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War Machine

An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.

Director

David Michôd

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, war

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N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

3 nominations

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Glen McMahon

Simon Ball

Cory Staggart

Willy Dunne

Andy Moon

Matt Little

Greg Pulver

Anthony Michael Hall

Pete Duckman

British Officer

Plotti Balotti

Paolo Gasparini

Vladislav Melnik

Pat Mackinnon

Dick Waddle

Ray Canucci

Afghan Bureaucrat

President Karzai

Presidential Aide

Frank Groom

Elder #1 - Shura

Elder #2 - Shura

Noor Wali Khan Sakhi

Brett Biggle

Paul Smear

Dutch Contractor

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Edith May

Kurt Davies

Trey Wandella

Mike Cutter

Andy Carroll

Chris Lew Kum Hoi

Nick Farrenberg

Ricky Ortega

Translator - Shura

Abdul Wahad Abdul Hameed

Tony Song

Billy Cole

LaKeith Stanfield

'Brown Ale' 3rd Platoon Marjah Squad

Benjamin Allison

Marja Child

Abdul Salam Islam

'Dancer' 3rd Platoon Marjah Squad

Christian B. Cote

'Cramps' 3rd Platoon Marjah Squad

Translator Kenny

Afghan Officer

Badi Basim

Aymen Hamdouchi

Macedonian Guard #1

Guard

Lydia Cunningham

Georgina Rylance

Jeanie McMahon

President Obama

Sean Cullen

Tom Howard

Afghan Ambassador

Pierre Giteau

Jean-Pierre Lorit

German Politician

Dick North

Bernie Coot

Chaplain Richards

Marjah Father

Marjah Local Spokesman

Rahim Jan Ahmad

Glen's Personal Security Detachment (PSD)

Craig De Meillon

Macedonian Guard #2

Glen's Personal Security Detachment (PSD)

Glen's Personal Security Detachment (PSD)

Glen's Personal Security Detachment (PSD)

Glen's Personal Security Detachment (PSD)

Afghan National Army Marjah Squad

Afghan National Army Marjah Squad

Afghan National Army Marjah Squad

Afghan National Army Marjah Squad

Afghan National Army Marjah Squad

Afghan Palace Guard

U.S. Marine

Paris Restaurant Patron

German Politician

USRAF Soldier

Amy Clare Beales

German Minister

European Diplomat

Werner

Paris Restaurant Diner

Parisian

US Military - Captain

Tatiana Natalia Carpenter

Gala Guest

Parisian

Mark Christopher Collins

French Bus Driver

Seminar Man

Alexander Cooper

German Government Official

Pamela Betsy Cooper

Bob White

Le Grand Hotel Clerk

French Army Operator

Cyrielle Debreuil

Deutsch Diplomat

Government Official

German Soldier (Richter)

US Marine

Marine Platoon Commander

German Army Officer

German Soldier

German Politician

US Army Operator

German Army

Man at Seminar USA

Alexander Forsyth

Captain Barbara Floss

German Hotel Clerk

US Army. Graza

Alexander Furno

US Army Officer

German Government Official

Student on Motivational Course

Helen Iesha Goldthorpe

Italian Soldier Greko

Bar Visitor

German Politician

Arnold

Benedict Hardie

German Government Official

Glen's Kabul Driver

Military - Colonel Schmidt

Pete Buzzsaw Holland

Gala Guest

Gala Guest

Seminar Woman

Seminar Attendee

Tashi Tsomo

German Reporter

Minouche Kaftel

US military ISAF078

Schmidt - German Governor

Denis Khoroshko

Young

German Government Official

Military Policewoman

Danielle Kingston

German Driver

Paris Resturant Diner

ISAF Sergeant Marine Corp

Jorge Leon Martinez

Greek soldier

German Delegate Member

Slovakian Colonel Skalicky

Marian Lorencik

Lt. Cole

Christian Mandel

Member of German Government

Government Official

Matthew David McCarthy

Payne

Josh McConville

Airport Passenger

Cameraman

German Government Official

Hotel Guest

Government Bodyguard

Marine

Deano Mitchison

Pot Plant Woman

General - UK Forces

Spangler

James O'Connell

Airplane Marshall

Dutch Journalist

Perry J. O'Halloran

Self

Parisian

Seminar Man

Press

Mrs. Deborah Gireau

Colonel Derek Bogg

Seminar Man

U.S Marine

General Mohammad Khan

Diner Guest

Avinashi Sharma

Seminar Attendee

U.S Military Staff

Teresa Shaughnessy

Danish Dignitary

Christopher Sherwood

Government Official

Macedonian Army

Glen's Jalalabad Driver

Actor

Daniel Teleky Toth

Gala Dignitary

Government Official

Colonel Helmut Bauer

German Politician

Official White House Photographer

David John William Williams

Government Official

Stephen Woollard

Pope

Diplomat

Alexander Yassin

Hotel Manager

Miroslav Zaruba

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President Karzai Gen. Glen Mcmahon Glen Mcmahon Sean Cullen British Officer Greg Pulver German Politician Tom Howard Cpl. Billy Cole Ricky Ortega Bob White Simon Ball Matt Little Andy Moon

[SEAN] On page 74 of One Leg at a Time,
Just Like Everybody Else, - War Machine

[SEAN] On page 74 of One Leg at a Time, Just Like Everybody ...

