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War Dogs

ComedyCrimeDrama

Directed by Todd Phillips

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. From TMDB

69 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works

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War Dogs is a 2016 comedy crime drama film, directed by Todd Phillips, starring Miles Teller, Jonah Hill and Ana de Armas.

  • 52 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
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  • Jean Ibosh @fedup90611.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    There is a good movie about this “War Dogs”. This movie is based on a true story.

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  • j0shc @wrestlingbrain.netBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    Favourite stuff of 2024 Movie: Civil War Game: Dragons Dogma 2 Match: War Dogs vs United Empire Meal: Musang in Seattle Tv show: Survivor T shirt: The Beast Mortos Album: Spiral in a Straight line by Touché Amore

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  • LAISSEZ LES BOO QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    Literally the guy the movie War Dogs, starring Jonah Hill and that one guy from Top Gun: Maverick

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  • Tasha Coryell @tashacoryell.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    People have mentioned Arrested Development and Burn After Reading as representative of this administration, but I think it’s actually War Dogs (which was not at all the movie I thought it was going to be and actually is about bad defense independent contracting???)

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  • Whatismoo @whatismoo.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2026

    War Dogs is such a good Dudes Rock movie (though I think that was Bush era?)

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  • Villi @villi.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2024

    We are about to enter a period like the movie War Dogs where everything and everyone in and around the administration is all grift all the time.

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  • Curt Hein @curthein.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    They’ve obviously never seen the movie War Dogs! Don’t fuck with the Albanians!!

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  • Roman @novazone.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    84) War Dogs (2016) Holy shit, they made a film based on the Jonah Hill gif.

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  • BE A BASTARD! IT MAKES THE WORLD BETTER! @chrisvrennashairdo.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2026

    There is a movie called, "War Dogs," and they have been having a copyright fight over the name for years.

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  • The Movie Music Spotlight @mmsradioshow.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    10:21 PM - James Gang - Funk #49 Featured in the 2016 movie "War Dogs"

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  • Alex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2024

    That kid, the Game Boy Camera kid, was the younger brother of the guy who would go on to be played by Jonah Hill in the movie War Dogs

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  • Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2023

    I'm writing something about the military industrial complex for my US Foreign Policy class and I'm trying to figure out a way to loop in the film War Dogs

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  • Curt Hein @curthein.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    If you don’t know much about the Albanians, watch the movie War Dogs!

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  • gameloopgg @gameloopggMastodon · Oct 9, 2026

    Wardogs Season 2 introduces a Wager Vendor, letting players stake in-game cash on their own performance and putting the sandbox shooter’s economy under a design spotlight. https://0x5f.sh/tFH3Lt #Wardogs #ShooterGames #GameDesign #GamingNews

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  • gameloopgg @gameloopggMastodon · Sep 16, 2026

    Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer responds to backlash over Wardogs Studio comments on crunch expectations and screening applicants’ social media, sparking wider debate on live development culture. https://0x5f.sh/d7YHKr #GamingNews #GameDev #Wardogs #Crunch

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  • Fermion @weylfermion.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    is this an adaptation of the War Dogs movie where you have to forge documents to import norinco ammo

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Aug 19, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Comedy Movies Released on August 19! What's your fave? 1. You Are the Apple of My Eye 2. The Hedgehog 3. Reflections of a Blender 4. War Dogs 44 #Comedy movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/aug-19#comedy #FilmSky

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  • Midnightplat Part IV: Oblivion @midnightplat.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    This just eerily sounds like the ICE contract version of the basis of the movie War Dogs (though that movie is heavily fictionalized from the truth of hustle bros making bank on DoD arms for Afghan/Iraq armies during GWOT).

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  • BE A BASTARD! IT MAKES THE WORLD BETTER! @chrisvrennashairdo.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    War Dogs, in the United States is under a copyright battle associated with the book/movie. I'm shocked, that THE DOGS was available to copyright. Still, can't make merch for a name, that's in litigation.

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  • John Kinsella @jrkinsella.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 26, 2026

    RIP fedbizopps.gov. I still remember the LOL from a crowd when it was referenced in the movie War Dogs here in DC.

