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War Dogs

2016 · 114 min

A slick, fast-moving ride through sleazy deals and bad decisions, funny but with a sour aftertaste.

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas
Tagline
An American dream
Overview
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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Directed by
Todd Phillips
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
Todd Phillips
Written by
Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic, Stephen Chin
Starring
Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Pollak, Patrick St. Esprit, Shaun Toub, JB Blanc
Music
Cliff Martinez
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Albanian, English, Arabic, Romanian

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