War Machine

TV-MA

2017

2 hr. 2 min.

War

Comedy

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A successful, charismatic four-star general, Glenn McMahon, leaps in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist's no-holds-barred exposé.

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Critics Consensus

War Machine's uneven execution keeps its fact-based story from cleanly hitting its targets, but those flaws are frequently offset by sharp wit and solid acting.

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Prasad S

The movie shows perfectly the how much military leadership is disconnected with actual foot soldiers. I think this picture should be watched by all the military leaderships all over the world.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Tim R

Very cheap caricature of the US military.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Michael S

4* to stick with my true feeling. A satire with a punch. It's calm surroundings are punctuated with dry humoured echos of truth. Brad delivers a great performance and cast supporting. A movie that after the full events of the withdrawal echos heartache of leaving those who helped behind.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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GunDeath

Thank you to all those who have served or are serving. God bless.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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Andrius Y

Aunque Bradd Pitt entregue una buena actuación interpretando un personaje de la vida real que es muy diferente a el resto de sus papeles donde por lo general es el galán del filme pero en esta cinta se torna mas maduro ,ñoño y patriótico pero la cinta en general se torna algo ridícula con una comedia algo inverosímil que no funciona muy bien ,la trama es interesante pero no se profundiza lo necesario para ser mas solida tanto en entretenimiento como en ser fiel a su material original de origen osea una historia basada en hechos reales.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/08/23

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Gerald M

2 hours of poor, depressing plot, with Pitt essentially grunting the entire movie. Wow, he is better than this!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/23

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David Michôd

Director

Brad Pitt

Gen. Glen McMahon

Anthony Hayes

Pete Duckman

John Magaro

Cory Staggart

Anthony Michael Hall

Greg Pulver

Emory Cohen

Willy Dunne

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

It's hard to get past the feeling that there had to be a better movie there.

Mar 28, 2018

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

Pitt's ridiculous, wildly over-the-top performance somehow keeps it all together.

Jul 1, 2017

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David Sims

The Atlantic

War Machine is a failure, but could perhaps have been a great film if it had tried a little harder to pick a tone.

Jun 9, 2017

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Given the story, the potential for biting satire, the cast and filmmaker, War Machine is disappointing for its toothless and unfunny result.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 4, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

Curnblog

War is Hell, but War Machine is frustrating.

Feb 11, 2022

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

America's disastrous peace mission in Afghanistan has been turned into a sharp, satirical comedy starring Brat Pitt.

Rated: 3/5

May 4, 2021

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Synopsis

A successful, charismatic four-star general, Glenn McMahon, leaps in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist's no-holds-barred exposé.

Director: David Michôd
Executive Producer: James W. Skotchdopole
Screenwriter: David Michôd
Production Co: Netflix, Ratpac Entertainment, Plan B Entertainment
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: War, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2017

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