The Beast of War fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Fast from start to finish.
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
War, society, and history
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Fast from start to finish.
The Beast of War is tense, violent, and thrilling.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
War, society, and history
Its world is built around war, society, and history.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 51 min
The Beast of War runs 1 h 51 min.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $161,004 worldwide, 2% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Pashto. Produced in United States.
+51GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Beast of War in 65 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 59 storytelling tropes for The Beast of War, including Big "NO!", Dirty Communists, My God, What Have I Done?.
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