Summary
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 25GoodWatch 32
IMDb3.7
Audience score13%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most action movies, −20 min on the typical 108
typical 10888Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2005
November 26, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ActionFantasyHorrorScience FictionTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicMade in
Bulgaria- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Robert BeltranSgt. Baxter
Jeff FaheyKramer
Chase MastersonAshley Pierce
Heather DonahueCpl. Keats
Faran TahirUmari
A.J. BuckleyPvt. Sulley- JMJeff M. LewisOrtiz
Richard GnolfoJohn Busey
Jonas TalkingtonMouth
Michail ElenovFathi
George ZlatarevSafa
Benjamin BurdickRyan
Michael Cory DavisPvt. Davis- EDEdmund DruilhetSargent Cohen
Atanas SrebrevCharms
Vladimir MihaylovMickey (as Vlado Mihailov)- TRTripp ReedSargent Henderson
Directing · 4
- Tripp Reed Director, Editor
- Todor Chapkanov First Assistant Director
- Mariana Vodenicharova Second Second Assistant Director
- Asya Chakarova Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- John Werner Writer
Production · 4
- T.J. Sakasegawa Executive Producer
- Phillip J. Roth Producer
- Jeffery Beach Producer
- Mariana Stansheva Casting
Camera · 2
- Lorenzo Senatore Director of Photography
- Ivo Peitchev Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- David Flores Editor
Sound · 1
- David C. Williams Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Kess Bonnet Production Design
- Viktor Andreev Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Velemira Petkova Costume Supervisor
- Mariana Love Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Daniel Peters Visual Effects Supervisor
- P.J. Foley Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 1
- Raicho Vasilev Stunts
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