The Dogs of War fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Brutally violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, war, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Dogs of War is brutally violent, thrilling, and tense.
Crime, war, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around crime, war, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Dogs of War is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 58 min
The Dogs of War runs 1 h 58 min.
Yes. Critics average 63 and audiences 57 out of 100, so both groups see The Dogs of War much the same way.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 69% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+65GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Dogs of War in 79 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for The Dogs of War, including Adaptation Distillation, Adaptational Nationality, Adaptation Name Change.
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