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Dog Soldiers

Play trailer Poster for Dog Soldiers R 2002 1h 45m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan, a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.
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Frightening, funny, and packed with action, Dog Soldiers is well worth checking out for genre fans -- and marks writer-director Neil Marshall as a talent to keep an eye on.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Mar 30, 2010
C
Falls back mainly on army squad clichés and rote conflicts, along the way delivering a group of protagonists woefully short on personality. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Perry Boston Globe Jan 31, 2003
3/4
Marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula. Go to Full Review
Mark Rahner Seattle Times Oct 25, 2002
3/4
One of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since The Evil Dead. Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Sep 23, 2025
7/10
Regardless of the special effects, the plot, characters, and dialogue in the movie are what make it worth watching in my opinion. The relationships seem real, the dialogue is fun, and the actors really pull off great performances. Go to Full Review
Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Aug 26, 2024
A strong cast and plenty of zippy dialogue help speed along Dog Soldiers' claustrophobic stand-off between a circling pack of beastly predators and a group of British soldiers who'd rather be watching soccer. Go to Full Review
Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting May 10, 2024
5/5
This one film certainly raised the bar for future werewolf horrors, although none come close to matching its unique bite force. Go to Full Review
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Dan C @djeec 1 day ago Sloppy, incoherent, and silly. The Matrix references aren't clever. They just come off as cheesy. Not really sure what you were trying to achieve here. This is an hour and a half I will never get back. Scottish cinema, do better. 🖕 See more Alex B @AlexBioni 2 days ago This Is No Training Exercise What starts as a training exercise turns into a nightmare. This reminds me of Call of Duty Zombies, but with werewolves. It could also pass as an episode of Creepshow. The tone and grainy, low budget look remind me of 28 Days Later. The soldiers have great chemistry. Sean Pertwee looks the part and is great, Kevin McKidd is also good, and Liam Cunningham is an excellent arrogant military leader you love to hate. The natural lighting looks great. Some scenes are very dark, but light spilling into a room feels realistic, especially on a good transfer. This is B movie horror, so expect over the top moments, but the werewolf effects, blood, and guts are solid. Most of the movie takes place in the woods or a house, so there's not much variety in the setting, but the military gunfights and tense moments keep things moving. It's a fun indie horror movie from Scotland and worth checking out. See more Troy K @RT48599082 Oct 18, 2026 Something about movies nowadays, it seems it is hard to find a decent popcorn film. I think this perfectly fits the category. The acting isn't Oscar worthy, but the plot is original and the sequences are exciting! I think this movie marks one of the better creature features around, especially in the werewolf genre. A fun fact in regards to the film is they actually got ballerinas to portray the werewolves to make their movement more unique and frightening. See more Romas M @Romas Sep 22, 2026 Greetings from Lithuania. "Dog Soldiers" (2002) is a movie that I have seen back in the day, and have revisited in 2026 on 4K UHD release. This films still works very well as a low budget werewolf movie. It features excellent make up and creature design, excellent performances by Sean Pertwee ("Mission Impossible II") and Kevin McKidd ("Rome"), tight directing, writing and editing job all done by Neil Marshall (the excellent "The Descent"). At its running time 1h 40 min this movie does drag here and there, but overall this is an enjoyable genre film that borrows from "Predator" among many other creature features. A solid film overall. See more Cole D @RT78180295 Aug 25, 2026 Underrated horror/monster movie. Lots of gore guns and action and soap mactavish is the lead See more Kris T @RT72151796 Jul 7, 2026 You know movies suck right now if this one is getting this many good reviews. It’s ok but not very good. Acting is meh. And it has actors i like. Special effects meh. Overall meh. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to rendezvous with a special ops unit instead find a bloody massacre with a sole survivor. The savage attackers of the special ops team return, and the men are rescued by Megan, a zoologist who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.
Director
Neil Marshall
Producer
David E. Allen, Christopher Figg, Tom Reeve
Screenwriter
Neil Marshall
Production Co
Carousel Picture Company, Noel Gay Motion Picture Company
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m
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