War Machine Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Oct. 21, 2023

War Machine

Release Date: Friday, May 26, 2017 VOD / Digital

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

Director: David Michod • David Michôd

Starring: Brad Pitt • Emory Cohen • Topher Grace • Anthony Michael Hall • Will Poulter

N/A Action N/A

3.14 / 5.0

43% WILL SEE 57% WON'T SEE

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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.

Action Drama True Story War

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Who stars in War Machine – Cast List

Brad Pitt
F1, Lost City of D
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Emory Cohen
Rebel Ridge, Shot Caller
Topher Grace
How To Make A Killing, Interstellar
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Anthony Michael Hall
Roswell Delirium, Halloween Kills
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Will Poulter
The Revenant, Warfare
Lakeith Stanfield
Roofman, Knives Out
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Meg Tilly
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Tilda Swinton
Trainwreck, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ben Kingsley
Deep Water, Young Washington

Who is making War Machine – Crew List

A look at War Machine behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director David Michod last helmed The King and The Rover. The film's writer David Michod last penned The King and The Rover.

Director: David Michod
David Michôd
Screenwriter: David Michod
Producers: Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Brad Pitt

Studio: Netflix Originals
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the War Machine

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: The Operators
Language: English

War Machine Trailers and Clips

War Machine

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War Machine Release Date: When was the film released?

War Machine was released in VOD / Digital on Friday, May 26 , 2017. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Black Butterfly and Berlin Syndrome. Additional information: Netflix Only.

The estimated home release date for War Machine is currently being determined. Stay tuned!