War Dogs

– Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
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.

War Dogs (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Aug 2016

Language:

English, Arabic, Albanian, Romanian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writer:

Stephen Chin (screenplay), Todd Phillips (screenplay), Jason Smilovic (screenplay), Guy Lawson (Rolling Stone article "Arms and the Dudes")

Main Actors:

Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner, David Packouz

Plot:

Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military - a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Based on true events.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$43,017,433

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
Metacritic:
57%