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War, Inc.

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War, Inc.

R

Released May 23, 2008

1h 46m

Comedy

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Assassin Brand Hauser is sent to Turaqistan to carry out a hit. Occupied by the US corporation Tamerlane, Turaqistan is a potential corporate goldmine just waiting to be exploited. Unfortunately, a Middle Eastern oil minister stands in the way of Tamerlane sucking the region dry of all its resources. Hired to dispose of the meddling minister, Hauser must pretend he is producing a trade show for Tamerlane while he plots the hit.

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Critics Consensus

War, Inc. attempts to satirize the military industrial complex, but more often than not it misses its target.

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Barry Caine

San Jose Mercury News

Besides its grating smugness, the picture pummels you with its political points until you want to kick it in the shin. There are a few laughs and a lot of embarrassing moments.

May 7, 2020

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Surrounded by sententiousness and self-preening, Marisa Tomei manages to play a skeptical journalist with easy charm, but her efforts are doomed by the movie's ceaseless barrage of dumb bombs.

May 7, 2020

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

At its best, War, Inc. reaches the level of a biting-and courageous-political satire.

Mar 5, 2021

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Sonny Bunch

Washington Times

"War, Inc." transforms from a precise satire taking a scalpel to the absurdities of the war on terror to a bludgeoning sledgehammer.

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2020

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Al Alexander

The Patriot Ledger

For all the great performances, clever sight gags and relevant issues concerning the corporate take over of America, "War, Inc." is never all that it can be.

May 7, 2020

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Tony S

Silly, non-serious, at times funny, at many other times, just nonsense.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Tina S

This movie was literally unwatchable and I pay for lifetime movie club. I challenge anyone to try and get through the first 10 minutes.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Georgan G

This comedy of war-mongers is a cartoon. Therefore, it's over the top, which makes it wonderful.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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steve d

A muddled collection of ideas that don't work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Hilary Duff puts a scorpion down her crotch. Im sure some other things happen as well. Two stars.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

War inc seems afraid to push farther on the concept it satirizes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

Assassin Brand Hauser is sent to Turaqistan to carry out a hit. Occupied by the US corporation Tamerlane, Turaqistan is a potential corporate goldmine just waiting to be exploited. Unfortunately, a Middle Eastern oil minister stands in the way of Tamerlane sucking the region dry of all its resources. Hired to dispose of the meddling minister, Hauser must pretend he is producing a trade show for Tamerlane while he plots the hit.

Director: Joshua Seftel
Producer: Les Weldon, Danny Lerner, John Cusack, Grace Loh
Screenwriter: Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser, John Cusack
Distributor: First Look
Production Co: Nu Image, New Crime Productions, Millennium Films
Rating: R (Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $578.5K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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