Somebody leaked your report.
The Washington Post has a copy. - War Machine

Somebody leaked your report. The Washington Post has a copy.

- Somebody gave it to Bob Woodward.
- Woodward? No. - War Machine

- Somebody gave it to Bob Woodward. - Woodward? No.

[GRUNTS] - War Machine

Sir, as your senior PAO,
I must counsel strongly against it. - War Machine

Sir, as your senior PAO, I must counsel strongly against it.

[STAMMERS] I really don't think
now's the time to court media attention. - War Machine

[STAMMERS] I really don't think now's the time to ...

At the very moment,
allegations are being made - War Machine

At the very moment, allegations are being made

I don't seem to be getting any traction.
Do you know what I'm saying? Traction? - War Machine

I don't seem to be getting any traction. Do you know wh...

We got ourselves a president
who appears not to be aware of the fact - War Machine

We got ourselves a president who appears not to be aware of ...

- I gotta get me some traction.
- [MATT] You need cut through. - War Machine

- I gotta get me some traction. - [MATT] You need cut throug...

Sorry. No offense, Simon,
how exactly are you gonna do that? - War Machine

Sorry. No offense, Simon, how exactly are you gonna do that?

But the general didn't hire me
to make things quiet, okay? - War Machine

But the general didn't hire me to make things quiet, ok...

Look, you're so good at your job, - War Machine

Look, you're so good at your job,

Here's the thing about press releases - War Machine

Here's the thing about press releases

[CHUCKLING] They're boring.
And they're bullshit. - War Machine

[CHUCKLING] They're boring. And they're bullshit.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
you hired me to make some noise. - War Machine

Correct me if I'm wrong, you hired me to make some nois...

You know, the right kind of noise.
Our... noise. - War Machine

You know, the right kind of noise. Our... noise.

Just get 'em out of there.
Get 'em out of there! - War Machine

Just get 'em out of there. Get 'em out of there!

Hey. How're we doing over here? Good? - War Machine

Hey. How're we doing over here? Good?

I mean, I know you have your own
world of questions to ask in there. - War Machine

I mean, I know you have your own world of questions to ask i...

How much face time
he's had with the president - War Machine

How much face time he's had with the president

Yeah. You know, if you run out
of stuff to talk about or whatever. - War Machine

Yeah. You know, if you run out of stuff to talk about or wha...

Yes, the leak was unfortunate.
There's no denying it. - War Machine

Yes, the leak was unfortunate. There's no denying it.

One would always choose
to mull these things over - War Machine

One would always choose to mull these things over

But this war is tough. War is tough. - War Machine

But this war is tough. War is tough.

And... And the president
has tough decisions to make. - War Machine

And... And the president has tough decisions to make.

Once. I've spoken to the president once.
By video teleconference. - War Machine

Once. I've spoken to the president once. By video telec...

You've spoken to the president
once in, what, 70 days? - War Machine

You've spoken to the president once in, what, 70 days?

You're the leader
of US forces in Afghanistan, - War Machine

You're the leader of US forces in Afghanistan,

I'm guessing he's... very busy. - War Machine

I'm guessing he's... very busy.

[CLOCK TICKING] - War Machine

[CLOCK TICKING]

I honestly believe you've made it
your sole mission to fuck me. - War Machine

I honestly believe you've made it your sole mission to ...

- I thought I was being fair.
- It's not a question of fair, Glen. - War Machine

- I thought I was being fair. - It's not a question of ...

- Why am I seeing you on the television?
- Oh. - War Machine

- Why am I seeing you on the television? - Oh.

Now we gotta fix this. - War Machine

Now we gotta fix this.

Now you've gone and lit a fucking fire
under it! Do you understand? - War Machine

Now you've gone and lit a fucking fire under it! Do you...

- Yeah, I see.
- Here's where we're gonna start. - War Machine

- Yeah, I see. - Here's where we're gonna start.

- Can you hear me now?
- Yeah, I can hear you. - War Machine

- Can you hear me now? - Yeah, I can hear you.

- Oh, God.
- Andy, get your ass in here! - War Machine

- Oh, God. - Andy, get your ass in here!

- What about now, Mr. Dick, sir?
- Yeah, I can hear you! - War Machine

- What about now, Mr. Dick, sir? - Yeah, I can hear you!

- I'm sorry, Dick.
- Oh, gosh! - War Machine

- I'm sorry, Dick. - Oh, gosh!

- No, no, we need to talk.
- [GLEN GROANS] - War Machine

- No, no, we need to talk. - [GLEN GROANS]

We need to finish...
We need to finish this thing. - War Machine

We need to finish... We need to finish this thing.

[ANNOUNCER] Ladies and gentlemen,
the President of the United States. - War Machine

[ANNOUNCER] Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the Unite...

As your commander in chief, - War Machine

As your commander in chief,

to send an additional 30,000 US troops
to Afghanistan. - War Machine

to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan.

