War Machine Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A rock star General bent on winning the "impossible" war in Afghanistan takes inside the complex machinery of modern war.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General's roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody - raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader's ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story's core is Brad Pitt's sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist's no-holds-barred exposé.

Cited as official plot version from netflix.com

Action Drama True Story War

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in War Machine.

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  Brad Pitt

  F1, Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary)

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  Emory Cohen

  Rebel Ridge, The Place Beyond the Pines

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  Topher Grace

  Flight Risk , Spider-Man 3

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  Anthony Michael Hall

  Roswell Delirium, Air Force One Down

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  Will Poulter

  Warfare, On Swift Horses

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  Lakeith Stanfield

  Roofman, The Beekeeper

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  Meg Tilly

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  Tilda Swinton

  The Room Next Door, The End

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  Ben Kingsley

  William Tell, The King of Kings

Crew Behind the Film

The War Machine behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director David Michod last directed The King and The Rover. The film's writer David Michod last wrote The King and The Rover.

Director

David Michod
David Michôd

Screenwriter

David Michod

Producers

Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Brad Pitt

Production Details

What we know about the War Machine movie production.

Key Facts

• inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings.
• The film will be released globally on Netflix on May 26, 2017 (3/4/17).
• Based on the late Michael Hastings' incendiary best-seller.

Production Updates for War Machine

Mar 2017

Completed

Changed War Machine movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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