Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- cynical
- frantic
- political movie night
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film ambitious but chaotic, with crude, overextended satire that misses its critique of the military-industrial complex.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The corporation controls Turaqistan and seeks to monopolize wartime opportunities while arranging an assassination.
Brand Hauser must pose as a trade show producer while carrying out a political killing.
Turaqistan functions as an exaggerated occupied Middle Eastern state shaped by American corporate power.
The assassination plot is intertwined with trade-show promotion and the celebrity wedding of Yonica Babyyeah.
Films like War, Inc., and why
Grosse Pointe Blank
shared political satire, hitman protagonist, fast-paced dark comedy, and critique of corporate power
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
shared cynical antiwar satire, absurdist humor, and grotesque military-industrial politics
Thank You for Smoking
shared irreverent corporate satire, action-comedy energy, and critique of American power abroad
The Men Who Stare at Goats
shared surreal geopolitical satire, stylized violence, and morally compromised protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Joshua Seftel
- Release Date
- 2008-04-28
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (304)
Cast
- John Cusack
- Hilary Duff
- Marisa Tomei
- Joan Cusack
- Dan Aykroyd
- Sergej Trifunović
- Ned Bellamy
- John McLaughlin
- Montel Williams
- Ben Kingsley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy 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, Inc. about?
- A tormented hit man disguises himself as a trade show producer while navigating corporate war profiteering, celebrity spectacle, and political absurdity in occupied Turaqistan.
- What is War, Inc. like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of War, Inc. as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is War, Inc. violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in War, Inc. as moderate.
- What did critics think of War, Inc.?
- Critics broadly found the film ambitious but chaotic, with crude, overextended satire that misses its critique of the military-industrial complex.
- Which films are like War, Inc.?
- Films with a similar feel include Grosse Pointe Blank, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Thank You for Smoking, and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
- How long is War, Inc.?
- War, Inc. runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch War, Inc.?
- In United States, War, Inc. streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
