War Dogs
2016 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.9 · 60% critics
War Dogs follows two young men who chase a massive Pentagon contract to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan, starting from small deals and growing into high-stakes bids. Loosely based on a true story, their rise is fueled by opportunity, but the consequences of their choices keep escalating.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-08-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (5,488 votes)
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy War Dogs if you like darkly entertaining, greed-and-business stories with strong lead energy and real-world framing; Not for you if you want straightforward truth, consistent laughs, or a more serious, less implausible crime/drama tone like Lord of War or Wolf of Wall Street.
Pros: entertaining true-story hook; strong lead performances; funny early momentum | Cons: slow start; uneven comedy-drama balance; portrayal disputes
Themes
- corruption
- smuggling (contraband)
- iraq
- rise and fall
- drugs
- american exceptionalism
Cast & crew
Miles Teller
as David Packouz
Jonah Hill
as Efraim Diveroli
Ana de Armas
as Iz
Bradley Cooper
as Henry Girard
Kevin Pollak
as Ralph Slutzky
Patrick St. Esprit
as Captain Phillip Santos
Shaun Toub
as Marlboro
JB Blanc
as Bashkim
Gabriel Spahiu
as Enver
- JS
Julian Sergi
as Rosen
Directed by Todd Phillips