Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- witty
- sardonic
- irreverent
- late night viewing
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a fast, sharply written, and highly entertaining black comedy elevated by its flawed characters, despite mixed overall scores.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bob Bolaño and Terry Monroe exploit their police authority to hustle criminals and seize the proceeds of a heist.
The film combines rapid-fire quips, criminal behavior, slapstick violence, and cynical police conduct.
Bolaño and Monroe operate as a mismatched detective team whose partnership fuels both the comedy and the heist scheme.
The detectives muscle in on a heist and rob its perpetrators instead of treating the case as legitimate police work.
Films like War on Everyone, and why
The Guard
Shares the irreverent bad-cop comedy, criminal protagonists, abrasive buddy chemistry, and darkly comic violence.
In Bruges
Shares coal-black humor, morally compromised lawmen, rapid-fire dialogue, and crime-driven escalation.
Seven Psychopaths
Shares stylized criminal plotting, cynical law enforcement characters, comic brutality, and pulpy genre energy.
The Nice Guys
Shares corrupt-cop satire, criminal schemes, action-comedy pacing, and an abrasive antiheroic tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- John Michael McDonagh
- Release Date
- 2016-10-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (484)
Cast
- Michael Peña
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Theo James
- Tessa Thompson
- Caleb Landry Jones
- Stephanie Sigman
- David Wilmot
- Malcolm Barrett
- Paul Reiser
- Zion Rain Leyba
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is War on Everyone about?
- Two Albuquerque detectives turn their crooked instincts toward a lucrative heist, only to provoke a criminal power far more dangerous than they are.
- What is War on Everyone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of War on Everyone as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is War on Everyone violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in War on Everyone as graphic.
- What did critics think of War on Everyone?
- Critics broadly found the film a fast, sharply written, and highly entertaining black comedy elevated by its flawed characters, despite mixed overall scores.
- Which films are like War on Everyone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Guard, In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, and The Nice Guys.
- How long is War on Everyone?
- War on Everyone runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch War on Everyone?
- In United States, War on Everyone streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
