War Dogs
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Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
What critics thought
War Dogs landed in mixed territory, with Jonah Hill's performance drawing consistent praise while the film itself divided critics over whether Todd Phillips was genuinely interrogating the moral rot at its center or just enjoying the ride. The sharpest disagreement was about tone: some felt the film smuggled in real social criticism beneath its bro-comedy surface, while others thought it ultimately let its protagonists — and itself — off the hook.
“War Dogs is more critical of its protagonists' behavior, and there's plenty of sad commentary about the state of modern America.”
Matt Singer·ScreenCrush
“One might quibble with the way Phillips limits responsibility on the Pentagon deal by painting AEY as better businessmen than they actually were [...], while avoiding the darker sides of the story...”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“War Dogs is a film about horrible people that refuses to own the horribleness.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Todd PhillipsDirector
Miles TellerDavid Packouz
Jonah HillEfraim Diveroli
Ana de ArmasIz
Bradley CooperHenry Girard
Kevin PollakRalph Slutzky
Patrick St. EspritCaptain Phillip Santos
Shaun ToubMarlboro
JB BlancBashkim
Gabriel SpahiuEnver
Andrei FintiYili Pinari
Jeremy TardyKip
Cliff MartinezComposer
Jason SmilovicWriter
Lawrence SherCinematographyWar Dogs
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
What critics thought
War Dogs landed in mixed territory, with Jonah Hill's performance drawing consistent praise while the film itself divided critics over whether Todd Phillips was genuinely interrogating the moral rot at its center or just enjoying the ride. The sharpest disagreement was about tone: some felt the film smuggled in real social criticism beneath its bro-comedy surface, while others thought it ultimately let its protagonists — and itself — off the hook.
“War Dogs is more critical of its protagonists' behavior, and there's plenty of sad commentary about the state of modern America.”
Matt Singer·ScreenCrush
“One might quibble with the way Phillips limits responsibility on the Pentagon deal by painting AEY as better businessmen than they actually were [...], while avoiding the darker sides of the story...”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“War Dogs is a film about horrible people that refuses to own the horribleness.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Todd PhillipsDirectorMiles TellerDavid PackouzJonah HillEfraim DiveroliAna de ArmasIzBradley CooperHenry GirardKevin PollakRalph SlutzkyPatrick St. EspritCaptain Phillip SantosShaun ToubMarlboroJB BlancBashkimGabriel SpahiuEnverAndrei FintiYili PinariJeremy TardyKipCliff MartinezComposerJason SmilovicWriterLawrence SherCinematographyStream
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