Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Warfare

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Warfare R Now Playing 1h 35m War Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
94% Tomatometer 174 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Verified Ratings
Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare and brotherhood, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.
Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

Where to Watch

Warfare

Warfare

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Narratively cut to the bone and geared up with superb filmmaking craft, Warfare evokes the primal terror of combat with unnerving power.

Read Critics Reviews

Audience Says

Warfare viscerally places you in the trenches with bone-crunching realism, honoring the soldier experience while simultaneously philosophizing on the impossibility of their sacrifice.

Read Audience Reviews

Critics Reviews

View All (174) Critics Reviews
Danny Leigh Financial Times You could condense the story into a sentence, but Garland and Mendoza have such a taut hold on the material, seconds take on the drama of epics. Rated: 3/5 Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Many will retain understandable uneasiness about the project, but few could deny the technical brilliance and dedication to an austere brief. An essential watch. Though maybe just the once. Rated: 4/5 Apr 16, 2025 Full Review David Sims The Atlantic What if you stripped away all the hooky plotting typical of military dramas, and just put an unembellished skirmish from a real war on-screen? Would it still work as cinema? The answer is yes. Apr 15, 2025 Full Review Abby Olcese The Pitch What Warfare presents is an artistic exercise in immersive filmmaking and performance. Whether it makes a lasting impact (and to what end) is another question entirely. Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Grant Rollings The Sun (UK) Warfare is one of the best war films ever made. Rated: 5/5 Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Patrick Cremona Radio Times Beyond the admirable but fairly rudimentary notion that war is hell, Warfare doesn't leave the audience with much to chew on. Rated: 3/5 Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (538) audience reviews
Max T Incredibly intense war movie I have ever seen… Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Jben Overall great movie just took a while to pick up and ended a bit too soon! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Isaac Very realistic, immersive and overall great experience Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Bravo02 An absolute masterpiece. A24 productions never fails. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Riley A A very intense and engaging experience from beginning to end Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review David Gritty, raw and intense. Shows the true horrors of combat. Excellent film! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews
Warfare

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Warfare

Warfare: Exclusive Movie Clip - Under Attack Warfare: Exclusive Movie Clip - Under Attack 2:15 View more videos
The Kill Team 69% 41% The Kill Team Watchlist The Outpost 91% 82% The Outpost Watchlist TRAILER for The Outpost Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 83% 98% Guy Ritchie's The Covenant Watchlist TRAILER for Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 12 Strong 50% 62% 12 Strong Watchlist TRAILER for 12 Strong Good Kill 75% 49% Good Kill Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare and brotherhood, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.
Director
Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
Producer
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice
Screenwriter
Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
Distributor
A24
Production Co
DNA Films
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Intense War Violence|Bloody/Grisly Images)
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2025, Wide
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
Most Popular at Home Now