Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Todd Phillips |
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| Writer: | Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic, Stephen Chin |
| Staring: |
| Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 18, 2016 |
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| Director: | Todd Phillips |
| Writer: | Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic, Stephen Chin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | corruption, iraq, smuggling (contraband), rise and fall, drugs, american exceptionalism |
| Production Companies | The Mark Gordon Company, RatPac Entertainment, Joint Effort |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $86,234,523
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 31, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Miles Teller | David Packouz |
| Jonah Hill | Efraim Diveroli |
| Ana de Armas | Iz |
| Bradley Cooper | Henry Girard |
| Kevin Pollak | Ralph Slutzky |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Captain Phillip Santos |
| Shaun Toub | Marlboro |
| JB Blanc | Bashkim |
| Gabriel Spahiu | Enver |
| Julian Sergi | Rosen |
| Andrei Finti | Yili Pinari |
| Jeremy Tardy | Kip |
| Barry Livingston | Army Bureaucrat |
| Jeff Pierre | Money Room Soldier |
| Said Faraj | Vegas X Supplier |
| Ashley Rae Spillers | Rosens Wife |
| Mehdi Merali | Iraqi Soldier #1 |
| Aaron Lustig | Rock Island Bureaucrat |
| Ashli Haynes | Receptionist |
| Max Daniels | Iraqi Insurgent |
| Daniel Berson | Rabbi |
| Steve Lantz | Security Guard |
| Gregg Weiner | Massage Client |
| Eddie Jemison | Hilldale Home Manager |
| Edson Jean | Drug Dealer |
| Daimion Johnson | Drug Dealer |
| Bethuel Fletcher | Drug Dealer |
| Gabriela Alvarez | Club Girl |
| Dan Bilzerian | Dan Bilzerian |
| Ali Chen | OB-GYN |
| Alisa Allapach | Dinner Party Guest |
| Tucker Merrick | Dinner Party Guest |
| Mosa Omari | Jordanian Boy |
| Mansour Badri | Jordanian Fixer |
| Mohammed Omari | Jordanian Fixer |
| Bahram Khosraviani | Iraqi Soldier |
| Randy Jay Burrell | AEY Interviewee |
| Stoney Westmoreland | Vegas X Supplier |
| Wallace Langham | Vegas X Supplier |
| Roy Jenkins | Vegas X Supplier |
| Richard Coley | Vegas X Supplier |
| Ira Kay | Vegas X Supplier |
| Ben Wise | Vegas X Supplier |
| Benny Figgins | Casino Dealer |
| Mircea Stoian | Albanian General |
| Alin Georgiou Popa | Packaging Guy |
| Florin Stancu | Albanian Thug |
| Petre Marin | Albanian Thug |
| Bogdan Albulescu | Warehouse Worker |
| Liliana Cristina Circei | Baskim's Wife |
| Caroline Lowe | AEY Receptionist |
| Lita Lopez | Waitress |
| Vincent Teixeira | FBI Agent |
| Jimmy Badstibner | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Brian Blu | Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
| Santos Caraballo | Patron (uncredited) |
| Gina Beatriz Castro | Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Bryan Chesters | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Timothy Colangelo | Arms Vendor (uncredited) |
| Xavier Cortes | Driver (uncredited) |
| Tom Crisp | Humvee Gunner (uncredited) |
| Ellen Marguerite Cullivan | Family Wedding Guest / Dancer (uncredited) |
| Christopher De Stefano | FBI Agent (elevator) (uncredited) |
| Lucas Di Medio | Arms Buyer (uncredited) |
| Maxwell Acee Donovan | Ralph's Son (uncredited) |
| Marquest Douglass | Patron (uncredited) |
| Ely Feldman | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert J. Fox | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Adam E. Ginsberg | Miami Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Jasmine Golden | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Nicole Ilene Greensher | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Phillip Allen Hall III | Night Patron (uncredited) |
| Sidmar Holloman | Arms Buyer (uncredited) |
| Avo Jabourian | Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) |
| Michaelanthony Jeffers | Marine (uncredited) |
| Gregory Kasyan | Efraim (12 yrs) (uncredited) |
| Frederick Keeve | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Trevor Keveloh | Arms Dealer (uncredited) |
