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War Machine
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War Machine is a 2017 American-Australian comedy, drama, and war film directed and written by David Michôd. The movie stars Brad Pitt, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hayes, and Emory Cohen. It was produced by Brad Pitt through Plan B Entertainment and Blue-Tongue Films, with Nick Cave composing the score. Dariusz Wolski served as the director of photography. The narrative is set in Afghanistan and follows the United States Army.
The film was distributed by Netflix on May 26, 2017, via video on demand and direct-to-video formats. It has a runtime of 122 minutes and a budget of $60,000,000. The story is based on a novel or book and includes keywords such as journalist and historical fiction. Review scores include 48%, 5.6/10, and 56/100, with an IMDb rating of 6.0. The film has been assessed for the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
5.6A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
Cast
- Brad Pitt as Gen. Glen McMahon
- Anthony Michael Hall as Greg Pulver
- Emory Cohen as Willy Dunne
- John Magaro as Cory Staggart
- Topher Grace as Matt Little
- Tilda Swinton as German Politician
Themes
- journalist
- based on novel or book
- afghanistan
- us army
- historical fiction
- exposé
- satirical
- u.s. general
- born leader
- charismatic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Michôd
- Screenwriter
- David Michôd
- Composer
- Nick Cave
- Producer
- Brad Pitt
- Production company
- Netflix
- Cinematographer
- Dariusz Wolski
- Narrative location
- Afghanistan
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 479298
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
Show 6 more facts
- title
- War Machine
- distributed by
- Netflix
- publication date
- 2017-05-26
- review score
- 56/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- War Machine (2026 film)
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