The satirical biopic "War Machine" is written and directed by David Michod ("Animal Kingdom") based on the nonfiction book "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan" by Michael Hastings.
The film stars Brad Pitt as a four-star general who is sent to Afghanistan to find a way to end the war as quickly as possible, but finds himself taken down by his own hubris and a journalist's no-holds-barred expose. Pitt's character is based on United States Army General Stanley McChrystal, who was forced to resign after mocking Vice President Joe Biden and other Obama officials in a 2010 Rolling Stone interview.
The film also stars Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, Daniel Betts, RJ Cyler, Aymen Hamdouchi, Will Poulter, Ben Kingsley, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton, Griffin Dunne, Josh Stewart and Scoot McNairy. Russell Crowe has a brief cameo appearance towards the end of the film.
"War Machine" is now streaming via Netflix and opened in select theaters. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
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