War Machine

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War Machine

TV-MA

2017

2h 2m

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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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

03/28/2018

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

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

07/01/2017

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

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David Sims

The Atlantic

06/09/2017

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/04/2022

2/4

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

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Cory Woodroof

Curnblog

02/11/2022

War is Hell, but War Machine is frustrating.

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

05/04/2021

3/5

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

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Trevor H

@Trevor258 1d

wrong war machine movie

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craig a

1d

Typical Netflix trash. Several candidates in army ranger training are women who think they’re men.

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Phil D.

@phildub 2d

Top notch satire. Reminds me of a Mel Brooks movie of sorts. And I remember the story of that reporter. This movie is a lot smarter than it puts off.

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Nexora D

@NexoraDigital 6d

I think the film is generally good, but the ending doesn't fit at all. I couldn't understand how they came up with and filmed this ending. Even 3 stars seems too much.

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Airman M

@RT17731202 6d

The movie started off as a war movie, and the commitment between two bothers to become ARMY RANGERS. It abruptly turned into an alien flick. The acting was good but the story line, and the conclusion were less than acceptable.

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@PencilNick Mar 8

Meh, this movie had good potential & acting was really good as well but this movie just had bad writing, very boring

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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
Producer: Ian Bryce, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
Screenwriter: David Michôd
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment, Netflix, RatPac Entertainment
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: War, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2017
Runtime: 2h 2m

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