Marine Colonel Jack Hastings Mackenzie Davis as Diana Hastings Topher Grace as Kurt Farlander Natasha Lyonne as Tina De Tessant Will Sasso as Nick Farlander C.J. Wilson as Lowell Brent Sexton as Mayor Braun Alan Aisenberg as Evan Debra Messing as Babs Garnett Christian Adam as Michael Will McLaughlin as Captain Ortiz Jason Vendryes as YAWM William Smith as Hofbrau Bar Fly. This was Smith's final film before his death in 2021. Candy Crowley as Herself Trevor Potter as Himself Joe Scarborough as Himself Mika Brzezinski as Herself William Tokarsky as Campaign worker Production It was announced in October 2018 that Jon Stewart was planning his next directorial effort, with Steve Carell in talks to star, contingent on scheduling. In March 2019, Rose Byrne entered negotiations to join the film. That same month, Chris Cooper joined the cast of the film, with Focus Features acquiring distribution rights. In April 2019, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, and Debra Messing joined the cast of the film. Will Sasso, CJ Wilson, Natasha Lyonne, and Alan Aisenberg joined in May. In June 2019, Brent Sexton joined the cast of the film. Production began in April 2019 In Atlanta, Georgia. Filming took place mostly in Rockmart, Georgia. Release The film was released digitally in the United States through Premium VOD, as well as in selected theaters on June 26, 2020. It was originally scheduled for a wide theatrical release on May 29, 2020, but due to movie theater closures that started in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, it was cancelled. The film made an estimated $100,000 from 238 theaters in its domestic opening weekend. It was released in France on July 1, 2020, where it grossed $52,673 from 117 theaters. Reception VOD sales In its debut weekend, Irresistible was the top-rented film on the iTunes Store and fourth on FandangoNow (although since the service reports totals by the week it was likely first over the three-day frame). In its second weekend the film fell to fourth iTunes and fifth on FandangoNow, but ranked first on Spectrum's weekly chart, then placed sixth on Fandango and 10th on Spectrum the week after that. In October 2020, The Hollywood Reporter said the film was the eighth-most popular PVOD title amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .