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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 63/100. Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 323 2020s war movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic63/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
3,368 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy RitchieDirector
- Chris BensteadOriginal Music Composer
- Guy RitchieWriter
- Ivan AtkinsonWriter
- Marn DaviesWriter
Cast
- Jake GyllenhaalMaster Sergeant John Kinley
- Dar SalimAhmed
- Sean SagarCharlie 'Jizzy' Crow
- Jason WongJoshua 'JJ' Jung
- Rhys YatesTom 'Tom Cat' Hancock
- Christian Ochoa LaverniaEduardo 'Chow Chow' Lopez
- Bobby SchofieldSteve Kersher
- Emily BeechamCaroline Kinley
- Jonny Lee MillerColonel Vokes
- Alexander LudwigSergeant Declan O'Brady
- Reza DiakoHaadee
- James Nelson-JoyceJack 'Jack Jack' Jackson
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Themes
ambushinterpreterafghanistanrescue missionafghanistan war (2001-2021)talibanbehind enemy lineswounded soldierwar traumacovenant
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