Lord of War
2005 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 7.3 · 62% critics
A driven arms dealer builds a global business selling weapons through dangerous conflict zones while dodging international law enforcement, rivals, and volatile clients. As success grows, the cost of that trade becomes harder to ignore.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (5,358 votes)
- Box office
- $72,617,068
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want a sharp, unsettling crime drama about wealth, power, and moral compromise; Not for you if bleak world politics or arms-trade stories feel too heavy.
Pros: gripping premise; strong lead performance; darkly funny moments | Cons: uneven pacing; disconnected stretches; bleak subject matter
Themes
- hotel
- new york city
- civil war
- dictator
- cold war
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- warlord
- car bomb
- arms dealer
- based on true story
- interpol
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Nicolas Cage
as Yuri Orlov
Bridget Moynahan
as Ava Fontaine Orlov
Jared Leto
as Vitaly Orlov
Ethan Hawke
as Jack Valentine
Eamonn Walker
as Andre Baptiste Sr.
Ian Holm
as Simeon Weisz
Sammi Rotibi
as Andre Baptiste Jr.
Tanit Phoenix
as Candy
Shake Tukhmanyan
as Irina Orlov
Jared Burke
as Ukrainian Mobster
Directed by Andrew Niccol