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      Lord of War

      2005, Drama/Action, 2h 2m

      150 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      While Lord of War is an intelligent examination of the gun trade, it is too scattershot in its plotting to connect. Read critic reviews

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      The 20-year arms dealing career of Queens, N.Y., outcast Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) serves as a window onto the end of the Cold War and the emergence of worldwide terrorism. He finds himself reassuring his more ethically challenged younger brother, Vitaly (Jared Leto), while adeptly sidestepping the pursuit of federal agent Jack Lawrence (Ethan Hawke). The globetrotting arms dealer also pursues the woman of his dreams, supermodel Ava Fontaine (Bridget Moynahan).

      • Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence)

      • Genre: Drama, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Andrew Niccol

      • Producer: Philippe Rousselet, Andrew Niccol, Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly

      • Writer: Andrew Niccol

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $24.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Lions Gate Entertainment

      • Production Co: Saturn Films, Entertainment Manufacturing Co.

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Nicolas Cage
      Jared Leto
      Ian Holm
      Ethan Hawke
      Eamonn Walker
      Sammi Rotibi
      Jared Burke
      Joel Phiri
      Jeremy Nathan
      Antonio Pinto
      Amir Mokri
      Zach Staenberg
      Jean-Vincent Puzos
      Mike Berg
      Fred Du Preez
      Elisabetta Beraldo

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      • Nov 20, 2017

        So much better than I expected, It's a very intelligent film that has a great story about the gun trade that was more emotional than I thought it would be, Nic Cage was brilliant and Jared Leto puts in a fine performance too, There's no action so don't watch if you're expecting a shoot em up film, Based on true events made this film more entertaining even though I'm not sure how accurate it is but if only half is true it's still shocking in places, A very underrated movie that should get more praise and be watched by more people as it may turn out to be a powerful story to some viewers.

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      • Sep 08, 2013

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      • May 25, 2013

        Nicolas Cage is the worst actor ever.

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      • Sep 10, 2012

        An criative and intelligent, Lord of War is an interesting view to the world of weapons dealers, dispite some scenes look poorly wrote and that the writer/director Andrew Niccol could present much more better his talent. Anyway, Lord of War become one of the few films that I really liked with Nicolas Cage. Fresh.

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