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    War Dogs

    • 20162016
    • RR
    • 1h 54min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    187K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,352
    33
    • Cast & crew
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    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    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.
    Trailer2:34
    13 Videos
    75 Photos
    BiographyComedyCrime

    Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

    • Director
      • Todd Phillips
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chin(screenplay)
      • Todd Phillips(screenplay)
      • Jason Smilovic(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jonah Hill
      • Miles Teller
      • Steve Lantz
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Todd Phillips
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chin(screenplay)
      • Todd Phillips(screenplay)
      • Jason Smilovic(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jonah Hill
      • Miles Teller
      • Steve Lantz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 249User reviews
    • 287Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos13

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:34
    Trailer #2
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:21
    Official Trailer
    What's the Joke That 'Joker' Says We Wouldn't Get?
    Clip 3:58
    What's the Joke That 'Joker' Says We Wouldn't Get?
    A Guide to the Films of Todd Phillips
    Clip 1:43
    A Guide to the Films of Todd Phillips
    Simple As That
    Clip 0:49
    Simple As That
    Clip
    Clip 1:09
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 1:03
    Clip
    J Smilovic
    Interview 2:45
    J Smilovic
    K Pollak
    Interview 1:26
    K Pollak
    J Hill
    Interview 3:51
    J Hill
    Ade Armas
    Interview 2:31
    Ade Armas
    B Cooper
    Interview 2:02
    B Cooper

    Photos75

    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    Jonah Hill in War Dogs (2016)
    Ana de Armas in War Dogs (2016)

    Top cast

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    Jonah Hill
    Jonah Hill
    • Efraim Diverolias Efraim Diveroli
    Miles Teller
    Miles Teller
    • David Packouzas David Packouz
    Steve Lantz
    Steve Lantz
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    Gregg Weiner
    • Massage Clientas Massage Client
    David Packouz
    • Singer at Hilldale Homeas Singer at Hilldale Home
    Eddie Jemison
    Eddie Jemison
    • Hilldale Home Manageras Hilldale Home Manager
    Julian Sergi
    Julian Sergi
    • Rosenas Rosen
    Daniel Berson
    Daniel Berson
    • Rabbias Rabbi
    Edson Jean
    Edson Jean
    • Drug Dealeras Drug Dealer
    Daimion Johnson
    • Drug Dealeras Drug Dealer
    • (as Damion Johnson)
    Bethuel Fletcher
    • Drug Dealeras Drug Dealer
    Ana de Armas
    Ana de Armas
    • Izas Iz
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Ralph Slutskyas Ralph Slutsky
    Gabriela Alvarez
    • Club Girlas Club Girl
    Dan Bilzerian
    Dan Bilzerian
    • Dan Bilzerianas Dan Bilzerian
    Ali Chen
    Ali Chen
    • OB-GYNas OB-GYN
    Patrick St. Esprit
    Patrick St. Esprit
    • Captain Philip Santosas Captain Philip Santos
    Jeremy Tardy
    Jeremy Tardy
    • Kipas Kip
    • Director
      • Todd Phillips
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chin(screenplay)
      • Todd Phillips(screenplay)
      • Jason Smilovic(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In 2005, David Packouz lives in Miami, Florida, working as a massage therapist and living with his girlfriend Iz. Desiring an additional source of income, David spends his life savings on high-quality Egyptian cotton sheets, planning to sell them to Miami retirement homes, but this venture fails to produce results. At a funeral for a friend, David runs into his high school best friend Efraim Diveroli, who had moved to Los Angeles some years prior to work with his uncle selling guns. Efraim has left his uncle and formed his own company, AEY, which fills orders for arms placed by the US government due to the ongoing war in Iraq. David's life takes another turn when his girlfriend informs him that she is pregnant. Efraim offers him a job at AEY, and even though David and Iz both vehemently oppose the war, David eventually agrees, telling his girlfriend that he has begun selling his cotton sheets to the US government through Efraim's contacts.
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • An American dream.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real David Packouz appears in the movie, singing "Don't Fear The Reaper" in the retirement home where Miles Teller tries to sell sheets.
    • Goofs
      During the flight to Albania, when Bashkim's wife begs David Packouz for information about her husband, she speaks Romanian, not Albanian.
    • Quotes

      David Packouz: [From the beginning of the film, as Miles Teller's character, David Packaouz, narrates over visuals of soldiers in war and as price figures of what a soldier's gear costs are displayed] What do you know about war? They'll tell you it's about patriotism, democracy... or some shit about the other guy hating our freedom. But you wanna know what it's really about? What do you see? A kid from Arkansas doing his patriotic duty to defend his country? I see a helmet, fire-retardant gloves, body armor and an M16. I see $17, 500. That's what it costs to outfit one American soldier. Over two million soldiers fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. It cost the American taxpayer $4.5 billion each year just to pay the air conditioning bills for those wars. And that's what war is really about. War is an economy. Anybody who tells you otherwise is either in on it or stupid.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jonah Hill/Jaden Smith/Dua Lipa (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Waters Of Nazareth
      Written by Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay

      Performed by Justice

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. / Because Music

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews249

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Formulaic
    War Dogs

    One could sum up this movie in a single word, "formulaic."

    If you've ever watched any of the movies about West Coast drug-dealing of the 80s (Blow), or any movie with Benicio Del Toro in it (Snatch, Traffic), you will quickly recognize one or more of the stylistic techniques stamped all over this movie:

    • Off-camera narration by one of the protagonists talking about how smart or stupid they were at this point in the adventure.


    • Wackiness in the face of danger.


    • Celebration of the stoner mentality.


    • Overhead shots using helicopters or drones.


    • Overuse of circular camera dolly around two subjects quibbling to suggest "tension."


    • Cool music.


    Oddity

    ------

    Choice of music. The setting for the movie is the early 2000s, and these guys are in their 20s, yet the music is a collection golden oldies from 60s. Is that the music the producers like? Is it aimed at the suspected target audience?

    Nitpicks

    -------

    The lead character says "Bro" more times than any character in any movie in history. Guess that's a refreshing change from "dude." LOL.

    Aside from all that, I still liked the movie, just thought is was hackneyed and formulaic.
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    • Sep 3, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Cambodia
      • Romania
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Albanian
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Amigos de armas
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • BZ Entertainment
      • Green Hat Films
      • Icon Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,034,523
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,685,305
      • Aug 21, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $86,234,523
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 54min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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