Warfare
Directed by Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
The harrowing true story of a US Navy Seal platoon surveillance mission gone dangerously wrong. Warfare captures the intensity of combat like never before, and delivers an unflinching portrayal of brotherhood, sacrifice, and survival.
- Omer Naor7d agoThink I got ptsd during the movie. Realistically to the bone. The whole idea that the entire movie is about one encounter that have very low significance to the entire battle is so absurdly accurate. No huge drama, no last lines, no pathos and yet very overwhelmingly hard. The confusion is real.
- zachkuhMay 7, 2026most raw , real , visceral , intense movie i have ever seen in my life. after the movie finished , i was stuck in a state of pure silence for about 10 minutes. & then - i threw up. this has never happened to me before in my entire life. my marine corps veteran husband and i watched this together tonight , and although we have both seen every war/military/etc movie there is … nothing has ever affected me the way this has. 10/10. no words. thank you to all who keep us safe.
- COCOMarch 14, 2025One of the most intense movies I’ve watched all year. A visceral 90-minute war drama that drops you behind enemy lines in the middle of the gory action. The silence throughout the first 15-minutes alone is enough to build up some dramatic tension that kept me at the edge of my seat throughout. It’s incredibly immersive and raw with its approach. There’s no score but the sound design is absolutely insane, watch it in the loudest theater possible.
- Chris CApril 11, 2025Intense. Visceral. Unflinching. All the adjectives you've heard about this film are true. Far from your typical Hollywood "recruitment" war film, 'Warfare' is a sobering, heart-pounding look at the effects of modern, well, warfare. The first act is almost eerily quiet, serving as a stark counterpoint to the chaotic battle set to begin. Once it starts, though, there is no pause in what unfolds in the largely real-time depiction. Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland have created a truly incredible movie based on the memories of the soldiers who were present for this battle. This film deserves to be seen on the biggest screen—and loudest theater—you can find.
- RipLinesManApril 20, 2025Warfare and Event Horizon (1997) both begin with missions — controlled, tactical, professional — and end with men undone by the environments that devour them. One is grounded in the chaos of 2006 Ramadi, the other drifts in the black void of space. But both ask the same question: what happens when the mission becomes survival, and survival isn’t guaranteed? Warfare unfolds in real time, as a Navy SEAL team takes over a building and finds themselves pinned down and cut off. Will Poulter brings raw tension as Erik, the Officer in Charge losing grip by the minute. Joseph Quinn gives Sam a layered weariness, quietly powerful in the film’s most harrowing moments. Cosmo Jarvis as Elliott Miller is visceral and vulnerable — the kind of performance that says everything with almost no dialogue. Charles Melton, Michael Gandolfini, and Finn Bennett add weight and realism to a cast that feels as battered and bruised as the setting demands. In Event Horizon, Laurence Fishburne’s Captain Miller is a man built for order — a leader who watches his training dissolve into fear. Sam Neill’s Dr. Weir descends into madness with elegance, becoming something more dangerous than the ship itself. Kathleen Quinlan’s Peters, Jason Isaacs’ D.J., and Richard T. Jones’ Cooper each face their own reckoning as reality fractures around them. It’s not the void that breaks them — it’s what they brought with them. Both films hinge on the collapse of structure. Orders become pleas. Extraction becomes fantasy. And what remains is silence, injury, and the unsettling knowledge that not everyone who lives gets out clean. Warfare ends with a dust-covered retreat. Event Horizon ends in psychological ruin. But both leave the same imprint: something happened to these men that no report could ever explain.
- Mikey SmithMay 5, 2025The craziest, purest, and most raw war movie I’ve ever seen. No big story, no main character just a bunch of dudes fighting together to stay alive. I really loved this approach. It took the Hollywood emotional and cliche war movie tropes and threw them out the window. It’s all about the soldiers in that building for an hour and a half. The sound design, set design, and wardrobe was all outstanding. It all felt lived in and authentic. The acting was phenomenal. Nothing too flashy, just I don’t know, it felt real! Also almost sh*t my pants when that IED went off. Great film. 4/5.
- Oʂɯαʅԃσ RσყҽƚƚMay 7, 2025Went into this expecting a military movie like those that get rolled out on Netflix periodically, however this is a huge step above. The fact it's a true story too also adds so much to the events shown. The filmmakers go out to put you in the middle of the action. It's a very intense movie that does an amazing job of making you feel the tension in the situation. Performances keep you locked in but the real star of the show is the sound. From the gunfire to explosions you feel every hit. The 'Show of force' they use NEEDS to be heard to be believed.
Warfare Trivia
Warfare was released on April 10, 2025.
Warfare was directed by Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland.
Warfare has a runtime of 1h 35m.
Warfare was produced by Peter Rice, Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald, Matthew Penry-Davey.
The harrowing true story of a US Navy Seal platoon surveillance mission gone dangerously wrong. Warfare captures the intensity of combat like never before, and delivers an unflinching portrayal of brotherhood, sacrifice, and survival.
The key characters in Warfare are Ray (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), Erik (Will Poulter), Elliott (Cosmo Jarvis).
Warfare is rated R.
Warfare is a War, Action, Drama film.
Warfare has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
Warfare had a budget of $20M.
Warfare has made $34.9M at the box office.