Dog Soldiers

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Dog Soldiers

R

2002

1h 45m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan (Emma Cleasby), a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.

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Critics Consensus

Frightening, funny, and packed with action, Dog Soldiers is well worth checking out for genre fans -- and marks writer-director Neil Marshall as a talent to keep an eye on.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

03/30/2010

C

Falls back mainly on army squad clichés and rote conflicts, along the way delivering a group of protagonists woefully short on personality.

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Jonathan Perry

Boston Globe

01/31/2003

3/4

Marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula.

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Mark Rahner

Seattle Times

10/25/2002

3/4

One of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since The Evil Dead.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

7/10

Regardless of the special effects, the plot, characters, and dialogue in the movie are what make it worth watching in my opinion. The relationships seem real, the dialogue is fun, and the actors really pull off great performances.

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

08/26/2024

A strong cast and plenty of zippy dialogue help speed along Dog Soldiers' claustrophobic stand-off between a circling pack of beastly predators and a group of British soldiers who'd rather be watching soccer.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

05/10/2024

5/5

This one film certainly raised the bar for future werewolf horrors, although none come close to matching its unique bite force.

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David L

Dec 2

This one film certainly raised the bar for future werewolf horrors, although none come close to matching its unique bite force.

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Stuart G

Nov 15

Having watched a couple of low budget British films in recent times, I was a bit wary of Dog soldiers, but it had decent ratings, so gave it a go. Was pleasantly surprised by the production and script. The characters were all believable and didn’t suffer from any truly cringey lines. Overall good acting and decent acting/fight scenes. The werewolves weren’t blessed with the greatest special effects- a little bit likes 70’s or early 80’s horror standard, but that didn’t detract from their menacing scenes. Good film that I recommend.

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Paul O

Oct 29

One of my favourite British films. Doesn't take itself to seriously and certainly isn't looking to be deep and meaningful, it's good old fashioned blood and guts with a bit of humour thrown in for good measure.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 28

Success in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dawn R

@Dawn56 Oct 13

Makes you wonder why military men would not question the female as to how she only survived & how she knows so much about the werewolves. But the look of the werewolves is great. Overall not a bad film.

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Richard W

@rdwoolf Sep 12

What’s scarier than a werewolf in London? Scottish werewolves! This really is a fun and modern take on the werewolf genre. The story keeps us on the edge of our seats. The acting is good for a genre film I highly recommend Dog Soldiers. Especially if you can watch the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release by either Second Sight in the U.K. or Shout! Factory in the U.S.

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Synopsis

During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan (Emma Cleasby), a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.

Director: Neil Marshall
Producer: David E. Allen, Christopher Figg, Tom Reeve
Screenwriter: Neil Marshall
Production Co: Carousel Picture Company, Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 45m

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