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  • Alex Attinson @alexatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    Mark: Pablo you don't understand it was in the Movie War Dogs with Jonah Hill.

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  • Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    Reminds me of a clip for the movie "War Dogs" where the FBI finds a note from the gun runners that literally says "Repacking Chinese ammo." youtube.com/shorts/cbf6x...

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  • ddiiggss @ddiiggss.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2025

    The other arms dealer movie that came out around that same time War Dogs is also pretty good

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  • Bob More @bobmore.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2025

    War Dogs, the movie, on steroids.

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  • Siobhan Marie Day @siobsbhndy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2025

    🎬 "War Dogs" (2016) is a film that blends fact and fiction — sometimes too freely. ✍🏻 In our full critique, we unpack: 
– The truth behind the $300M Pentagon arms deal 
– The third partner Alex Podrizki, erased from the film
 – What happens when Hollywood glamorizes war profiteering

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  • Siobhan Marie Day @siobsbhndy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    🎬 ‘War Dogs’ wasn’t just a movie. It was a real Pentagon scandal. ⁠ 💸 Two stoners. A $300M Afghan arms contract. 🔫 Fake ammo. Real consequences. ⁠ 🎥 Reel: Did You Know ‘War Dogs’ Was Based on a True Scandal? 🔗 Blog: MoviesToHistory.com #WarDogs #MilitaryScandal #BasedOnATrueStory #FilmHistory

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  • Siobhan Marie Day @siobsbhndy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    “What ‘War Dogs’ Got Right — and Wrong — About the Arms Trade” 🧵 In 2016, @wardogsmovie turned the true story of two 20-something arms dealers into a dark comedy. 🧾 But how accurate was it? Here’s what the film nailed — and where it blurred the lines of truth. 💣👇🧵

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  • Siobhan Marie Day @siobsbhndy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    Two 20-year-olds. One $300M Pentagon contract. And a Hollywood comedy based on a very real scandal. 🎬 Our new blog breaks down what “War Dogs” got right — and what it didn't. 🧨 The truth is darker than the film. 📍 Read: moviestohistory.com/the-real-war-d… #WarDogs #TrueStory

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  • NotGoingBack @nooneletgo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    It was used in the movie War Dogs, which glorified the US military. Some MAGAidiot saw it, thought "Cool song" and boom, on the playlist.

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  • Macrett :) @jmacrett.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    - Movies IDK what to say here, I'll just list a few good ones I like: Casino Royale The Shawshank Redemption Mr&Mrs Smith Whiplash The Usual Suspects War Dogs John Wick (All 4) Memento Hamilton Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Se7en Teen Beach Movie (dont @ me) After The Notebook Drive

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  • BanasianTL @canasiantl.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2024

    Saw War Dogs today with my buddy And ngl, Movie was a good watch.

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  • Midnightplat Part IV: Oblivion @midnightplat.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2024

    Most American mfrs I believe deal strictly with a U.S. civilian market, with a much lower market share than AR and other platforms, but I don't think all the AKs the U.S. distributed early in GWOT were entirely post Warsaw pact stockpiles. Book/movie War Dogs gets into this a little I think.

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  • ripcinema @ripcinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2024

    watching War Dogs rn bc I thought it was Moneyball, and it's such a watchable 3/5 star movie I just didn't turn it off. Sunday afternoons were made for movies like this.

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  • Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2023

    War Dogs wasn’t a great movie, but I think it fits the brief here.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    The (movie) War Dogs 4K (Prime)(UK) £3.49 (Crime) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc

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  • Bartek Ogryczak @vartec.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2026

    No, Google, for the bazillionth time, when I search for Wardogs, I am *not* interested in 2016 movie War Dogs.

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  • LAISSEZ LES BOO QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    it's literally the guy from the movie War Dogs.

