‘Casablanca’ Meets ‘The Imitation Game’ in WWII Flop Leaving Paramount+
Allied, Robert Zemeckis’s 2016 Second World War romantic thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, is due to leave Paramount+ in the United States in September 2026. The film follows a Canadian intelligence officer and a French Resistance fighter who pose as a married couple in Casablanca before their mission develops into a real relationship, combining espionage with melodrama.
Its release was overshadowed by intense attention surrounding Pitt’s separation from Angelina Jolie, and it underperformed commercially. Made for more than $100 million, the film failed to recover its reported budget despite its high-profile cast and director; Zemeckis had returned to live-action filmmaking after years focused largely on performance-capture projects.
- Allied leaves Paramount+ in September 2026.
- Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard play wartime operatives.
- The costly 2016 film underperformed at the box office.