The Wall
2017 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · 61% critics
During the Iraq war, two American soldiers on a routine mission are suddenly pinned down by a hidden enemy marksman. With little cover and limited options, the situation turns into a tense battle of patience and nerve, as survival depends on quick thinking, endurance, and a dangerous exchange across the desert.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-05-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (1,048 votes)
- Box office
- $4,477,141
- Budget
- $3,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tight, stressful war thriller focused on survival and psychological pressure, in the vein of Good Kill or Green Zone; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing, heavy dialogue, or harsh language.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse setup; strong central acting; gripping survival stakes | Cons: slow, talk-heavy stretches; questionable realism, plot holes; divisive conclusion
Themes
- sniper
- helicopter
- iraq
- murder
- soldier
- iraq war
- trapped
- desert
- ridiculous
Cast & crew
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
as Isaac
John Cena
as Matthews
Laith Nakli
as Juba (voice)
Directed by Doug Liman