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Name: Lord of War
Director: Andrew Niccol
Genre: crime, drama, thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 7.6

Lord of War has an iRankMovies score of 69.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Lord of War (2005)

Where there's a will, there's a weapon.

Release:2005

Runtime:2h 2m

Country:France

Director:Andrew Niccol

Language:English

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller

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Keywords

HotelNew York CityCivil WarDictatorCold WarDrug AddictionCocaineWarlord

iRank69

Lord of War rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 358K votes

Rotten Tomatoes62%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.347/10· 5K votes

With 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Lord of War

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

Cast of Lord of War

Nicolas Cage
as Yuri Orlov
Bridget Moynahan
as Ava Fontaine Orlov
Jared Leto
as Vitaly Orlov
Ethan Hawke
as Jack Valentine
Eamonn Walker
as Andre Baptiste Sr.
Ian Holm
as Simeon Weisz
Sammi Rotibi
as Andre Baptiste Jr.
Tanit Phoenix
as Candy
Shake Tukhmanyan
as Irina Orlov
Jared Burke
as Ukrainian Mobster
David Shumbris
as Ukrainian Mobster
Weston Cage
as Vladimir

Lord of War facts

Budget: $50M
Box office: $72.6M
Collection: Lord of War Collection

Our take on Lord of War

Andrew Niccol's 2005 film follows Yuri Orlov, a globe-trotting arms dealer who threads his way through the world's deadliest conflict zones while staying one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his rivals and even the notorious dictators he supplies. It moves between crime saga and mordant satire, using Yuri's smooth narration to examine the trade that profits from war and the toll it eventually takes on his conscience. This is a cynical, talky drama more interested in argument and irony than conventional action beats. Best for viewers who like morally slippery protagonists and pointed commentary on geopolitics, delivered with sardonic style rather than easy heroics.

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