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War Dogs

War Dogs

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War Dogs

"An American dream"

2016

1h 54m

6.9(5659 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

The Mark Gordon Company

RatPac Entertainment

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Miles Teller

Miles Teller

David Packouz

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Efraim Diveroli

Ana de Armas

Ana de Armas

Iz

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

Henry Girard

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Ralph Slutzky

Patrick St. Esprit

Patrick St. Esprit

Captain Phillip Santos

Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub

Marlboro

JB Blanc

JB Blanc

Bashkim

Gabriel Spahiu

Gabriel Spahiu

Enver

Julian Sergi

Rosen

Creative team

Directed by: Todd Phillips
Written by: Stephen Chin
Todd Phillips
Produced by: Bradley Cooper
Mark Gordon

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