| Brenda Koo | Vanessa (uncredited) |
| Steven Krasner | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Tracy Lee | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Rob Marchitti | Casino Gambler (uncredited) |
| Andrei Mateiu | Packaging Guy (uncredited) |
| Chiko Mendez | El Pub Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
| Roman Mitichyan | Iraqi Insurgent (uncredited) |
| Ryan Morgan | Hotel Patron (uncredited) |
| Lisa Nygard-Pugh | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Ron Provencal | Casino Player (uncredited) |
| Brittney Rae | Beach Patron (uncredited) |
| Daniel E. Rodriguez | Beach Goer (uncredited) |
| Mark Roman | Casino Patron / Conventioneer (uncredited) |
| Efren John Rowan | Player Patron (uncredited) |
| Hassan Said | Saudi Businessman (uncredited) |
| Leland Smith | Craps Player (uncredited) |
| Jeffry Tamara | Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Rene Toledo | Swat Team (uncredited) |
| Alan Trujillo | Convention Goer / Arms Buyer (uncredited) |
| Courtney Hope Turner | Vegas X Girl (uncredited) |
| Zachary Vazquez | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Maegan Vogel | Food Truck Customer (uncredited) |
| André B. Walker | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Yaskoff | Liv (uncredited) |
| Christopher Cho | Vegas X Supplier |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Todd Phillips | Writer, Director |
| Jason Smilovic | Writer |
| John Papsidera | Casting |
| Florin Niculae | Gaffer |
| Dan Kenyon | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tom Ozanich | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Laura Albert | Stunts |
| Rosie Bernhard | Stunt Driver |
| Denise Gallo | Stunt Driver |
| Lance Gilbert | Stunts |
| Eddie Braun | Stunts |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Dane Farwell | Stunts |
| Collin Hymes | Stunts |
| Max Daniels | Stunts |
| Michael Trisler | Stunts |
| Cedric Martin | Steadicam Operator |
| Omid Zader | Stunts |
| Eric Norris | Stunts |
| Roman Mitichyan | Stunts |
| Sean Graham | Stunts |
| Chick Bernhard | Stunt Driver |
| Cliff Martinez | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Crisp | Stunts |
| Jeff Groth | Editor |
| Stephen Chin | Writer |
| Florina Fernandes | Casting |
| Mounir Saguia | Casting |
| Jon Carlos | Art Direction |
| Adrian Curelea | Art Direction |
| Jay Pelissier | Art Direction |
| Danielle Berman | Set Decoration |
| Carmen Dima | Set Decoration |
| Desma Murphy | Supervising Art Director |
| Molly O'Donnell | Art Department Coordinator |
| Melani Petrushkin | Art Department Coordinator |
| David Fencl | Armorer |
| Steve Gehrke | Script Supervisor |
| Marc Leroyer | Armorer |
| Donna O'Neal | Costume Supervisor |
| Amy Gavel | Set Costumer |
| Cori Mizrahi | Set Costumer |
| Kelly Porter | Set Costumer |
| Juliet Primo | Set Costumer |
| Alina Duta | Set Costumer |
| Deanna Brigidi | Casting Associate |
| Erin Fragetta | Casting Associate |
| Marie-Thérèse Verbruggen | Casting Associate |
| Hans Bjerno | Helicopter Camera |
| David B. Nowell | Helicopter Camera |
| David Ghegan | Gaffer |
| Patrick Bramucci | Gaffer |
| Lupsa Armand | Rigging Gaffer |
| Geoffrey Haley | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator |
| James Lorimer | Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor |
| Adrian Popescu | Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor |
| Rachel Varnell | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Elizabeth Willaman | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Brian Ali Harding | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Dan Levitan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Roger Mocenigo | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sean Heissinger | Dialogue Editor |
| Harrison Meyle | ADR & Dubbing |
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley |
| Catherine Harper | Foley |
| Jon Michaels | Sound Effects Editor |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Cameron Frankley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Guillaume DeLouche | Armorer, Property Master |
