War

FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?

Critics generally found the film entertaining as a kinetic action vehicle but faulted its routine crime-drama plotting and conventional martial-arts execution.

• John Crawford's fixation on Rogue after the murder of his partner and family turns the investigation into a destructive personal crusade.
• The confrontation between Crawford and Rogue leads to revelations that change the meaning of their past and the revenge plot.
• The plot escalates into a violent struggle between Chang's Triad and Shiro's Yakuza organization.
• Jet Li's Rogue anchors the film's combat sequences within an American crime-thriller framework.

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• belly of the beastshared undercover identity games, yakuza and triad criminal factions, and kinetic action filmmaking

Director

Philip G. Atwell

Release Date

2007-08-24

Runtime

103 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (2153)

What is War about?

An FBI agent's revenge hunt for an elusive assassin ignites a brutal showdown between rival Asian crime syndicates and exposes a buried betrayal.

What is War like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of War as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is War violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in War as graphic.

What did critics think of War?

Critics generally found the film entertaining as a kinetic action vehicle but faulted its routine crime-drama plotting and conventional martial-arts execution.

Which films are like War?

Films with a similar feel include the transporter, unleashed, crank, and belly of the beast.

How long is War?

War runs 103 minutes.

Where can I watch War?

In United States, War streams on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Fawesome, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.