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  • Tyler Doshier @tydosh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    War Dogs (2016) Directed by Todd Phillips Where to watch: letterboxd.com/film/war-dog... #sundaynightfilmclub

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  • CHICAGO NEWS BENCH @chicagonewsbench.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    War Dogs GREAT movie, free with a few ads on YouTube

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 12, 2026

    The (movie) War Dogs 4K (iTunes)(UK) £2.99 (Crime) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    The (movie) War Dogs 4K (iTunes)(UK) £2.99 (Crime) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc

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  • Kawaii-chan Christine (♥ω♥*) @archivewhisperer.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2026

    ...i like war movies. Just yesterday enjoyed War Dogs again. Bracing myself to have future war movies ruined, because we have a fascist authoritarian government that likes slop. Could be decades till we get another great war movie

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  • Craig BASTARDtyne @universalcynic.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    Wondered about that myself, but there is a War Dogs movie from 2016, might be that?

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  • April @apriljoy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    The hallway scene in War Dogs is my favorite part of the movie. Miles Teller swing-strutting. Jonah's hand to his side & in his pocket cut. That perfect comedic timing. I just love it.

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  • Dru @medru.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2026

    Efraim Diveroli: Listed as an authorized representative and signatory for Kingbird Ventures. If the name sounds familiar, he was the real-life subject of the movie War Dogs, though he has since pivoted into private equity and value investing.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    The (movie) War Dogs 4K (Prime)(UK) £3.99 (Crime) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc

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  • robert wagner @swedetrap.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    …with the exception of War Dogs. That film is a masterpiece.

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  • Haunt Couture @hauntcouture.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    A movie scene I think about ALL THE TIME is from War Dogs, when the Albanians take the crates of bullets and time how long it takes to open a crate, open a box, put the bullets in a new container, seal it, move it along. You can't fight time

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  • Taco @pwistaco1.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Last movie in Jonah Hill's cornetto trilogy [so far: War Dogs & Wolf of Wall Street] should be this as a Sgt Bilko remake

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  • Jester @firefly1989.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2025

    There was a lot of corruption during Iraq, they even made a movie about one of the scandals called "War Dogs".

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    The (movie) War Dogs 4K (iTunes)(DE) €3.99 (Crime) (iMDB) 7.0 Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc

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  • dcii.bsky.social @dcii.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2025

    Everybody should see the 2016 film War Dogs for a modern take on this industry- true story, entertaining & disgusting as fuck. US military weapons contractors, & Wall Street investors that white-wash their “assets” are the cause of so many of the world’s problems en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Dog...

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  • Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2025

    What is the movie, War Dogs.

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  • Rock Mondo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @rockmondo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    I used to like Frederick Forsyth, in his early years. By the 80s he had bought completely into the myth of the Cold War. Dogs of War was good, as he wrote it, and not so much one of the film treatments I saw. Ever read The Naked and the Dead? Mailer was a jerk in many ways but it's great.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Aug 20, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Drama Movies Released on August 19! What's your fave? 1. The Big Blue 2. One Day 3. Prince of the City 4. War Dogs Check out all 58 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Drama

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Aug 19, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Comedy Movies Released on August 19! What's your fave? 1. War Dogs 2. Horse Feathers 3. The Last Circus 4. Mr. Mom Check out all 58 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Comedy

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  • kingzod36.bsky.social @kingzod36.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    Well Marvel Studios history of the Hatut Zeraze from the comics, which are considered War Dogs in the Black Panther film franchise. Are now on Disney Plus via The limited animated series #EyesOfWakanda. I hope ppl show up and support we don't get to see much of Wakanda anything outside the comics.

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  • 🦋Dr. Pokemon🦋 @turnerjoy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2025

    TIL Beatbuddy guitar pedal was created & sold by David Packouz, the stoner arms dealer that got in trouble with US government that the movie War Dogs is about.

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  • Siobhan Marie Day @siobsbhndy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2025

    🎖️ Featured Film: War Dogs (2016) 💣 Real arms deals. Real scandals. The $300 million story behind the comedy. 👑 Featured Series: The Tudors (2007–2010) 🤴🏻Henry VIII rebranded — hot, political, and dramatically inaccurate. But does it still tell the truth about power? 🧵

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  • Kieran Freemantle @kieranfreemantle.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2025

    Bonus entry: War Dogs was the first film I saw de Armas in and I thought when watching it, damn, she's a really good actress.

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