Buddy here just announced - War Machine

Buddy here just announced

That's like telling the bad guys
all they gotta do - War Machine

That's like telling the bad guys all they gotta do

And so he just told an auditorium
full of young American soldiers - War Machine

And so he just told an auditorium full of young American sol...

That was a clusterfuckingly
stupid fucking speech! - War Machine

That was a clusterfuckingly stupid fucking speech!

He's not giving us the full 40,000.
They're giving us 30. - War Machine

He's not giving us the full 40,000. They're giving...

Looks like we're going to Europe, boys.
So, uh, pack your, uh... - War Machine

Looks like we're going to Europe, boys. So, uh, pack yo...

Oh, I don't know, fuck it!
Pack whatever it is they wear in Europe. - War Machine

Oh, I don't know, fuck it! Pack whatever it is they wea...

[SIREN WHOOPS] - War Machine

[CORY] Okay, so tomorrow afternoon, - War Machine

[CORY] Okay, so tomorrow afternoon,

Uh... Tomorrow night,
dinner with the minister of defense. - War Machine

Uh... Tomorrow night, dinner with the minister of defense.

Just a heads-up so you can prepare
yourself mentally. It's a big one. - War Machine

Just a heads-up so you can prepare yourself mentally. It...

Here we go.
Obama is in Copenhagen tonight. - War Machine

Here we go. Obama is in Copenhagen tonight.

They wanna know
if you can spare time for a meeting - War Machine

They wanna know if you can spare time for a meeting

- The president wants some face time.
- [GREG CHUCKLES] - War Machine

- The president wants some face time. - [GREG CHUCKLES]

Well, you're the keeper of my schedule,
Cory. You tell me if I can do it. - War Machine

Well, you're the keeper of my schedule, Cory. You tell ...

Uh, okay, yeah, we can have you back
in Paris early afternoon, - War Machine

Uh, okay, yeah, we can have you back in Paris early afternoo...

See that out there? I'm calling that dusk. - War Machine

See that out there? I'm calling that dusk.

- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [CLEARS THROAT] - War Machine

- [KNOCKING ON DOOR] - [CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHS] - War Machine

The president is wanting time
with me tomorrow, - War Machine

The president is wanting time with me tomorrow,

- I'm gonna leave you two be. I'll be...
- [CLEARS THROAT] - War Machine

- I'm gonna leave you two be. I'll be... - [CLEARS...

[SIGHS] Well, we're in Paris. - War Machine

[SIGHS] Well, we're in Paris.

Yeah... Hopefully we'll get to see
some sights. - War Machine

Yeah... Hopefully we'll get to see some sights.

Yeah, I'll have, uh,
Cory, uh, schedule some time. - War Machine

Yeah, I'll have, uh, Cory, uh, schedule some time.

- Yeah.
- Okay, - War Machine

- Yeah. - Okay,

Well, I... I think it's just great you're
getting to see the president, honey. - War Machine

Well, I... I think it's just great you're getting ...

Hope you don't mind me hitching a ride.
I'm on my own dash to see the president. - War Machine

Hope you don't mind me hitching a ride. I'm on my ...

So my hope is, depending on how long
your meeting goes with the president, - War Machine

So my hope is, depending on how long your meeting goes with ...

I am just contingency planning
for the possibility - War Machine

I am just contingency planning for the possibility

[GLEN GRUNTS] - War Machine

Oh! [SIGHS] - War Machine

Though I'm guessing, somewhere deep down,
you were happier in Iraq. - War Machine

Though I'm guessing, somewhere deep down, you were happ...

Soldiers above you, soldiers below you.
Just a nice bubble of soldiers. - War Machine

Soldiers above you, soldiers below you. Just a nice bubble o...

Just ordered. Right? 'Cause it has to be. - War Machine

Just ordered. Right? 'Cause it has to be.

War is chaos, so then the army has to be
the opposite of chaos. - War Machine

War is chaos, so then the army has to be the opposite of cha...

Not making sense is a luxury
I can't afford. Hmm. - War Machine

Not making sense is a luxury I can't afford. Hmm.

Get 'em in there. Get your PowerPoint
presentation in order, you know? - War Machine

Get 'em in there. Get your PowerPoint presentation in o...

That's how this ends best for you...
anyway. - War Machine

That's how this ends best for you... anyway.

Or a nicer-looking set of graphs
than the last set of graphs. - War Machine

Or a nicer-looking set of graphs than the last set of graphs...

Then you can say "I told you so"
when it all turns to shit - War Machine

Then you can say "I told you so" when it all turns...

- [CAMERAS SHUTTERS CLICKING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER] - War Machine

- [CAMERAS SHUTTERS CLICKING] - [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Morning.
Yeah, it's good to see you again. - War Machine

Morning. Yeah, it's good to see you again.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER] - War Machine

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I was looking forward to getting
some face time with you, - War Machine

I was looking forward to getting some face time with you,

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An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: David Michôd

Writer: Michael Hastings, David Michôd

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama, war

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 6.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 May 2017

Awards: 3 nominations

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