Storyline
Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach
during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that
allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting
small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But
the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar
deal to arm the Afghan Military - a deal that puts them in business with
some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S.
Government. Based on true events. Written by
Warner Bros
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Plot Keywords: based on true story | afghanistan | pentagon | illicit drug use | cocaine use | See All (8) »
Taglines: Hustling their way to the American Dream See more »
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references | See all certifications »Parents Guide: View content advisory »
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Country: USA
Release Date: 19 August 2016 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Arms and the Dudes See more »
Filming Locations: Bucharest, Romania See more »
Box Office
Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $14,685,305 (USA) (19 August 2016)
Gross: $41,675,235 (USA) (16 September 2016)
Company Credits
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Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
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Written by Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross (as Christopher Ross) and Myles Heskett
Performed by Wolfmother
Courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. / Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Trivia
The real Efraim Diveroli declined to meet with Jonah Hill. Hill said "I'm used to it. If a person is aggressively against me playing them, it's probably a good sign." See more »Goofs
During the flight to Albania, when Bashkim's wife begs David Packouz for information about her husband, she speaks Romanian, not Albanian. See more »Quotes
Efraim Diveroli: Everyone's fighting over the same pie and ignoring the crumbs. I live off crumbs.See more »
Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jonah Hill/Jaden Smith/Dua Lipa (2016) See more »Soundtracks
DimensionWritten by Andrew Stockdale, Chris Ross (as Christopher Ross) and Myles Heskett
Performed by Wolfmother
Courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. / Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Twizard Rating: 89
Most people are going
to want to see this film based on the trailer alone. It looks like a
funny and adventurous heist movie of some sort. While it's not a comedy
in the truest sense, it's just light enough to keep the audience
involved.
The film follows two twenty-somethings, Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, as they venture to the top of the international arms dealer industry. Amidst the war in Iraq, they use unorthodox techniques to fulfill US military contracts.
War Dogs gets a little wordy when it's setting things up. Also, Teller's voice-over goes on a little bit too long at times. But while verbose when explaining things, it covers a lot of ground answering most of our questions in a Big Short type of way. Thus, a potentially byzantine premise never becomes convoluted.
Teller plays David Packouz, the antiwar protagonist who is contributing to the war effort out of financial necessity. He's good, but Hill arguably carries the film, playing the real-life Efraim Diveroli. He's basically a selfish scumbag who could double as a mob boss at any given moment. Hill broadens his range as an actor with this role, proving he can play sinister along with his goofy trademark. He's so deceptively creepy that we become literally afraid of him.
Genre-wise, it might seem to be stuck in limbo, but it's not. The comedy is evenly written and is balanced consistently into the drama. The exposition is fast-paced and doesn't require us to look back scratching our heads.
War Dogs doesn't necessarily explore any new territory as far as the life of a criminal goes, but it's educational and entertaining every step of the way.
Twizard Rating: 89
The film follows two twenty-somethings, Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, as they venture to the top of the international arms dealer industry. Amidst the war in Iraq, they use unorthodox techniques to fulfill US military contracts.
War Dogs gets a little wordy when it's setting things up. Also, Teller's voice-over goes on a little bit too long at times. But while verbose when explaining things, it covers a lot of ground answering most of our questions in a Big Short type of way. Thus, a potentially byzantine premise never becomes convoluted.
Teller plays David Packouz, the antiwar protagonist who is contributing to the war effort out of financial necessity. He's good, but Hill arguably carries the film, playing the real-life Efraim Diveroli. He's basically a selfish scumbag who could double as a mob boss at any given moment. Hill broadens his range as an actor with this role, proving he can play sinister along with his goofy trademark. He's so deceptively creepy that we become literally afraid of him.
Genre-wise, it might seem to be stuck in limbo, but it's not. The comedy is evenly written and is balanced consistently into the drama. The exposition is fast-paced and doesn't require us to look back scratching our heads.
War Dogs doesn't necessarily explore any new territory as far as the life of a criminal goes, but it's educational and entertaining every step of the way.
Twizard Rating: 89
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