Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- propulsive
- heightened
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film excessively noisy and convoluted, with genre clichés and poorly edited action overwhelming its star's charisma.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Neil Shaw is framed for the ambassador's murder and hunted by the FBI while pursuing the underlying conspiracy.
The plot centers on a China-US trade agreement, a murdered ambassador, refugee deaths, and covert political manipulation.
Neil Shaw combines secret-agent tradecraft with martial arts during escapes and confrontations.
Shaw works for the United Nations' dirty-tricks squad, using quasi-ethical tactics to secure cooperation.
Films like The Art of War, and why
The Bourne Identity
Shares political conspiracy, framed-operative tension, martial arts action, and international espionage.
Mission: Impossible
Shares globe-spanning covert operations, assassination plots, and high-energy spy-thriller spectacle.
Enemy of the State
Shares political thriller intrigue, government conspiracy, and a fugitive protagonist pursued by authorities.
Black Rain
Shares martial arts-centered action, criminal conspiracies, and a charismatic professional operative.
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Duguay
- Release Date
- 2000-08-25
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (578)
Cast
- Wesley Snipes
- Donald Sutherland
- Anne Archer
- Maury Chaykin
- Liliana Komorowska
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Michael Biehn
- Marie Matiko
- James Hong
- Ron Yuan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core 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 The Art of War about?
- A framed United Nations operative battles assassins, gangsters, and government agents while exposing a deadly diplomatic conspiracy.
- What is The Art of War like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Art of War as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Art of War violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Art of War as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Art of War?
- Critics broadly found the film excessively noisy and convoluted, with genre clichés and poorly edited action overwhelming its star's charisma.
- Which films are like The Art of War?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bourne Identity, Mission: Impossible, Enemy of the State, and Black Rain.
- How long is The Art of War?
- The Art of War runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Art of War?
- In United States, The Art of War streams on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
