War Dogs

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War Dogs

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2016

1h 54m

Comedy

Drama

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With the war in Iraq raging on, a young man (Jonah Hill) offers his childhood friend a chance to make big bucks by becoming an international arms dealer. Together, they exploit a government initiative that allows businesses to bid on U.S. military contracts. Starting small allows the duo to rake in money and live the high life. They soon find themselves in over their heads after landing a $300 million deal to supply Afghan forces, a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people.

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Critics Consensus

War Dogs rises on the strength of Jonah Hill's compelling performance to take a lightly entertaining look at troubling real-world events.

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Complex

02/23/2017

Sure, there's voiceover, freeze frames, and morally reprehensible characters, but it reads more like a parody film than an inspired one.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/27/2016

4/5

By the end we have warmed -- almost -- to the innocent villainy of two con folk serving a greater maladroit maleficence.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

10/10/2016

2/5

Utterly specious.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

Jonah Hill delivers one of his best performances

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

03/08/2022

2/5

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is also lazily standing on the shoulders of giants. Thats the impact and existence of Todd Phillipss War Dogs in a gun err nutshell.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

06/30/2021

1.5/5

Plain laziness.

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Walker H

@itsbigotz 4d

Overall a solid, 8/10 movie. Definitely underrated, super interesting plot and enjoyable film. It is not the kind of movie that will leave you speechless by any means, and it was predictable at times. However, I still found it a solid watch and recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it.

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madeleine T

@RT38993297 4d

Too much underrated and hatred for this movie. I really recommended for people who want easy comedy to laugh. David’s (Miles Teller) pov narrative was my favorite. Appearance of Bradley Cooper was serving every single lines perfectly. Jonah’s character was everything we can expect for selfish, self-centered and greedy entrepreneur, and he perfectly delivered. I cut half a star because I kinda need more from Bradley, lol.

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Sawyer P

@RT75527673 Aug 1

One of my fav movies of all time. Jonah Hill and Miles Teller both had great performances and the movie is badass

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Cedrik N

@Cedrik.N Jul 26

Cool movie Great actors, crazy that it's based on a real life story.

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KarthiK P.

@madkarthi Jul 21

It is a surprisingly well-made film. It just gets me right into the world. I followed the flow and never got distracted. I felt what they felt and watched how they went from friendship to enemies. I like the visuals and the nice production values. Jonah Hill is amazing. He low key looks like Al Capone and acted so nice with his weird laugh. I like the Scarface reference from the posters and in the movie itself. Miles Teller is also amazing as always. He did his best for his role as a good actor. I did not have any idea Ana de Armas was in the film. When I first saw her in the film I was surprised. She is just amazing and so beautiful as always. The whole true story was nicely shown. I did not have any idea about the real story and have not searched anything. Whatever the case it is an amazing film on a nice 4K Blu-ray.

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Bram S

@RedDuelist Jul 21

I did really like it; it's a bit like 21 Jump Street in some ways, though. I can't watch anything with Jonah Hill without defaulting to that. Miles Teller was great in the movie, though. There were some moments that were really funny to it, and the story was pretty good, based on a real one, nonetheless.

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Synopsis

With the war in Iraq raging on, a young man (Jonah Hill) offers his childhood friend a chance to make big bucks by becoming an international arms dealer. Together, they exploit a government initiative that allows businesses to bid on U.S. military contracts. Starting small allows the duo to rake in money and live the high life. They soon find themselves in over their heads after landing a $300 million deal to supply Afghan forces, a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people.

Director: Todd Phillips
Producer: Mark Gordon, Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper
Screenwriter: Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros. Pictures, Joint Effort, The Mark Gordon Company
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 19, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.0M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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