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War Dogs (2016)

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War Dogs
R
Crime
Comedy
Biography

Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Release Date
August 19, 2016
Director
Todd Phillips
Cast
Miles Teller , Steve Lantz , Gregg Weiner , David Packouz , Eddie Jemison , Julian Sergi
Runtime
114 minutes
Writers
Stephen Chin , Todd Phillips , Jason Smilovic , Guy Lawson

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How Much of Todd Phillips' 'War Dogs' Really Happened?

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill play bros in arms.

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Meanwhile, it’s a three-way race for the top slot between ‘Suicide Squad’, ‘Sausage Party’, and ‘War Dogs’.

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Todd Phillips Explains Why Digital Cameras Kill the Magic of Discovery

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Miles Teller on the Crazy True Story of ‘War Dogs’

The busy actor also talks about Joseph Kosinski’s 'Granite Mountain', ‘Bleed for This’, and a lot more.

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‘War Dogs’ Review: Director Todd Phillips Makes His ‘Goodfellas’

Gun running never looked so good as it does in Phillips’ darkly comic riff on the crime genre.

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'War Dogs': Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, and Todd Phillips on the Stranger-Than-Fiction Tale

Hill, Teller, Phillips and journalist Guy Lawson discuss bringing this crazy true story to life plus the tonal departure for Phillips.

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New ‘War Dogs’ Trailer Embraces the Corruption of the American Dream

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill star in the new film from Todd Phillips (‘The Hangover’).

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CinemaCon Video Blog: WB Unveils New Footage From ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘The Lego Batman Movie’

Watch Steve and Peter talk about ‘The Conjuring 2’, ‘Lights Out’, ‘The Legend of Tarzan’, ‘Wonder Woman’, ‘War Dogs’ and more.

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‘War Dogs’ Trailer: Jonah Hill and Miles Teller Are Arms Dealers in Action Comedy

'The Hangover' filmmaker Todd Phillips is back with a very different kind of story.

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'War Dogs' Director Todd Phillips Calls Jonah Hill's Character a "Tony Soprano" Type

Plus a new image of Hill and co-star Miles Teller from the film, previously titled 'Arms and the Dudes.'

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