit from Texas whose ideals are tested when she joins the U.S. Air Force and later works as an NSA contractor. The story follows her path from an eager young woman who wants to serve and do good, to someone forced to weigh what she knows against the consequences of speaking up. It is a coming-of-age story built around a moral conflict, with its protagonist pushed to decide what her principles are worth.

Susanna Fogel directed and co-wrote the film with Kerry Howley, and produced it alongside Julie Goldstein and Scott Budnick. It is her fourth feature, arriving after Life Partners in 2014, The Spy Who Dumped Me in 2018 and Cat Person in 2023, and it was released on September 13, 2024, with a runtime of 103 minutes. Emilia Jones plays Reality Winner, heading a cast that includes Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Danny Ramirez, Kathryn Newton and Leah Gibson, among 44 credited performers. The production was mounted by Big Beach, Scythia Films, ShivHans Pictures and 1Community, with Canada and the United States among the countries involved.

Audience response has been moderate and favorable. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from more than 3,400 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.9 out of 10 from a much smaller pool of 76 votes.