| Hunter Clancey | Digital Intermediate |
| Vanessa Galvez | Digital Intermediate |
| Lisa Tutunjian | Digital Intermediate |
| Jeff Mee | First Assistant Editor |
| Gary Kangrga | Rigging Grip |
| Adam Harrison | Rigging Gaffer |
| Grant McCord | Production Assistant |
| Grady Allen Bishop | Camera Car |
| Kimberley Spiteri | Hair Department Head |
| Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Oana Ene | Second Assistant Director |
| Nico Woulard | Stunts |
| Chris Denison | Stunts |
| Shaun Vickers | Stunts |
| Brady Romberg | Stunts |
| Logan Holladay | Stunts |
| Joseph Gray | Props |
| Bill Brzeski | Production Design |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Dennis Liddiard | Makeup Department Head |
| Lawrence Sher | Director of Photography |
| Gary Hymes | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Gordon | Producer |
| Todd Phillips | Producer |
| Bradley Cooper | Producer |
| Scott Budnick | Producer |
| Bryan Zuriff | Producer |
| Brett Ratner | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 49 | 74 | 31 |
| 2024 | 5 | 53 | 79 | 31 |
| 2024 | 6 | 39 | 51 | 25 |
| 2024 | 7 | 51 | 88 | 31 |
| 2024 | 8 | 44 | 68 | 30 |
| 2024 | 9 | 41 | 59 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 | 46 | 73 | 29 |
| 2024 | 11 | 43 | 73 | 28 |
| 2024 | 12 | 33 | 58 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 39 | 58 | 27 |
| 2025 | 2 | 33 | 58 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 799 | 893 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 127 | 690 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 529 | 705 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 979 | 979 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 200 | 675 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 812 | 896 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 335 | 631 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 916 | 916 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 258 | 493 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 984 | 987 |
**War is like a business zone, anyone can start-up a business.** Ten years ago a similar film was made with Nicolas Cage in the lead called 'Lord of War'. This was based on the two youngsters who got into arm dealing, but many events were fictionalised. War is a business and these two made lots o ... f profit out of it. So it all begins when financially struggling David clueless about raising his unborn child. At a right time he meets his old friend Efraim and decides to partner with him to supply arms to the US army abroad in a small scale. But when they saw a big opportunity, they decided to give it a try. From the obstacles, they go the extra mile to achieve it. But not knowing how serious the consequences are, finally they step into a dangerous turf and from there, what follows is revealed in the remaining parts. This is really amazing film. Obviously a slow start, but like after 10-15 minutes later it gets better and better. For these actors, this is something big and they have done it excellently. Jonah Hill was simply unbelievable. Kind of good, as well as negative, totally unpredictable character. Mile Teller was superb, he narrated the story with the opening scene, gun pointed at him, the flashback begins. While the story keeps developing, it only gets crazy and crazier. Nearly two long was never been an issue, because of the good pace, as well as for the off beast storyline. Lately I have been seeing lots of Ana de Armas, quite a coincident to watch some many films of someone in a short time. Anyway, her role in this was small, but she was decent. From the director of 'Hangover' trilogy, I think one of his best films it is. If you like the American Dream themes like 'Pain & Gain' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' about making dollars in a fast way risking everything, you would enjoy it as well. Like those two, it was also a comedy, despite inspired by the real. One of the film posters imitates the 'Scareface', but there's a strong reason for that, so you should watch it. Definitely worth a watch, so I suggest it! _8/10_