War Game

In Theaters Fri Aug 2

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Documentary

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War Game sweeps audiences into an elaborate future-set simulation that dramatically escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The film follows a bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise. Portraying a fictional President of the United States and his advisors, they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the US military in the wake of a contested 2024 presidential election. Like actors in a thriller, but with profound real-world stakes, the players have only six hours to save American democracy.

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Tony Gerber

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Jesse Moss

Director

Chris Henry Coffey

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Steve Bullock

President John Hotham

Heidi Heitkamp

Sen. Advisor to the President

Alex Vindman

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Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

“War Game” serves as a warning that if history repeats itself, the difference between doing so as farce or tragedy rests on a knife’s edge.

Mar 20, 2024

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Moss and Gerber clearly understand that the ticktock of this hypothetical insurgency will make for exciting cinema, but they’re also interested in how the people participating in this simulation got here.

Jan 26, 2024

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

The exercise is consistently interesting, but feels a bit shallow at times.

Jan 24, 2024

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

The filmmakers knock every intense scenario or moment out of the park. Sweeping, realistic, and theatrically escalating, “War Game” is a must-watch and really enthralling stuff.

Rated: A-

Jul 10, 2024

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

War Game plays out as a thriller and reminds us of the real-world stakes that American democracy is currently up against.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 10, 2024

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

The structuring ideology comes from a space America left long ago...

Feb 2, 2024

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Synopsis

War Game sweeps audiences into an elaborate future-set simulation that dramatically escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The film follows a bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise. Portraying a fictional President of the United States and his advisors, they confront a political coup backed by rogue members of the US military in the wake of a contested 2024 presidential election. Like actors in a thriller, but with profound real-world stakes, the players have only six hours to save American democracy.

Director: Tony Gerber, Jesse Moss
Producer: Todd Lubin, Jesse Moss, Jack Turner, Mark Dicristofaro, Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker
Distributor: Submarine Deluxe
Production Co: Boat Rocker Studios, Anonymous Content, Matador Content
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m