War Machine Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

Released Date

May 25, 2017

Distributor

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Genre

Comedy

Rating

TV-MA

Cast

Brad Pitt, Will Poulter, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, RJ Cyler, Lakeith Stanfield, Josh Stewart, Alan Ruck, John Magaro, Emory Cohen, Meg Tilly, Scoot McNairy, Griffin Dunne

Brad Pitt

as General Glen McMahon

Will Poulter

as Ricky Ortega

Topher Grace

as Matt Little

Anthony Michael Hall

as Major General Greg Pulver

Tilda Swinton

Ben Kingsley

as Hamid Karzai

RJ Cyler

as Tech Sgt. Andy Moon

Lakeith Stanfield

Josh Stewart

as Captain Dick North

Alan Ruck

as Pat McKinno

John Magaro

as Colonel Cory Staggart

Emory Cohen

as Sgt. Willy Dunne

Meg Tilly

as Jeanie McMahon

Scoot McNairy

as Sean Cullen

Griffin Dunne

as Ray Canucci

About War Machine

About

Netflix film that features Brad Pitt portraying Glen McMahon, a general who tries to win the war and rebuild Afghanistan. Pitt's character is based off of real life U.S. Army general Stanley A. McChrystal.

Trivia

The film gained inspiration from the 2012 Michael Hastings book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan, which details McChrystal's involvement in the war.