The read
Most of the 3,185 2010s thriller movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too aware of Sue’s privileged status as daughter of a well-respected general. This, however, will be no ordinary mission: as they train their sights on an unarmed terrorist suspect, a power struggle erupts between the smart, sophisticated Sue and the dogged, blue-collar Jack.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic47/100
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Rick RosenthalDirector
- Matt WittenWriter
Cast
- Matt O'LearyJack Bowles
- Eloise MumfordSue Lawson
- Whip HubleyColonel Wallace
- Amir KhalighiMahmoud Khalil
- Mae AswellMahmoud Khalil's Mother
- Vivan DugréMajor Garcia
- William RussGeneral Lawson
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Themes
palestinian-israeli conflictcomputer gameus militarydrone operatorsmisidentificationweak chain of commanddetached retina